A real-estate expert and author of 100 Questions Every First-time Home Buyer Should Ask offers helpful advice to home sellers, introducing fifty simple guidelines for preparing a house for sale, getting more value for one's home, and selling a home quickly, with tips on contracts, real-estate agents, setting prices, and more. Original. 30,000 first printing.

50 Simple Steps You Can Take to Sell Your Home Faster and for More Money in Any Market

Business & Money

Glink, Ilyce R.

Real Estate

Three Rivers Press

Book Description Publication Date: March 1, 1994 The best friend a prospective buyer ever had- a book that deciphers the jargon, matches desires with means, keeps an eye on details and helps first-timers land the home of their dreams.

100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country

In the follow-up to her phenomenally successful guide for home buyers, Glink offers an invaluable handbook for the millions of American homesellers--lucid, engaging advice that will not only show sellers how to make more money, but how to sell with peace of mind.

100 Questions Every Home Seller Should Ask: With Answers from the Top Brokers from Around the Country

The prequel to the hugely successful 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask tells first-time home buyers everything they need to know before they begin the search for the house of their dreams. Includes 20 worksheets, 15 charts and graphs.

10 Steps to Home Ownership: A Workbook for First-Time Buyers

In the friendly and inviting style that has become her trademark, Ilyce Glink gives you the lowdown on how to successfully navigate the often perplexing and unpredictable world of personal finance. It's a jungle out there. Scan the personal-finance horizon, and you'll see a vast and confusing mess of terms and procedures: credit reports; universal variable life insurance; reverse mortgages; unified tax credits; dividend reinvestment plans. Have you ever wondered: How do I calculate my net worth? (See question #4.) Should I buy or lease my next car? (See question #19.) How do I develop a diversified portfolio that reflects the risk I want to take? (See question #54.) How much money will I have when I retire? (See question #83.) When should I draw up a will? (See question #90.) With 100 Questions You Should Ask About Your Personal Finances, managing your financial life couldn't be easier. Step by step, bestselling author Ilyce Glink takes you through the sometimes bumpy terrain of investments, mortgages, insurance policies, retirement plans . . . and suddenly it all makes sense. It's like having a trusted friend and adviser by your side in every financial decision you make.

100 Questions You Should Ask About Your Personal Finances: And The Answers You Need to Help You Save, Invest, and Grow Your Money

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Everything you need to know about personal finance -- whether you're just starting out or starting over. The hardest part of attaining personal financial freedom is getting started. Ilyce R. Glink makes it a snap. The smart, simple strategies presented in 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Personal Finances let you take immediate control of your money. With her trademark wit, friendly style, and crystal-clear examples, Ilyce Glink helps you set financial goals and reach them. Topics include: * Starting Out * Budgets and Savings * Credit, Credit Reports, and Debt * Investing Yourself in Investments * Big Purchases * The Ins and Outs of Insurance * Taxes * Marriage, Partnerships, Children * Planning for Your Retirement

50 Simple Steps You Can Take To Improve Your Personal Finances: How to Spend Less, Save More, and Make the Most of What You Have

Personal Finance

From the most trusted name in real estate: the indispensable guide that helps first-time buyers land the home of their dreams. Now revised and updated for today's marketplace. ¸ How do I know if my broker is doing a good job? (See question #18.) ¸ How should I decide how much to offer for a home? (See question #29.) ¸ How does the negotiation process work? (See question #37.) ¸ How much of a down payment will I need to buy my home? (See question #61.) ¸ What are the different types of mortgages available? (See question #75.) ¸ What if I'm rejected for my loan? (See question #86.) ¸ What exactly is the closing? And where is it held? (See question #89.) ¸ Will I need homeowner's insurance? What should it cover? (See question #93.) What's new in this edition? Internet resources for home buyers: Where to shop for a loan on the web, how to apply online for a mortgage, and how to contact the agency that regulates real estate brokers and mortgage lenders in your state Tax laws and what they mean to you: Why the Taxpayer Relief Act is a windfall for homeowners, and how you can take full advantage of it Buying new construction: How to compare developers and negotiate the best deal The competitive mortgage market: How to find a reputable lender, how to find a true zero-down loan, and what service premiums tell you about your loan

When it’s time to leave home and start paying for real life expenses on your own, you’ve got two choices: paper or plastic. This guide covers everything you need to know to open your first checking account, apply for your first credit cards, and handle both so that there’s still some money left in your wallet at the end of the month. The Real U Guide to Bank Accounts and Credit Cards starts with the basics–credit cards, debit cards, monthly statements, interest rates–and spells out all the options in an easy-to-understand style that is the trademark of award-winning journalist Ilyce Glink. From there, Glink delves into the finer points of Money Management 101, including such topics as: · How to make the most of personal finance software · How to pay your bills online · Credit unions: Are they better than banks? · How to bounce back from bad checks · Six steps to a great credit rating · How to lower your credit card interest rates Filled with 4-color photographs, magazine-style layouts, and a quiz which asks: “Can You Be Trusted With a Checkbook?” The answer will be “yes” by the time you’ve finished reading this guide.

Real U Guide To Bank Accounts And Credit Cards

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From the most trusted name in real estate, here is the latest edition of the indispensable guide that helps first-time buyers land the home of their dreams. Ilyce R. Glink has established herself as America’s most trusted real estate expert. In this new, fully revised and updated edition of the book that made her a household name, Glink offers more than 100 pages of new material addressing all of the current trends home buyers need to stay on top of, including: • The new construction housing boom and how home buyers can make the most of it • Mortgage lending innovations, such as interest-only financing and the ability to finance 103 percent of the purchase price • The changing habits of first-time home buyers (purchasing without a broker, using discount Internet-based services, and buying first homes as investments) • The latest information on asbestos, mold, radon, and other bio-environmental hazards and new, inexpensive testing methods any home buyer can use In this third edition of 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask, Glink presents new stories of real people who have gone through the home-buying process for the first time and once again offers her trademark friendly advice on how to avoid common home-buyer mistakes. Also available as an eBook

From the most trusted name in real estate, a new and fully updated edition of the indispensable guide that helps first-time buyers land the home of their dreams What does "location, location, location" really mean? How do I decide what to offer on a house? What exactly is the closing? Buying a home is one of the most important decisions in any person's life. It will be the place where you plant your roots, come home after a long day, raise a family, or make a successful investment. But how, with everything from student loans and an uncertain marketplace stacked against you, do you get to that idyllic future? In 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask, Ilyce Glink, one of the most trusted names in real estate, answers all of your questions about home buying--and some you didn't know you had--and takes you on a personal journey from open houses to moving day. Weaving together advice from top brokers around the country with illustrative stories and her own unparalleled expertise, 100 Questions is a one-stop shop to getting the home of your dreams.

100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask, Fourth Edition: With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country

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50 Simple Steps You Can Take to Sell Your Home Faster and for More Money in Any Market

100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country

100 Questions Every Home Seller Should Ask: With Answers from the Top Brokers from Around the Country

10 Steps to Home Ownership: A Workbook for First-Time Buyers

100 Questions You Should Ask About Your Personal Finances: And The Answers You Need to Help You Save, Invest, and Grow Your Money

50 Simple Steps You Can Take To Improve Your Personal Finances: How to Spend Less, Save More, and Make the Most of What You Have

100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country

Real U Guide To Bank Accounts And Credit Cards

100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country

100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask, Fourth Edition: With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country