Bridget McCrea

If you’re stuck in a 2 a.m. Zillow spiral, bouncing between mortgage calculators, inspection reports and Reddit threads trying to figure out whether buying a house is exciting or a financial disaster waiting to happen, you’re in the right place.

I’m Bridget McCrea, a longtime real estate and business journalist and the author of Second Homes for Dummies, The RE/MAX Home Buyer’s Survival Guide and several other books for founders and startups. I’ve spent more than 25 years covering the housing market, mortgage industry, homebuying process and business ownership.

I write books for people who are trying to make smart decisions without getting buried in jargon, bad advice or sales pitches. The goal is simple: help readers understand what they’re walking into before they sign anything or spend a pile of money.