Real Estate Books

Buying

Escrow Publishing, in association with Amazon.com, brings you this list of recommended real estate resources. To order any book, click on its title or cover and you'll be linked to Amazon.com where you can place an order quickly and easily.

Ilona Bray et.al., Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, book with CD-Rom & Audio, 2007

Escrowhelp.com's Sandy Gadow was an associated editor on this book, and her work appears on the CD-ROM.

The book includes insider tips and advice to help you get the right place at the right price! If you're ready to say goodbye to landlords and laundromats, Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home will help you find the right place to invest in — and have fun doing it. Filled with interesting facts and real-life stories, this book provides everything you need to select the right house, the right mortgage, the right agent, the right inspections — and much more

Friedman, Jack, Dictionary of Real Estate Terms, Sixth Edition, Paperback, 2005

This 350 page pocket-sized book provides brief, easy-to-understand definitions of terms that relate to real estate, purchase, sale, taxes, and law. A helpful quick-reference source for real estate agents.

Glink, Ilyce R. 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country, Paperback,

Easy-to-read. Provides general information for the novice home buyer.

Eldred, Gary W.,The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make: (& How to Avoid Them),

A handy guidebook for first time home buyers.

Warda, Mark, How to Negotiate Real Estate Contracts: For Buyer & Sellers: With Forms (legal Survival Guides), Paperback, 1998

This book will help you set up your own contract and will explain each of the clauses in the contract.

Eric Tyson, Ray Brown, Home Buying for Dummies, Third Edition

If you like the "Dummies" series of books, you will want to review this book. Written in the typical style of this series of books, it is a good starting point for your real estate education.

Dian Davis Hymer, House Hunting: The Take-Along Workbook for Home Buyers.

An interactive guide to buying a home. From deciding what type of house you want and need and finding the right agent to comparing loans and making an offer, House Hunting walks you through all the steps and helps you ask all the right questions along the way.

Robert Irwin, The For Sale By Owner Kit.

Going the "for sale by owner," or FSBO, route can save homeowners an average of $10,000 in real estate commissions.

Michael Sumichrast, Ronald Shafer, Martin A. Sumichrast, The New Complete Book of Home Buying.

The New Complete Book of Home Buying combines proven techniques with updated strategies, including how to use the Internet effectively, whether to buy a new or existing home, what to watch for in an older home, and more.

Elizabeth Razzi, The Fearless Home Buyer : Razzi's Rules for Staying in Control of the Deal.

Addresses important lifestyle matters: How do you size up a neighborhood? Tour a house? Anticipate what a home will actually be like to live in? The first in a projected new series of "Fearless" real estate titles, this book provides the kind of positive, authoritative advice that will turn any nervous home buyer into a fearless home buyer.·

David Reed, Who Says You Can't Buy a Home!

Reveals insider information on how lenders view home loan applications and their criteria for approval. Explains lender tricks that can hurt borrowers, and gives advice on how to overcome borrower obstacles.  The emphasis is on buying a home with little or no cash down.

DeHerr, Robert, Realty Bluebook, Paperback, 2003

This book is a standard in the industry. Use this as a reference any time a contract or lease is written. It also answers tax questions. Easy to use, small format.