The definitive guide to understanding the real estate escrow process
Selling a home or purchasing a new one? - How can you prepare yourself?

Navigating an "escrow" is an art, but there are times it feels like an uphill battle ending in an all out WAR. Learn what you can do to make the process less stressful. Just as important, find out what you should not do, so as to avoid the pitfalls. "The Art of Escrow "provides an easy to understand, step-by-step process, so that you can achieve the American dream of home ownership while staying in control At last The escrow process has been de-mystified. Find out how to simplify your dreams, today.

Your One-Stop-Shop in the Home Buying Process
What Every Homeowner Needs to Know Before They Sign on the Dotted Line
Thinking about buying a home? The dream of home ownership has become a reality for millions of people in the last few years.
With this book in hand, now it can be yours too.

What's Your Rate? How to Buy a Home and Secure Your Financial Future at the Same Time offers a unique perspective into the process of buying a home. At the same time, it helps you to formulate a financial plan and put together your financial team. Don't neglect to consider your insurance needs, investment strategies, college funding, estate planning or passing on a legacy. These critical factors are often overlooked while transacting what is, for most people, the single largest purchase they'll ever make--their home.
This definitive guide is unique in that all of the home buying and financial planning information is related through a compelling narrative centered on a young family--a family probably a lot like yours. They have grown out of their apartment and they are expecting a third child. When a suggestion from a trusted friend is followed--after a discouraging beginning into the home buying process--an all-encompassing plan soon unfolds.
Learn how to assemble your team of trusted advisors and put together a comprehensive plan for the future. This is a must read for anyone considering buying a home, and for the Core-7 business professional looking to create a system to help in that endeavor.

Spielen Sie mit dem Gedanken, Ihre Immobilie zu verkaufen? Dieses Buch begleitet Sie auf dem Weg von der Entscheidung fA1/4r den Verkauf bis zum Verkaufsabschluss. Erfahren Sie, wie Sie den Wert Ihrer Immobilie ermitteln, was sich wertsteigernd auswirkt und wie Sie Ihr Heim auf Vordermann bringen. Steffi Sammet und Stefan Schwartz helfen Ihnen in Eigenregie oder mithilfe eines Maklers KAufer zu finden, geschickt zu verhandeln und einen guten Verkaufspreis zu erzielen. Und damit nicht genug: Tipps, wie Sie mit dem KauferlAs umgehen und wie Sie sich auch trotz Verkauf ein Wohnrecht sichern kAnnen, runden das Buch ab.

The UK Planning Regulations are a minefield for anyone looking to build a new home - and for those who are worried about the impact of a new planning application near their home. Avoid being one of the thousands whose application is turned down - and whose dreams are crushed - by using this book to familiaries yourself with the system and beat it. With a step-by-step guide to every part of the application process and ehaustive coverage of the do's and don'ts, this is an essential guide to securing that first step on the path to building your dream home. And if you're worried about a nearby development, there are easily implimented strategies for preventing planning permission from being granted. From one of the UK's leading planning consultancies, with the very latest on all the new and recent changes to planning law, this is the most comprehensive guide avaliable to manipulating the intricacies of this difficult and controversial area.

In Foreclosed, Christopher K. Odinet gives voice to the stories of homeowners that have been neglected, particularly those facing foreclosure and deep financial distress. The book reveals the powerful and often invisible mortgage servicing industry, the tremendous discretionary power it wields over the housing lives of most Americans, and the servicing problems that still persist today. In doing so, it unveils a quiet and dangerous market shift in mortgage servicing - namely, an ongoing move toward a shadow banking sector where regulation is weak - that threatens the stability of our housing finance system. Ultimately, the book demonstrates how the law does not afford homeowners the protection most think and how regulation of these mortgage middlemen remains weak. Foreclosed should be read by anyone concerned with the state of housing and home ownership in the United States.

FIGHT BACK!

With a Take-Charge Strategy for At-Risk Homeowners

Millions of homeowners are at risk of losing their homes. Are you one of them? If so, you need this practical, step-by-step guide to help you take action before it's too late.

In Fight Foreclosure!, David Petrovich offers honest advice on all of your options, weighs the pros and cons of each, and shares smart, practical strategies for lowering your payments and keeping your home. He points out the too-good-to-be-true foreclosure rescue offers you should avoid, and offers real alternatives that work--now!

Petrovich is a mortgage banking insider who understands the loan servicing industry inside and out. And he understands the pressure you're under. Don't worry! You're not alone. Inside, you'll find the calm, professional advice you need to manage your financial crisis, including topics such as:

The foreclosure time-clock--why acting early is critical

Handling collection calls

Cutting expenses and rebuilding your budget

Negotiating with your lender

Utilizing all your legal defenses

Using bankruptcy to save your home

Selling your home to avoid foreclosure while saving your credit

Finding legitimate help and avoiding rescue scams

If you're renting out a spare room ths book will tell all about taking in a lodger, including how to advertise the room and then draw up the contract. It also explains the the tax and financial issues involved, and much more. For those looking for a flatshare you'll find out where to look, how to pick the best flatmates and then how to avoid conflict and keep your flatshare harmonious. If you are looking for a new flatmate, you'll discover how to advertise, what to look for to pick the right person and also everything you need to know about dealing with money.

For the property investor France has it all - a uniquely stable housing market, a vast long-term rental market and 70-80 million tourists a year looking for short term accommodation. But that is not all. Property prices and mortgage interest rates are much lower in France and UK Capital Gains tax on holiday lettings in France can be as low as 10%! Whether the aim is to buy a second home or build a property portfolio abroad, France has to be the number one choice. The product of 12 years experience in buying, managing and letting properties in France, this guide leaves nothing to chance. It covers: * Hotspot locations and property prices * Setting up and running a holiday letting business * Investing for profit in the long-term rental sector * Raising the finance to buy * Finding the property * The buying process from offer to completion * Buying off-plan and leaseback * Buying an apartment * Taxation - French and UK

Start building your fortune with the ultimate insider's guide to real estate investing
The Insider's Guide to Making Money in Real Estate explains why real estate is a consistently profitable moneymaker and how everyday people just like you can build their fortune regardless of their credit score or how much money they have in the bank. It's true--you don't have to be rich to invest in real estate. It's the easiest, most leveraged method for building sustainable wealth over time, and it's open to everyone.
In this practical, nuts-and-bolts guide, New York Times bestselling real estate authors Dolf de Roos and Diane Kennedy cover all the basics of investing and offer the kind of insider advice and little-known tips you won't find anywhere else. You'll get a wealth of bright ideas and smart investment moves, as well as examples, case studies, and true investing stories from successful investors just like you. Inside, you'll learn:
* The ins and outs of commercial versus residential property
* How to spot great bargains in neighborhoods with great potential
* How to finance your investments with less-than-perfect credit
* Quick tips for increasing the value of your property inexpensively
* How to find reliable tenants who'll pay top dollar
* Everything you need to know about property taxes and deductions
* How to use tax benefits to increase your profits

You'll learn:

-- How to shape logs, make corner joints, erect walls, fit joists, add decks and porches, and much more.

-- How manufacturers' kit homes differ, illustrated by many photographs and detailed drawings.

-- How to pick the best site for a house and plan your foundation, driveway and landscaping.

-- What the manufacturer of a kit log house can do for you -- and how to be sure you get what you want.

-- The secrets of how to save the most on building your log home -- what you can do best yourself and when to get professional help.

-- Tools you'll need and ways to simplify hard jobs like raising logs and planning for chimneys.

This is the basic book for the log house builder, with those special tips that come only with much experience.