Your First Home: The Proven Path to Home Ownership

by Gary Keller, Dave Jenks, Jay Papasan

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“Let a team of real-life experts share their real estate wisdom along with heartwarming stories to show you how to achieve the dream of home ownership. I wish I had this information when I bought my first home. The good news for you? You can!”-Bob Burg, author of Endless Referrals and coauthor of The Go-Giver

There is a special category of life's firsts. First kiss. Driving for the first time. Going away to college. Starting your first job. Saying, “I do.” Having a child … All these unique moments bring significance to the story of your life. Whether you're from Calgary, Cocoa Beach, or any place in between, walking into your own home for the first time is just as magical.

Drawn from the real-life experiences of hundreds of thousands of first-time home buyers, Your First Home provides proven, practical guidance on how to:

Hire a great real estate agent
Determine what you can afford to buy
Secure the best financing
Recognize the right home for you
Craft a winning offer and negotiate with sellers
Spot serious issues at inspection
Close on your new home and maintain it

You'll also learn about successful creative financing strategies and ways to overcome less-than-perfect credit.

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Average Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

WOW! "Your First Home" is truly a gift in this current market., 2008-08-27
Very well written and easily understood. This book would be beneficial for College students as Required Reading. We have given this book to our first time home buyers to assist them with the home buying process. It has truly assisted us with educating them in a simple and meaningful way. They are more prepared and willing to buy their first home. This book has made our job much easier when working with first time home buyers. Thank you Gary Keller! Rick and Teri Brenkus

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5 out of 5 stars

ABSOLUTE must read for anyone considering buying their first home!!, 2008-08-13
This should be required reading for every first time buyer! Having been in the real estate business for the past 22 years I have read many real estate books and most of them confuse and scare our people! What I love about this is that buyers can totally relate to it. The book is an easy read that is simple to understand with no hard to comprehend terms. It flows at a great pace with many down to earth, real life stories. This is a perfect item to share and pass on to anyone you care about. Everyone who hasn't bought a home should read this book and then take advantage of the current market conditions! They will build wealth and thank us in a big way in a few years!!

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Resource for First Time Buyers, 2008-08-13
First Time Home Buyers need to take advantage of the current market. As Gary Keller notes in this book, there is never a wrong time to buy the right house. As a Realtor, I've given this book out as gifts to our first time home buyers. They've really appreciated the great stories and helpful information. The book is packed full of information. I've found that my clients that read the book come into the process more prepared. Your First Home is a great tool to attract new buyers. Agents can offer the book as a gift and they'll be giving something of tremendous value and their customers will appreciate it.

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5 out of 5 stars

A must for First Time Buyers, 2008-08-12
I have sold homes for over 24 years and I believe that this book should be required reading for every home buyer..New or experienced. Learn the right way to buy a home in any market!

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5 out of 5 stars

Easy read, good information, 2008-02-08
I was curious to read this book as I have read several books written by the same author. It was an anedotal look at buying your first house as told by many of the most successful executives in the Keller Williams Realty family.

I found it interesting that no matter what their walk of life was when they originally purchased a home, they knew that it was the right thing to do, for the right reasons.

Home ownership does more than provide a roof over your head. It gives you the freedom to decorate the way you want to, instead of living in a house that the landlord won't allow you to make uniquely your own. It allows you to learn the responsiblity of ownership instead of relying on a landlord to take care of the property. It also showed that in most cases the value fo the property increased and created the largest share of a person's net worth.

It was an easy read, I think I read through the entire book in a couple of sittings. I would recommend it to anyone thinking of buying their first home, because it is not a sales book but the story of several different people from different parts ot the country that all experienced the same end result.

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