(Book Review) Home Buying Kit for Dummies, 6th Edition

Overview

Review Published: November, 2019.

From financial advisor Eric Tyson and real estate councillor Ray Brown comes a in-depth guide for those looking to buy a home.

From the basics of determining your needs, to negotiating and closing the best deal possible, this book serves as a comprehensive guide to buying a home or investment property.

Rating:

5 / 5

(Incredible Content, Presentation is Clear)

What does this score mean?

Difficulty:

Intermediate (Authors assume no initial knowledge, but there is a learning curve from there).

Length:

410 pages.

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What's Good

Very comprehensive & in-depth content; the author starts with the simplest aspects of real estate investing (i.e. determining your needs and examining the local markets), and expands from there to include several advanced topics (i.e. determining what you can afford, securing financing, and closing on a home).
Backed by extensive experience with lots of additional resources; with decades of experience in financial management and real estate investment, the authors use those fields of expertise to make virtually all aspects of investing in real estate as understandable as possible.
Extremely accessible & readable; the author takes the often complex topics around real estate investing and spells them out as plainly as possible, making this a long but surprisingly understandable read.

What Can Be Improved

N/A .

The Bottom Line

Essential for guiding you through the home buying process; the advice in this book will help you make the most of your hard-earned money when buying a property, giving you more options and a greater chance of success when making this sizeable investment.
For anyone looking to invest in a property; from students to seasoned professionals, there is something here to help everyone navigate the complex realm of real estate more effectively.
A must have for those looking be savvy property buyers; for a very reasonable $30 (or a trip to the library), you will gain a deep and actionable understanding of how to save, secure financing, and invest in the best property possible (at the best price).