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Kiplinger's Buying and Selling a Home: Make the Right Choice in Any Market (Kiplinger's Personal Finance)
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ASIN: 1419535781
Release Date: 2006-04-01

Book Description

Investing in a home is likely the single biggest expenditure most individuals will make. It’s a decision that involves the head, the heart, the pocketbook, and possibly the retirement nest egg. That’s why it’s crucial to make the right choice when buying a home and to exercise financially savvy when selling one.

This comprehensive update to Kiplinger’s Buying and Selling a Home provides all the information readers need to protect the investment in their homes. The editors of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance have completely revised this popular guide to reflect the realities of today’s real estate marketplace. Tax shelters, mortgage types, and home insurance policies are discussed and evaluated in detail. Buyers will learn how to choose the best housing for their budget, work effectively with brokers, find financing deals, and negotiate the best price. Sellers will discover how to polish their home for sale, select an agent, analyze alternatives to selling, and move the property fast, no matter what the market is like.

Whether a reader is seeking a starter home, a step-up, a vacation retreat, or a retirement haven, this practical guide explains how to make all the right moves.

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Stating the Obvious .......2006-10-18

This is one of those books that glosses over everything glibly and reiterates everything that you already know in a cursory and superficial manner. If, however, you don't already know anything, this book would make a nice easy introduction and overview.

Kiplinger's Homeology: How to Be Sure the House You Buy Is the Home You Really Want

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Great Book!
Excellent Choice for Self-Analysis Prior to Home Purchase

Kiplinger's Homeology: How to Be Sure the House You Buy Is the Home You Really Want
Carolyn Janik
Manufacturer: Kiplinger Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0938721526

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Many people give more thought to choosing a car than they do a house, probably the biggest investment they'll ever make. They buy without much knowledge of the marketplace. Without good counseling. And without a plan for the future.

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Great Book!.......2000-07-23

Very interesting book. Really made me think about what I want in my next house purchase. Written very clearly in easy to understand language.

Excellent Choice for Self-Analysis Prior to Home Purchase.......2000-03-27

I first took this book out at the library and decided that it was so helpful that I needed to purchase it. It provides many questionnaires to help you determine what kind of house purchase is best for you (ex. new construction, fixer upper, etc.)as well as what kind of house is best for your tastes and lifestyle (ex.ranch,contemporary, split level, etc.). It's an excellent resource for first time homebuyers who may not be exactly sure what they are looking for in a home. However,I would not recommend this book to anyone who won't take the time to complete the questionnaires.

Buying & Selling a Home: Your All-In-One Guide for Success from America's Leading Personal Finance Authority (Buying & Selling a Home)

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Not a book for beginners...
Faire
good with House Selling for Dummies

Buying & Selling a Home: Your All-In-One Guide for Success from America's Leading Personal Finance Authority (Buying & Selling a Home)
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Manufacturer: Dearborn Financial Publishing
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Considered a classic in its field, this comprehensive book guides buyers through the array of financing choices, including fixed-rate and adjustable mortgages, FHA or VA loans and creative financing arrangements, and shows sellers how to improve property, screen buyers and set the right price. Readers will also learn how to take advantage of home equity to relieve financial concerns from remodeling expenses to college tuition.

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Not a book for beginners..........2007-04-04

My suggestion is to read The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying and Selling a Home, or a comparable beginners book, before reading this one.
You need to know the basic home buying process and terminology first. The greatest value of the Kiplinger book is on the elaborate discussion on financial and tax issues related to buying and selling a home.
The book is divided into two major sections, each starting with those two issues (why buy/sell, tax repercussions), before discussing the buying/selling process.
I found the discussion on tax benefits of home ownership, tax breaks on mortgage interests, and tax laws that allow tax-free profits from selling your primary residence, very informative. It has many sample forms used in the home buying/selling process. You might find the details overwhelming, but that's because there's so much great info which is not covered in Idiot/Dummy books.

Faire.......2006-03-07

I actually could not even complete the book. I feel that the prose is somewhat circular and felt that the book was disorganized. However, my main problem was with the writing. I had a difficult time following the book.

good with House Selling for Dummies.......2003-07-10

I was only interested in the "selling" part. It was quite good. With both this and House Selling for Dummies in hand, you'll have everything you need to sell your home.

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A complete guide the biggest investment most people ever make. Covers finding and choosing properties, financing, negotiating, dealing with agents, and more.

