The start-to-finish guide for first-time home buyers that incorporates down-to-earth, authoritative advice along with insiders' tips from a panel of 12 real estate professionals.
Purchasing a home is the single biggest investment most people make in their lives. Whether buying a first home or one for an investment, this book assists consumers in successfully navigating the world of agents, home selection, contracts, inspections, and mortgages. Readers can learn how to find the perfect house and negotiate the best deal. Packed with essential information and expert advice, this book covers all the most important aspects of buying a home.
The author, a realtor with 26 years of experience and a weekly columnist for the Nashville City Paper, offers an easy-to-read reality check for anyone contemplating a real estate transaction. In addition to buyers and sellers, this includes real estate agents who must manage their clients' expectations and counteract the "lying" of all the parties involved.
Books for Renters (And Their Landlords)
If you rent, or are a landlord, here are some books covering the legal aspects of renting that might be useful.
Every Tenant's Legal Guide gives you the legal and practical information you need to deal with your landlord, roommates and other tenants, and protect your rights when things go wrong. Written in plain English, it shows you how to: find a great home and inspect it, evaluate leases and rental agreements, put roommate relationships on a sound legal footing, understand rent increases, late fees and rent control, get a landlord to make repairs, and much more.
Here's a quick and easy way for landlords to create the key documents necessary for owning or managing rental property--a legally valid residential lease or a rental agreement. The book also shows how to comply with state and federal laws when renting or leasing residential property and provides legal and practical advice on dealing with deposits, inspections, habitability, and much more.
First-time renters and seasoned renters alike will be grateful for this volume, which covers the legal rights of tenants through every stage of the housing process. From dealing with rental agents and issues of fair housing and discrimination, to the rights one has once a lease is signed, this guide clearly spells out the rights as well as the responsibilities of those renting property. The final stages of 'tenanthood' are also covered in depth, including renegotiating the lease, breaking the lease, obtaining security deposit refunds, and dealing with eviction.
