Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying and Selling a Home, Third Edition

Explains how to locate a house to buy, negotiate an offer, get a mortgage, use the Internet to finance and sell one's home, increase resale value, and sell without a real estate agent.

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Anyone who is trying to buy or sell a home or condo, particularly for the first time, should read this book. It tells you how to find great deals, research property values, plan for resale, and buy or sell on the Internet. Learn how to clean up your credit report and how to avoid those additional costs that banks tack on to the price of homes.