Buying a Home When You're Single
Do you dream of having a home of your own? With nearly half of all new home buyers being single, you're in good company. But how do you go about finding the right place and actually purchasing it? What do you, as a single person, need to know? In Buying a Home When You're Single, Donna Albrecht demystifies the home-buying process and takes you step by step through the entire process of acquiring the home of your dreams--from hiring a real estate agent to closing the deal. Whether you envision yourself in a palatial mansion or a modest condo, co-op, or manufactured home, here's your guide to making your dream come true!
- Learn how mortgages work and how to choose the best one for you
- Secure financing to fit your earning power
- Find specific help for first-timers
- Mine the Internet's rich real estate information
- Evaluate housing choices including co-ops, condos, single-family dwellings, manufactured homes, and others
- Negotiate the best price on a home
- Improve your investment after your purchase
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Book details
- Author
- Donna Albrecht
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 224
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Business & Economics › Real Estate › Buying & Selling Homes
- Topics
- home buying · real estate · mortgage · single living · homeownership · personal finance · condos and co-ops
- ISBN-13
- 9780471392415
About the author
DONNA G. ALBRECHT is a professional writer who has published more than 400 articles and six books covering health, real estate, small business, and faith, with major houses including Wiley, Berkley, and Prentice Hall. Her books include Buying a Home When You're Single, Promoting Your Business with Free (or Almost Free) Publicity, and Raising a Child Who Has a Physical Disability.
Albrecht has served two terms on the national Board of Directors of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and chaired its 2002 Annual Conference. Her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Ms., Modern Maturity, Writer’s Digest, the San Francisco Examiner, and special sections of the Los Angeles Times.
Donna lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.