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Buying & Selling A Home
By the Staff of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
Manufacturer: Kiplinger Washington Editors
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000JZJ7EQ

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from a FSBO perspective
A must for 1st time home buyer to understand the process
Excellent Value for the Money

Buying & Selling a Home
Kiplingers Personal Finance Staff
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ASIN: 0938721623

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A home is most people's biggest investment, and perhaps the most daunting. Whether it's a primary residence, vacation home, or investment property, this book helps readers make smart choices for buying right and maximizing equity when they sell. Written by Kiplinger's real estate experts, Buying & Selling a Home guides buyers through the array of financing choices, including fixed-rate and adjustable mortgages, FHA or VA loans and creative financing arrangements, and shows sellers how to improve property, screen buyers and set the right price. Readers will also learn how to take advantage of home equity to relieve financial concerns from remodeling expenses to college tuition.

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from a FSBO perspective.......2000-08-26

We found a By Owner property we wanted so we needed help in representing ourselves instead of having a realtor do it. The book had good advice for general buyers but was lacking some advice in things to watch out for to avoid being taken advantage of by the sellers--and especially, it had very little on buying a "by owner" home. It had much more however on selling by owner. It was great book for the perspectives also of a first time buyer and had lots of tax information if thats what youre seeking. I would buy it again but its not suitable as an only for FSBO transactions.

A must for 1st time home buyer to understand the process.......2000-03-16

We are trying to decide whether or not to buy or first home (since we may or may not move away in a year). This book took me through the process step by step, including tax benefits. I even took the information from the book, entered it into last years Turbo Tax file to see how this years return would have been different. I've heard so much about how a home is a tax shelter, but now I see the numbers of how and why. The explanation cleared the muddle of the different types of loans and many other things to think about.

Excellent Value for the Money.......2000-03-16

I bought this book because we needed help selling our current home. I found many helpful suggestions but more importantly, it helped me to understand the process of buying another home even better so that we won't make the same mistakes we made when buying our first home. I understand the details of mortgages much better now and am shopping around for one that is best suited to our needs. For help with selling a home, I found Terry Eilers' How to Sell Your Home Fast and Mary Donnelly Pilgrim's It's Showtime to be most comprehensive.

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Buying & Selling a Home
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ASIN: B000MHGSS4

Buying a Home (Kiplinger's Personal Finance Guides)

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Buying a Home (Kiplinger's Personal Finance Guides)
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Kiplinger's Buying & Selling a Home: The Only Guide You Need for Success with Your Principal Residence, Vacation Home, Investment Property

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Debbie Harry is probably the single most interesting and important woman in the history of rock. Well, maybe not, but all rock bios should start with hyperbole, and if anyone deserves hyperbole, it's Harry. This photo book/biography works wildly well in both its media. Chris Stein's pictures of Harry, Blondie, and the New York rock scene are not only fun in a nostalgic way, they're damn good pictures that you can stare at for hours--even without having taken the drugs that inspired them. And the story of Debbie Harry's life, as written by Harry and rock critic Victor Bockris, is two steps past weird. Who knew that Debbie was a flower child in the '60s and saw the Doors, Janis Joplin and the Velvet Underground live at some of their most celebrated shows? Or what about Debbie's stint in the psychedelic folk band Wind in the Willows? Or that Debbie was 35 years old when Blondie hit it big? Her career crosses and overruns so many moments and people in rock history that reading her bio is like driving through rock & roll heaven. And, frankly, the fact that the book is full of photos of the cutest rock star in history doesn't hurt. A must for fans of Harry and historians of rock. --James DiGiovanna

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The Blondie Book.......2004-10-17

This book consists of photos by Chris Stein-a fair to good amateur photographer-and text by Victor Bockris (a somewhat pedantic writer) of Deborah Harry's ongoing commentary, essentially, of her and her band's history from her childhood to the current state of the band when it was first published circa 1982. I can remember buying a copy when it was first introduced at a mall bookstore which is now a storefront church: I can even remember that the counter clerk's name was Lillian, the name of Debbie's character in the fine film "Union City". (She was less than impressed, commenting that Blondie was a terrible band and that no woman except for Janis Joplin should be allowed in the rock section in record stores. They were very much _record_ stores in those days-I had at that point never seen a CD.)

It's remarkable in that Debbie was as close to a major league rock star as she was ever to be in the United States at that point, and her observations-recorded when Madonna had yet to achieve any success-on fame and media attention are even more notable for the timeframe in which they were written.

The photos are the reason most fans, particularly males, bought the book. Debbie shows off her pert, teenlike assets (at well over 30 she had the body of a high school cheerleader, boyish compared to Jayne, Marilyn or Brigitte but very desirable nonetheless and far more feminine than, say, Jamie Lee Curtis, who was appearing in the altogether in films in that timeframe) brazenly, investigates the world (particularly Europe and the Far East) with curiosity and is shown with many of the rock and film icons of the past and then-present, including Chuck Berry (whom, Deb told this writer, attempted to finger her then), Robert Fripp, Ellie Greenwich, and others. Chris is with Pierre Salinger, Debbie-who never did get to meet her own primary idol Marilyn Monroe-wears a MM dress from "Some Like It Hot", which she bought at the time she and Chris lived in penury. (Sadly it was involved in a fire, it would now likely be worth tens of thousands of dollars-the gown Marilyn wore to serenade JFK sold for a seven figure (US$) sum.)

