From the Book - Regular Print - Third edition.
Introduction to mortgages
How to know how much home to buy
Getting your finances together
Down payments and how they impact your mortgage
Getting your credit together
Credit scores: what they are, how they work, and how to improve them
Loans for good to great credit
Refinancing and home equity loans
Construction and home improvement loans
Finding the best loan officer
Finding the best interest rate
Closing costs and how to save on them
Using the Internet the right way.
From the Book - Regular Print
Chapter 1 Introduction to Mortgages 3 --
Chapter 2 How to Know How Much Home to Buy 26 --
Chapter 3 Getting Your Finances Together 35 --
Chapter 4 Down Payments and How They Impact Your Mortgage 47 --
Chapter 5 Getting Your Credit Together 64 --
Chapter 6 Credit Scores: What They Are, How They Work, How to Improve Them 82 --
Section II Right Mortgage 93 --
Chapter 7 Finding Your Home Loan 95 --
Chapter 8 Loans for Good to Great Credit 123 --
Chapter 9 Loans for People with Impaired or Damaged Credit 134 --
Chapter 10 Refinancing and Home Equity Loans 145 --
Chapter 11 Construction Loans and Home Improvement Loans 162 --
Section III Right Lender and the Right Rate 175 --
Chapter 12 Finding the Best Lender 177 --
Chapter 13 Finding the Best Loan Officer 189 --
Chapter 14 Finding the Best Interest Rate 199 --
Chapter 15 Closing Costs and How to Save on Them 216 --
Chapter 16 Internet and Mortgages 226 --
Appendix Monthly Payment Schedules 239.
