Home Buying for Dummies
by Eric Tyson, Ray Brown · Eric Tyson, Ray Brown
Tyson and Brown cover the money side of a purchase first: how much house your finances support, mortgage types and qualification, then agents, offers, inspections, escrow and closing, with sections on selling and second homes.
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More resources on First-Time Home Buying
Reddit r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer Wiki
The r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer community's wiki index, gathering the answers the subreddit repeats most often about financing, making offers, inspections and closing. Useful for what US buyers actually encounter, though it is peer experience rather than professional advice.
First Time Home Buyer Course
BiggerPockets' guide to the first purchase, written by Scott Trench and Mindy Jensen: rent-versus-buy math, saving the down payment, choosing agents and lenders, the mortgage and inspection process, and judging renovation potential. Includes worksheets and checklists.
realtor.com
Realtor.com is a national real estate site offering current property listings, detailed home and neighborhood information, and tools for estimating home values and mortgage costs. It also provides first-time homebuyer guides, checklists, and buying resources to guide users through the process.
hud.gov
HUD.gov is the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development site that provides government-backed housing programs and resources for first-time homebuyers, including FHA mortgage options, down payment assistance, and homebuyer guides, plus information on fair housing and rental assistance.