Property Estate

Home Buying For DummiesHome Buying For Dummies

Want to buy a house, but concerned about the market? Have no fear — this trusted guide arms you with Eric Tyson and Ray Brown’s time-tested advice and updated strategies for buying a home in current market conditions. You’ll discover how to find the right property, make smart financial decisions.

  • New to this edition — new and expanded coverage to help homebuyers take advantage of low home prices, understand the subprime mortgage crisis, obtain a mortgage, and improve credit scores
  • To buy or not to buy? — weigh the advantages of owning versus renting, get your finances in order, and know how much house you can safely afford

Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First HomeNolo’s Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home

Say goodbye to landlords and laundromats with Nolo’s Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home. This timely title will help you find the right place to live and invest in — and even have fun doing it.

  • deciding between a house, condo, co-op or townhouse
  • exploring your local market for the best value
  • qualifying for and lining up financing
  • getting the right inspections and insurance
  • negotiating with sellers or new home builders
  • successfully closing the deal

Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur : What It Takes to Win in High-Stakes Commercial Real EstateConfessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur : What It Takes to Win in High-Stakes Commercial Real Estate

If you’re ready to move beyond basic buy-and-hold or fix-and-flip investing, Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur is for you. Full of real-world wisdom from successful investor James Randel, this insider’s guide is packed with detailed examples of real-life deals, demonstrating strategies to help you you avoid the mistakes that Randel and other investors learned the hard way. You’ll learn about:

  • Legal terms, issues, and conditions you should understand
  • Profiting through option agreements
  • The thirteen vital skills for real estate success

Homebuyers Beware: Who's Ripping You Off Now?--What You Must Know About the New Rules of Mortgage and CreditHomebuyers Beware: Who’s Ripping You Off Now?–What You Must Know About the New Rules of Mortgage and Credit

Get the Best Mortgage Deal in Today’s Real Estate Markets–and Avoid a Whole New Generation of Scams!

  • Exposes new secrets, lies, and scams the mortgage industry doesn’t want you to know about
  • Reveals how to save thousands right now by finding the best rate and negotiating the best deal
  • Guides you step-by-step through improving your credit and preparing to buy, even if you’ve faced foreclosure

The Millionaire Real Estate InvestorThe Millionaire Real Estate Investor

This book is not just a bargain, it’s a steal. It’s filled with practical, workable advice for anyone wanting to build wealth. Mike Summey, co-author of the bestselling. The Weekend Millionaire’s Secrets to Investing in Real Estate. Anyone who seeks financial wealth must first learn the fundamental truths and models that drive it. The Millionaire Real Estate Investor represents the collected wisdom and experience of over 100 millionaire investors from all walks of life who pursued financial wealth and achieved the life-changing freedom it delivers.

This book–in straightforward, no nonsense, easy-to-read style–reveals their proven strategies. The Millionaire Real Estate Investor is your handbook to the tried and true financial wealth building vehicle that rewards patience and perseverance and is available to all real estate.


Pool Idea Book (Taunton Home Idea Books)Pool Idea Book (Taunton Home Idea Books)

No longer just rectangular blue holes surrounded by concrete aprons, today’s pools come in myriad shapes and sizes-from square wading pools, long lap pools, round spas.
Topics covered include:
Decking
Patios
In and Above-ground Pools
Safety
Lighting
Landscaping
Pool Houses


The Backyard HomesteadThe Backyard Homestead

Home-produced food almost always begins in the vegetable garden. So, too, begins “The Backyard Homestead”. Planning charts and a thorough vegetable-by-vegetable growing guide are accompanied by simple techniques for canning, drying, and freezing the garden’s bounty. The plant section continues with the hows, whens, and wheres of growing fruits, herbs, and nuts. Hardworking food growers will be delighted to reward themselves with healthful herbal teas and homemade wines and cordials. Recipes and simple techniques are included for the beginning home wine maker. Part two moves from plant to animal products, beginning with an overview of chicken keeping. Readers will find charts, lists, and helpful tips for collecting, storing, and using eggs, along with advice on butchering chickens and cooking the meat.