SECTION ONE:

BUY YOUR FIRST HOUSE

Chapter 1: TO BUY YOUR FIRST HOUSE

Buying versus renting. Buying a house. Renting.

 

Chapter 2: HOW MUCH YOU CAN BORROW

Downpayment. Loan-to-value ratios and downpayment.

Credit history. Borrower's ability to pay. You need

more money beyond the downpayment.

 

Chapter 3: HOUSING SEARCHING

Your housing needs and your dreams. Assumptions of sellers

and buyers. Your needs. Location. You are not

alone. Broker, agent, realtor. How to find a broker.

 

Charper 4: THE OFFER

Appraisal. Appraiser. To get or not to get an attorney.

Everything in life is negotiable. Asking price. Earnest

money. Contingencies. The offer document. Offer

accepted.

 

SECTION TWO: FINANCING

Chapter 5: UNVEILING THE MORTGAGE MYSTERY

Home financing. Mortgage and promissory note. Types

of Real Estate loans. Government underwritten vs.

conventional mortgages. Mortgages by methods

of payment. How a mortgage works. Real Estate

terminology.

 

Chatper 6: THE MORTGAGE MALL

Types of Real Estate loans. The fixed-rate mortage.

Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM). Cap on interest.

Discount ARM's. ARM convertibility. Seller

financing. Bi-weekly mortgage. FHA-insured

mortgages. VA- Guarantee loan. USDA.

 

Chapter 7: WHERE TO GO FOR A MORTGAGE

How the mortgage money flows. Mortgages lenders.

Who are the mortgage lenders.

 

Chapter 8: LOAN APPLICATION: THE PROCESS

Credit reports. Alibity to repay. The good faith

estimate. Appraisal fee. Title is not enough,

good title yes.

 

Chapter 9: THE CLOSING

Walkthrough. The closing costs.

 

Chapter 10: STRATEGIES TO BUY YOUR FIRST HOUSE WITHOUT MONEY

Creative financing. Seller financing. The wrap-around

mortgage. Use the Power of your whole-life insurance.

Lease your dream house with an option to buy.

Equity sharing: a way to get your first home.

Sweat equity. Family gift can help.

 

Real estate lexicon

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Appendix B  

Appendix C 

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