Good Advice Books:Real Estate
Book Cover How to Sell Your Home in 5 Days
By William Effros
$14.95
Author Bill Effros sold his own home in 5 days -- for more than the broker had been asking -- and then wrote our favorite "Fizzbo" (for sale by owner) book. He takes you step-by-step through the process, so you, too, can get the best price and save a bundle on broker commissions. He tells you how to price your house, write an inexpensive ad to draw dozens of serious buyers, run an open house, and conduct round robin bidding. His system works for other big-ticket items as well.


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Book Cover Not One Dollar More!
By Joseph E. Cummins
$16.95
Is there a house in your future? Want to buy it at the lowest possible price? Joseph E. Cummins has crafted the best "how to negotiate" book we've ever read. Please don't negotiate for a home, even a car or job, until you've learned how to pay NOT ONE DOLLAR MORE! Highly recommended. This one will save you a bundle.


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Book Cover 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask
By Ilyce R. Glink
$17.00
Very sound advice, starting with the basics -- how to figure out what you want in a home. A great guide through the expensive mine fields that you'll encounter along the way to the American Dream -- whether it's your first time out, or not. Easy-to-read.


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Book Cover The Homebuyer's Kit
By Edith Lank
$15.95
This book is chock full of tips, checklists, and charts to help you through every aspect of the homebuying process. Learn to spot bargains,work with agents, negotiate a final price, and finance your dream house ... condo, co-op, or mobile home. This one's a classic.


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Book Cover How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage
By Randy Johnson
16.95
Mortgage broker Randy Johnson reveals the chicanery that exists in the home loan industry, so you won't get bamboozled on this expense of a lifetime. He also shows you how to find the real pros who care about their clients and know how to work the system. It's a real jungle out there in mortgage land. Don't even think about sitting down with a loan officer before you read this book!


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Book Cover Find It, Buy It, Fix It
By Rober Irwin
15.95
Thinking about a handyman's (or woman's) special? What an undertaking! Here's a step-by-step guide to buying and rehabbing a "fixer-upper." Real estate expert Robert Irwin shows you how to decide if you're the right person for the project. If so, you'll learn how to locate a property, check it out, become its proud owner, then assemble your "dream team" of plumbers, electricians, and other contractors. You'll also find lots of helpful advice on estimating costs, financing the deal, and deciding what parts of the many projects to tackle yourself.


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Book Cover Your Home Inspection Guide
By William L. Ventolo
15.95
An excellent book for the amateur home inspector -- which means you, if you're even thinking about buying a house. Learn how to inspect and evaluate a house, to find both obvious and hidden defects. Lots of photos, drawings, and comprehensive checklists make it easy to spot the clues.


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Book Cover The Home Renovation Kit
By Robert Irwin
$19.95
Want to purchase and rehabilitate an old house? This guide will be invaluable, as it covers all the bases, clearly and in detail ... kitchens, bathrooms, decks, landscaping, pitfalls to avoid ... and the costs. Irwin also lets you know when to do-it-yourself, and when to bring in a pro.


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Book Cover Save a Fortune on Your Homeowner's Property Tax
By Harry Koenig and Bob Lafay
$17.95
Most homeowners who grieve their tax bills land a reduction -- probably because the majority of assessments contain an error of some sort. But you need to know how to mount a successful challenge: by researching property values, checking assessment rolls, and preparing a convincing case. Real estate pros Harry Koenig and Bob Lafay lay out all the steps, along with helpful checklists, forms, and Web sites. Using their easy-to-follow approach could save you a bundle.


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Book Cover Buy It, Fix It, Sell It: Profit
By Kevin Myers
$18.95
All around you are homes that have been neglected. They're just waiting for you to buy them at a bargain price, rehabilitate them, and then sell them at a profit. Even if the only nail you'll ever hit with a hammer is the one on your thumb, Kevin Myers can show you how to turn unloved properties into a good healthy income. And you don't have to smash open your piggy bank in order to succeed ... which just may save your nail.


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Book Cover Home Ownership: The American Myth                     On Sale:$5.97
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Sometimes, buying a home is not the best bet. Renting can be a better value. This book will give you the tools to make your own buy or rent decision. Learn the pros ... and cons ... of both. Normally $11.95. On Sale: $5.97


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Book Cover Neighbor Law
By Cora Jordan
$16.95
This book explains the laws on those all too common disputes between neighbors -- over fences, trees, boundaries, and noise. It also alerts you to valuable local help, and gives you a step-by-step strategy for resolving disputes, without those costly lawsuits.


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Book Cover Finding & Buying Your Place in the Country
By Les and Carol Scher
$27.95
House-hunting is tough enough anywhere, but locating the right piece of country property -- and paying a reasonable price for it -- takes a special kind of knowledge. This classic has guided potential country-dwellers for almost 25 years in the intricacies of drainage tests, water rights, easements, building codes ... and much more. Read it before you go hunting for your piece of paradise, and you'll avoid the many pitfalls that may await you.


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Book Cover to Come How to Find Your Ideal Country Home: Ruralize Your Dreams
By Gene GeRue
$16.00
Pulling up stakes and moving to the country to seek your ideal homestead, is a tremendous undertaking, requiring a good bit of soul searching. This guide starts off with a group of chapters that help you focus on who you are and what you're looking for in a rural life -- as well as what you're likely to find. Then country-dweller Gene GeRue gets into all the practical topics you must be up to speed on, such as climate, water, taxes, and housing options, before you plunk down any cash and make a move. Although the book is filled with quaint illustrations and quotes about country living, one of its greatest strengths is all too contemporary: valuable chapters on toxic pollution and "place and conditions to avoid."


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Book Cover Your Low-Tax Dream House                      On Sale:$6.50
Want to make your real estate taxes less taxing? If you're thinking of buying, building, or remodeling a home, be sure to consult this book's summary of the property tax systems in your state. Give yourself a tax break! Normally $12.95.


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Book Cover The Owner-Builder Book
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By Mark A. & Elaine M. Smith
Ever dreamt about a custom built home? We've got the book for you. Mark and Elaine Smith saved 44% of the cost of building their own home, thanks to their painstaking planning, savvy supervising of sub- contractors, and getting the best possible price on everything that went into the construction.
They share their experience and strategies in this fascinating book. It's incredibly detailed, with valuable lists, charts, ideas, and questionnaires (like what to ask potential subcontractors), yet easy reading.

Even if your construction project is more modest -- say, remodeling your kitchen or adding a deck -- this is must reading. Normally $29.95. On Sale: $19.95


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