Are you exploring home ownership? Are you looking to buy a house in this hectic San Francisco Bay area real estate market but don't quite know where to begin? "100 Questions A First Time Home-Buyer in the Bay Area Should Ask" - is a great starter book with insightful advice and strategies for buying a home in today's real estate market. Packed with valuable tips on how to choose the best agent for the job to navigating an ever-changing housing market, you quickly pick up how to find the right property, plan financially, and learn the latest lending requirements and tax implications that come with investing and owning property.

From the most trusted name in real estate, a new and fully updated edition of the indispensable guide that helps first-time buyers land the home of their dreams What does "location, location, location" really mean? How do I decide what to offer on a house? What exactly is the closing? Buying a home is one of the most important decisions in any person's life. It will be the place where you plant your roots, come home after a long day, raise a family, or make a successful investment. But how, with everything from student loans and an uncertain marketplace stacked against you, do you get to that idyllic future? In 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask, Ilyce Glink, one of the most trusted names in real estate, answers all of your questions about home buying--and some you didn't know you had--and takes you on a personal journey from open houses to moving day. Weaving together advice from top brokers around the country with illustrative stories and her own unparalleled expertise, 100 Questions is a one-stop shop to getting the home of your dreams.

100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should, Ask is a wealth of information for first-timers, including: -- How do I know if my broker is doing a good job?* (See question #15.)-- How do I decide what to offer for the home? (See question #26.)-- How does the negotiation process work? (See question #34.)-- How do I choose the right lender for me? (See question #54.)-- How much down payment will I need to buy my home? (See question #59.)-- What are the different types of mortgages available? (See question #73.)-- What if I'm rejected for my loan? (See question #84.)-- What exactly is the closing? (See question #87.)-- Will I need homeowner's insurance? What should it cover? (See question #91.)

Having questions is great. Knowing the answers makes it perfect. Do you have 10, 20, or even 50 questions ready to go for the buying process? We start you off with over 100 specific questions all buyers should ask of their real estate professionals. We even give you the answers you should receive. How nice is that? Buyers always turn to a friend or their real estate agent as their one and only source of information. Why is that? That is the only person they know who has actually been through the buying process. Learn as you go has been the only teaching tool for ages. Learning from your real estate agent is like reading a book but starting on Chapter 6. You need to know a lot more before you ever contact an agent. It's just not a good strategy. It's the only strategy, until now. Accountability is the new normal. You must be accountable to yourself and be your own real estate advocate. Get to know what you deserve and are entitled to when dealing with others. Wouldn't it be perfect to have every question you need to start the process well before you even contact anyone for help. Wouldn't it even be better to have all the answers too? That would make you the perfect buyer. Buying a home is more than just looking on the Internet. There are specific questions you need answered before you ever start. These are questions for your agent, your lender, the seller's agent, the inspector, the appraiser, the surveyor, and the closing agent, but you don't know what to ask. This always becomes a main source of stress for the buyer. In this book, we give you the exact questions to ask and the answers you should be receiving, all in one resource. The Perfect Buyer is your guide to becoming an informed buyer based on actual questions all buyers should ask when purchasing a home. These aren't questions like rent vs. buy and how to save for your dream home. These are the exact questions you need to ask. We focus on all the questions you need to ask to move forward with your purchase. The problem is that you usually don't encounter these questions until you have actually started with the buying process. You have no time to think it over and all of your decisions are made under pressure. Wouldn't it be great to know all of this before you ever start? Now you know. We present these questions in progressive order from thinking about buying all the way through closing. You need answers well before you contact a real estate agent who helps you purchase a home. In this book you will learn: - Over 100 exact questions to ask to become totally informed - The answers you should be hearing from the professionals around you - How to become the perfect buyer in less than 2 hours If this is your first home or your tenth home, you will now be armed with an entire book of questions you can use today, as you start the buying process. Here is how you use this book. Each page has a question and an answer for you to ask you real estate professional. Write down their response to each of your questions and use this book as your reference guidebook for your upcoming transaction. Your stress levels are lowered, you are fully informed, and you are now the perfect buyer. You literally need no experience in purchasing a home to become the perfect buyer. With over 50 combined years of real estate transactions, we have chosen the most important questions a buyer needs to ask to become totally prepared. You will be amazed to see just how much material there is to prepare for your purchase. You will also be very pleased to know that you are now in full control as you go forward. This is your one source that will tell you what to ask, and who to ask, well before you start the formal home buying process. Read it today, use it today. Perfect!

From the most trusted name in real estate, a new and fully updated edition of the indispensable guide that helps first-time buyers land the home of their dreams What does "location, location, location" really mean? How do I decide what to offer on a house? What exactly is the closing? Buying a home is one of the most important decisions in any person's life. It will be the place where you plant your roots, come home after a long day, raise a family, or make a successful investment. But how, with everything from student loans and an uncertain marketplace stacked against you, do you get to that idyllic future? In 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask, Ilyce Glink, one of the most trusted names in real estate, answers all of your questions about home buying--and some you didn't know you had--and takes you on a personal journey from open houses to moving day. Weaving together advice from top brokers around the country with illustrative stories and her own unparalleled expertise, 100 Questions is a one-stop shop to getting the home of your dreams.