The Ultimate House Book: For Home Design in the Twenty-First Century3 reviews Terence Conran Conran, 2003 The Ultimate House Book by Conran et al. + One of the few house design books you need + great book This book is an excellent reference for decorating a private home. It describes flexible living quarters, work at home and family quarters. There is a basic budget model, as well as provision for more elaborate and expensive customizations. The work contains an extensive materials directory ...             The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make (and How to Avoid Them)47 reviews Gary W. Eldred Wiley, 2005 Some good tips This was great for tips. The book was not 100% applicable to our situation and at times was a bit repetetive. But overall it was a good buy and was informative.             Profit by Investing in Student Housing: Cash In on the Campus Housing Shortage5 reviews Michael Zaransky Kaplan Business, 2006 Real- world insight + Best Real Estate Investment Book Ever + Excellent Book! + Great Strategy for Investing in Multifamily Real Estate             Buying a Home in Spain, 6th Edition: A Survival Handbook (Buying a Home in Spain)6 reviews David Hampshire Survival Books, Ltd., 2007 Everything you need to know about moving to Spain + Great book, our bible before we wrote our own! + A little to Brit-centric Great book. Everything you need toknow regarding moving to spain. This book is a must for anyone moving or buying a home.             Rental Houses for the Successful Small Investor102 reviews Suzanne P. Thomas Gemstone House Publishing, 2006 A very good book but you will need others + Finally, a Realistic Real Estate Book + Pretty Good Book + A Gem Among Rental House Investing/Small Investor Books             Vacation Ownership Sales Training: The One-on-One Successful Training Guide for the First Year of Timeshare ...16 reviews Rita M. Bruegger AuthorHouse, 2001 A Must Have For Timeshare Sales Reps + A must have book! + Must Reading for all New Timeshare people (and their managers!) + Training is the Key!! + Timeshare Pro             Fix It and Flip It: How to Make Money Rehabbing Real Estate for Profit7 reviews Gene Hamilton, Katie Hamilton McGraw-Hill, 2003 This helped us out a lot! + A fount of information. My husband (a carpenter) and I were looking to get into buying houses that needed work, rehabbing them, and re-selling them to make a profit. We checked out am armful of books from the public library -- most of them were mainly on buying property to rehab and rent out. This book was just what we ...             How To Buy Your First Home, Second Edition3 reviews Diana Summers Sphinx Publishing, 2005 Good first book on buying a home + GREAT guide for a first-time buyer This is a basic book on home buying intended for the first time buyer. It's' fairly brief, only about 130 pages (minus the appendices), so it's a quick read. If you're a second time buyer it would probably be too basic for you, but I was looking for a quick primer before starting to read more ...             Home Buyer's Checklist: Everything You Need to Know--but Forget to Ask--Before You Buy a Home3 reviews Robert Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2001 Name says it All + New Home Buyer + Useful, but ould have been shorter Exactly what it says...a checklist for nearly every item you could think of that you would want to check out before buying a house. Almost too many details but easy to use. A good investment if purchasing a house.             Fix 'em Up, Rent 'em Out: How to Start Your Own House Fix-up & Rental Business in Your Spare Time; or, ...19 reviews Terry W. Sprouse Planeta Books, 2007 Get this Book! Get the information you need to get started!! + Yes, you can! + Extremely Useful + Timely book for the current housing crisis + Great book for the beginner             Making Your Move to One of America's Best Small Towns: How to Find a Great Little Place as Your Next Home Base4 reviews Norman Crampton M. Evans and Company, Inc., 2002 Part of the story This book is a good place to start if you're thinking of moving to a town of 15,000 or less. It will point you to many interesting communities. However, having used his previous book to guide my last move, and as a resident of one of the towns highlighted in this book (Grinnell), I can honestly say ...             Mortgage-Free!: Radical Strategies for Home Ownership (Real Goods Solar Living Book)22 reviews Robert L. Roy Chelsea Green, 1998 READ ME! Home ownership and mortgage freedom is the American dream + Quaint in 2004, Prescient in 2008 + Excellent resource for those who want to live debt free! + I'm halfway through - and already I can tell this book's a keeper!             The First-Time Homeowner's Survival Guide: A Crash Course in Dealing with Repairs, Renovations, Property Tax ...1 review Sid Davis AMACOM, 2007 Packed with information I didn't know I needed to know... Sid really hits the nail on the head, so to speak. It's the perfect compliment to the other books he has written like "A Survival Guide for Buying a Home" and "Home Makeovers that Sell". Being armed with his book eases a lot of the tension from not knowing what to expect. 5 stars!             How to Buy Real Estate Without a Down Payment in Any Market: Insider Secrets from the Experts Who Do It Every ...9 reviews Susan Smith Alvis Atlantic Publishing Company (FL), 2006 Makes the process easy for anyone to understand. + I may be a novice, but... + How to Buy Real Estate Without a Down Payment in Any Market: Insider Secrets from the Experts Who Do It Every Day + How to Buy Real Estate Without a Down Payment in Any Market: Insider Secrets from the Experts who Do it Every Day + Read this Book Before You Buy Property             Tips and Traps When Buying a Home13 reviews Robert Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2003 Plenty of great information and advice + informative, easy to read, slightly flawed + Worth a read; small investment for some reasonable insights I disagree with the people here who criticize this book for being about "buy low, sell high" and investment purposes. I have a feeling that these people are referring to some of Robert Irwin's other books aimed at real estate moguls in training; however, I took this book as being aimed at people ...             Your New House: The Alert Consumer's Guide to Buying and Building a Quality Home27 reviews Alan Fields, Denise Fields Windsor Peak Press, 2002 If you like lists, you'll love this book + Holistic, no-holds-barred look at building/buying a house! + Great Book! + Essential             Principles of Home Inspection: Systems & Standards (Principles of Home Inspection) Carson Dunlop Dearborn Home Inspection Education, 2003 This introductory overview of the major home systems gives students a solid foundation for beginning a career in home inspeciton. This comprehensive text gets students out into the field quickly while serving as a springboard for the 13 advanced electives in the Principles line. Systems & Standards focuses on system and component problems, their practical implications, and inspections ...             Emerging Real Estate Markets: How to Find and Profit from Up-and-Coming Areas25 reviews David Lindahl Wiley, 2007 Emerging RE Markets Review + Interesting + A Must Buy For Anyone Serious About Getting Really Rich In The Current Real Estate Phase!! + Awesome!             Steiner's Complete How-To-Move Handbook7 reviews Clyde Steiner, Shari Steiner IIP Consumer, 1999 Steiner's Complete How-To-Move Handbook + Real complete advice + A great read but somewhat outdated unfortunately This is the most complete book on moving that I have ever read. It delivers the promised information in a very readable and entertaining text. Some of its best features include the great worksheets, charts, sample forms, lists and timelines which will assist anyone in planning and accomplishing a ...             Homebuyer's Kit3 reviews Edith Lank, Dena Amoruso Kaplan Business, 2001 Excellent guide for every aspect of home buying. + Quick education about home-buying + The perfect home-buying book for dummies! This book is chock full of tips, checklists, and charts to help you through every aspect of the homebuying process. Learn to spot bargains, work with agents, negotiate a final price, and finance your dream house ... condo, co-op, or mobile home This one's a classic.