How to buy a house in California: Strategies for beating the affordability gap - Softcover

Warner, Ralph E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873370880 ISBN 13: 9780873370882

Publisher: Nolo Press, 1990

Synopsis

This bestseller provides effective strategies for buying a house in California's unique real estate market. Home buyers learn how to: find a house and choose a neighborhood; raise money for a down payment; unearth the best mortgage; take advantage of creative financing techniques, such as private mortgages and probate sales; choose and work with a real estate agent; inspect a house for physical problems and environmental hazards; make an offer and successfully negotiate a contract go through escrow and take title. Provides detailed advice on how to use the Internet to compare mortgages and apply for a loan, find and screen houses, gather community information and much more. Includes all necessary real estate forms and worksheets, including offer forms and disclosure statements.

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About the Author

Ralph "Jake" Warner,widely recognized as a pioneer of the do-it-yourself law movement, Warner founded Nolo with Ed Sherman in 1972. He began publishing do-it-yourself law books written by him and his colleagues after numerous publishers rejected them. Warner holds a law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley and an undergraduate degree from Princeton.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nolo Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873370880
• ISBN 13: 9780873370882
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1