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Bob Vila's Guide to Buying Your Dream House
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by Bob Vila
Sales Rank: 1846979
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List Price: $19.99
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Paperback: 283 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition February 2, 1990
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316902918
ISBN-13: 978-0316902915
Product Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
From Library Journal
This is something of a departure for the former host of PBS's This Old House , who is better known for his advice on fixing houses than for buying them. Thus, while the physical qualities of the would-be "dream house" are nicely covered in the several chapters on house inspection, the real value of the book is in Vila's explication of the arcane processes related to purchase and finance. These include working with a broker; shopping for a mortgage; making the offer (and negotiating the best price); and surviving the curious ritual of the closing. Throughout, Vila is more cautionary than most writers when considering the true costs of home ownership. He sees the days of speculative real estate investment as mostly over. A house, he says, is to be lived in and enjoyed. A good guide for the first-time home buyer and recommended for most public libraries.
- Bill Demo, Tompkins Cortland Community Coll., Dryden, N.Y.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
Who hasn't dreamed of owning the perfect home--and then despaired of ever obtaining it? With Bob Vila's expert advice and practical tips, the dream can come true--with a fraction of the headaches house-hunting usually incurs. (Nonfiction)((Little, Brown.
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