A Survival Guide for Buying a Home

Author: Sid Davis
Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
ISBN: 0814414257
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Buying a home is a complex process that involves a delicate balance of financial, emotional, and practical factors. This essential resource helps readers come out on top, revealing the best strategies for finding and buying a new home -- while saving money every step of the way.Whether looking for a house, condo, co-op, or manufactured home, readers will learn how to:* Hire the right agent* determine financial limits* develop relationships with banks and other potential lenders* evaluate communities* get prequalified or preapproved for a mortgage* negotiate the best price and terms* and more.There's also a checklist of the 15 costliest mistakes homebuyers make -- and how to avoid every one of them -- plus crucial information on how to sell a home. Owning a home is the American dream, but achieving it can be a nightmarish experience. With this vital information and great strategies, readers will not only find their dream home faster, they will do everything right to move in quickly and confidently!"

The First-time Homeowner's Survival Guide

Author: Sid Davis
Publisher: Amacom
ISBN: 9780814473726
Category : Home ownership
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
For many new homeowners, the euphoria that comes with buying the perfect new house can soon turn into total panic. First-time buyers often feel overwhelmed by the amount of maintenance their new home requires--not to mention the nasty problems and surprises that seem to be lurking around every corner (and in every wall). Finally, author and real estate guru Sid Davis provides the antidote for the common worries that plague every new owner. From easy repairs to seemingly insurmountable projects, readers will discover sanity-saving advice on: - improving roofing, siding, walkways, and driveways - fixing or replacing appliances and fixtures - refinancing tips and traps - reducing the costs of home ownership and maintenance - lowering property taxes - working with contractors and not getting taken - insurance tips - budgeting for the unexpected Owning a home should be exciting, not terrifying. Now with this reassuring guide, novice homeowners can experience all of the joy, and none of the trepidation, that comes with having a place of their own.

The First-Time Homeowner's Survival Guide

Author: Sid Davis
Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
ISBN: 0814400582
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
A stress-free guide to caring for your biggest investment. For many new homeowners, the euphoria that comes with buying the perfect new house can soon turn into total panic. First-time buyers often feel overwhelmed by the amount of maintenance their new home requires—not to mention the nasty problems and surprises that seem to be lurking around every corner (and in every wall). Finally, author and real estate guru Sid Davis provides the antidote for the common worries that plague every new owner. From easy repairs to seemingly insurmountable projects, readers will discover sanity-saving advice on: • improving roofing, siding, walkways, and driveways • fixing or replacing appliances and fixtures • refinancing tips and traps • reducing the costs of home ownership and maintenance • lowering property taxes • working with contractors and not getting taken • insurance tips • budgeting for the unexpected Owning a home should be exciting, not terrifying. Now with this reassuring guide, novice homeowners can experience all of the joy, and none of the trepidation, that comes with having a place of their own.

Magic Tree House Survival Guide

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0553497383
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Lions and tigers and bears—oh, man! Jack and Annie have survived all kinds of dangers on their adventures in the magic tree house. Find out how you can survive lots of scary situations, including sharks, earthquakes, fires, shipwrecks, and many more! With full-color photographs and illustrations, facts about real-life survival stories, and tips from Jack and Annie, this is a must-have for all survivors of the bestselling Magic Tree House series. Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House® website at MagicTreeHouse.com.

The Ultimate Prepper's Survival Guide

Author: James Wesley, Rawles
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
ISBN: 1645173771
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Take the initiative and be ready to survive! Could you survive the end of the world as we know it? The Ultimate Prepper's Survival Guide will set you on the path to learning all the skills you will need to survive full societal collapse. We live in precarious times, and sensible people all around the world are recognizing that preparedness could mean the difference between life and death. Author John Wesley, Rawles—one of the world’s leading survivalist experts—explains how to survive in the short term as society begins to collapse, and how to thrive in the long term. Practical, easy-to-follow instructions are included to instruct you on the preparations you can make today, as well as advice on the mental and emotional resilience required to help you not just cope but prosper in the new world.

