Finally, a book about real estate that is not hundreds of pages long!

This is a book that covers the information you need to get through the process of buying a home in terms that are short and easy to understand.

It is designed to help you through the process in a step-by-step method without going into too much detail. Your real estate and loan professional will provide all the expertise but you will know the words they are using and be able to understand.what they are saying.

Don’t make the largest purchase of your life without the basics of real estate purchasing and loans.

If you don’t have enough for a down payment or want to be able to afford more on your present income then read about how to find down payment assistance programs.

Learn the steps of home buying and escrow including the loan process.

See a list of the types of loans that might be available to you and the terminology used in the loan process.

There is also a list of typical documents and information required to process your loan.

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TO ORDER, CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK. IT WILL TAKE YOU TO AMAZON.COM WHERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT AND REVIEWS OF THE BOOK.

In addition, there are links above to take you to websites with more in-depth descriptions of concepts and definitions in the book. Links to down payment assistance programs in different states and municipalities are also located above.

Things in the book and on this website:

Short and easy to understand

Explains escrow procedures

What is title?

Process of buying a house

First-time home buyer programs

Down payment assistance

Definitions of words used in the mortgage loan process

Definitions of words used in escrow

Definitions of words used in the mortgage process

The different types of home structures

FHA loans

FHA 203K loans

VA loans

Links to first-time home buyer programs

Links to down payment assistance programs

Step-by-step process

Sound-byte explanations

List of documents needed for loan approval

Types of loans