This book in short is a delightful piece of fluff from the era which still will fascinate fans of Blondie and the New York scene in those years. It's not a serious work and won't change anyone's life but anyone who likes the tasty rock music of Blondie, the underrated vocal and acting talents of Deborah Harry, or is fascinated by that place and time for edgy popular culture will enjoy this.

Blondie's Roots.......2004-04-04

I purchased this book when it first came out in 1982 and am glad to see it's still in print. It was very hard to find back then. "The Rise of Blondie" gives an fascinating history of Debbie Harry-her childhood, what her high school years were like, how she moved to NY and began her music career, then meeting Chris Stein and getting together with the other band members. There are many unknown, humorous and interesting facts about the group's early years. The pictures are great, also. If you are a diehard fan, like me, this will become one of your favorite books. I highly recommend it!

Blondie roots.......2004-01-07

"Making Tracks: The Rise of Blondie" is a unique book -- part road diary, part band memoir. Rock biographer Victor Bockris teamed with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein to produce this book, a quirky and enlightening view of Blondie's rise to fame. Good anecdotes, wonderful pictures, and an intimate look into what it was like.

Stein and Harry first give us a glimpse of their early lives and childhoods, and then the events that propelled them to the music biz, including early band stuff (like the Stillettoes). They lived in cold apartments run by very strange people (sometimes smoking even weirder stuff), were saved by the cats, performed in the legendary CBGB's, and swirled around the music scene with the Ramones, Television, the Kinks, and now-extinct punk journalists. Then they hit the big time, jetting across the world and clinging to their rough edges.

Harry and Stein have not a single bad thing to say about their musical peers, only pleasant camaraderie. Harry's quirky wit is an easily-acquired taste; she's straightforward and dryly humorous. The parts that are more clearly Stein are a little less vivid to read. At times it's easy to get lost in the prose and forget which is which, however. What's more, the stories are less focused on the perks of fame than on the day-to-day life in a band.

The only problem is that at times, it's necessary to skip back to figure out who the heck so-and-so is, and what connection he had to Stein and Harry. However, Bockris does an excellent job of slipping in articles and written anecdotes by Harry. While the result gets a little bumpy at times, it's overall a smooth ride through the years.

The pictures are a mix of stylized publicity shots (like the pouty "Punkmate" picture) and candids. The candids are wonderful, ranging from Harry wielding a hammer in Japan to a window riddled with bullet holes to makeup for a Giger-inspired music video (truly eerie). The pictures seem spontaneous and natural, and the grubbiness of some of them gives a better idea of what it was like to live there. (Not to mention posing with the Ramones, Nancy Spungeon, Bill Murray, Joan Jett and others)

"Making Tracks: The Rise of Blondie" is not merely for Blondie fans, but for fans of now-classic rock and good music. Witty and humorous, with dozens of great photographs, this is a treasure.

Making Tracks Makes The Blondie Last.......2003-10-19

Okay, so you like Blondie, which by the way is a group. Making tracks reflects the band in ways that the fans and the public do not often see. Mostly Debbie is doing the writing here expressing her thoughts on everything from Peter Leeds to touring throughout the world. It is quite a tale especailly in the early days when the group was struggling. The book itself is what I would deem to be a work of art, it describes more than just the rock and roll business it describes on how Debbie and the band actually felt throughout. I as a huge Blondie fan would suggest that you add this gem to your collection.

Debbie's Diary.......2003-05-12

Debbie's writing style (as ingested and regurgitated by Victor Bockris) is attractrively candid, humorously intimate, and appealingly self-effacing. Debbie tells her story simply and with no frills and no excuses. She lovingly describes details of the CBGB's music scene of the late '70's down to the last detail, with a touching respect for her peers and nary a bad word to say about anyone. includes exerpts from diaries Debbie wrote on the road as well as reformatted material from various obscure magazine interviews circa 1977-1981, but editor Bockris blends it all so well it reads like one coherent monologue. In actuality, Bockris has morfed Harry and Stein's voice into one here, so it's impossible in some areas to know who is speaking. In interviews, Debbie has made reference to a "third" person that she and Stein create when they're together. You might say that person is the true author of "Making Tracks". Travelogue-style photos by Stein skimp on glamour-Debbie but compensate by invoking the environment from which she and the band sprung!

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