The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide

Author: Melissa Stanton
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 0786745738
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
Melissa Stanton's The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide is an all-encompassing, truth-telling how-to book that addresses the many practical and psychological issues facing stay-at-home moms today. How do you create time for yourself? Is there really time to do it all (feed the kids, keep them busy, clean the house, balance the checkbook, and take a shower)? How do you deal with the absence of the "professional you"? An invaluable resource for mothers, The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide includes interviews with stay-at-home moms, discussions with experts (family therapists, educators, medical specialists, career counselors), checklists to help you make the most of your time and keep you balanced, and Melissa Stanton's own experiences leaving a career as an editor for People magazine to become a stay-at-home mom herself.

RE/MAX Home Buyer's Survival Guide

Author: Bridget McCrea
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402735417
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 334

Book Description
A practical, easy-to-follow guide to owning the home of your dreams. With the real estate market exploding and prices soaring, home buyers are faced with endless questions: How can they afford their dream home? How do they find a real estate agent they can trust? Which mortgage is right for them? And how do they avoid being outbid once they find their perfect home? The process can seem overwhelming—luckily, real estate guru Bridget McCrea and the experts at RE/MAX make purchasing the right home simple. This easy-to-understand guide helps buyers determine what they can afford and where they want to buy, as well as the ins and outs of selecting a real estate agent, evaluating mortgages, understanding inspection reports, and keeping closing costs to a minimum. Filled with practical tips and useful checklists, The RE/MAX Home Buyer’s Survival Guide is the ultimate home-buying manual—from America’s most-trusted name in real estate.

The Yankee Chick's Survival Guide to Texas

Author: Sophia Dembling
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN: 1461625661
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
In Texas "Yankee" is a loose term covering a lot of ground. If you're not a Texan or a southerner, you're a Yankee and therefore, to many Texans, suspect. There are many rites of passage to being a Yankee in Texas: the first time you spot a pickup with a gun rack; the first time you realize that a week is a long time to go without Mexican food; the first time you recognize a change in seasons; your first thunderstorm; your first honky-tonk. Culture Shock in Texas can be intense and is exacerbate by local rules of propriety that tell us to keep out mouths shut. But here in this book we are going to talk all about it with good old Yankee outspokenness. We'll clear the air, share experiences, orient newcomers, and have some good laughs.

Max Siedentopf

Author: Nadine Barth
Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
ISBN: 377574830X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 105

Book Description
Due to the necessity of having to spend the Coronavirus pandemic in self-isolation, the artist Max Siedentopf turned his own home upside down and captured the results with his camera. He piled cans into sculptural towers, stitched together haute-couture clothes, crafted monsters and traps, and invented crazy alternatives to toilet paper. But that wasn't all: he also published all of his actions on Instagram and invited followers around the world to copy his various mottos. This handy survival guide consists of different chapters that shed an ironic light upon the process of getting by at home alone, whether one has chosen to isolate or has been ordered to. From "invent a new meal," to "make a painting using toothbrush," to "balance all your beauty products," it's all there. The best pictures from the series, which now numbers more than one thousand photos, are collected here. An effective way to combat boredom whenever. MAX SIEDENTOPF (*1991 in Windhoek, Namibia)—artist, photographer, video director, freelance art director—was the creative director for the KesselsKramer agency from 2013 to 2020. He is the founder of the quarterly art magazine Ordinary.

A Survival Guide for New Faculty Members

Author: Jeffrey P. Bakken
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
ISBN: 039808629X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
"A Survival Guide for New Faculty Members: Outlining the Keys to Success for Promotion and Tenure provides new faculty members with practical, down-to-earth wisdom and suggestions for successfully working through to tenure and promotion. The authors, both successful and experienced administrators and experts in higher education, have provided an extremely well-organized and useful guide for new faculty members. It focuses on all aspects of becoming a new faculty member including the various expectations in completing a successful journey toward promotion and tenure. The book underscores the importance of recognizing the three facets of faculty life of teaching, research, and service. This volume clearly sets out, compares, and separates those three components with clarity and provides very useful advice for putting the three together. Taken together with the chapters on 'Documenting Your Progress' and 'Promotion and Tenure, ' new faculty are provided with a solid, practical introduction to building a foundation for success in higher education. Feedback and tips are also provided within each chapter. It is written in a style that readers will be able to easily comprehend and understand and is supported with many examples. In addition, the information can be easily applied to new faculty at various types of institutions of higher education."--EBL book details.