The Essential Home Buyer's Checklists

by Denise L. Evans

Buying a home is stressful and full of details and tasks that must be completed-on time. Missing a deadline or forgetting an important piece of information can delay, prevent or destroy an entire deal. The missed detail can also cost hundreds of dollars and endless heartache. The Essential Home Buyer's Checklists provides someone looking for their new home a handy reference to make sure all their bases are covered.

Each checklist is followed by subsequent pages that supply explanations, pros and cons and additional considerations. Just a few of the checklist topics

--Deciding how much house you can afford
--Deciding what features you want in a home
--Working with a real estate agent
--Working with a contractor/construction company
--Shopping FSBO (For Sale by Owner) properties
--Comparing houses
--Preparing an offer
--The final walk-through tour with the prior owner
--Packing, discarding, storing
--Moving

290 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2006

Reviews

[Nancy DeValve · Rating 3 out of 5]

As we prepare to buy our first house, I found this book pretty helpful. However, the one I checked out of the library looked just like this, but instead of "88 best ways" it was "140 best ways" and I can't find the "140 best ways" version on GoodReads or Amazon. I was thinking of buying this book for myself, but since I don't know what the difference between the two books is, I probably won't bother. At any rate, I liked this book because it was easy to understand and very basic, just what a first-time home buyer needs!

[Rase McCray]

This book read like the other books I've turned to for home buying advice. The checklists didn't seem helpful to me (hough that might have had other factors).

I'm not sure how many books I read that were either better or worse than this one, but the end result is simply that this book didn't stand out from its competition. As well, it felt dated.

[dearlittledeer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty useful for a total newbie (like me).