Ebook: Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home

Your homebuying companion -- Ch. 1. What's so great about buying a house? -- Ch. 2. What do you want? Figuring out your homebuying needs -- Ch. 3. Does this mean I have to balance my checkbook? Ch. 4. -- Stepping out : what's on the market and at what price -- Ch. 5. Select your players : your real estate team -- Ch. 6. Bring home the bacon : getting a mortgage -- Ch. 7. Mom and dad? The seller? Uncle Sam? Loan alternatives -- Ch. 8. I love it! It's perfect! Looking for the right house -- Ch. 9. Plan B : fixer-uppers, FSBOs, foreclosures, and more -- Ch. 10. Show them the money : from offer to purchase agreement -- Ch. 11. Toward the finish line : tasks before closing -- Ch. 12. Send in the big guns : professional property inspectors -- Ch. 13. Who's got your back? homeowners' insurance and home warranties -- Ch. 14. Seal the deal : finalizing your homebuying dreams -- Ch. 15. Settling into your new home -- Forms.