Mortgages For Dummies, 3rd Edition

• Home Buying For Dummies, 3rd edition
• 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country
• Personal Finance For Dummies, 5th edition
• Real Estate Investing for Dummies
• Mortgage Encyclopedia: An Authoritative Guide to Mortgage Programs, Practices, Prices and Pitfalls

This easy-to-understand, objective, and jargon-free guide helps you fine-tune your finances, figure out what you can afford, and improve your credit score before you go mortgage shopping. You’ll get familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages, 15- and 30-year loans, and conforming and jumbo packages. You also get help finding and working with reputable professionals, comparing programs, and securing terms you can live with. Discover how to:

• Match your mortgage to your financial goals
• Qualify for a mortgage even when money is tight
• Find the right loan for you
• Choose the best lender/broker
• Negotiate the best terms
• Calculate your costs and payments
• Understand and complete all paperwork
• Refinance an existing mortgage
• Understand and consider special situation loans
• Explore reverse mortgages and other options
• Decipher amortization tables and comparison worksheets
• Use the Internet wisely when mortgage shopping

Now, more than ever, you need clear, reliable information that helps you get the mortgage you need at a price you can afford. You need Mortgages For Dummies, 3^rd Edition!

not a book you want to purchase if you want to learn the business but great if you are a home owner.

I learned nothing from this book that I didn't already know. I was very disappointed in it. After talking with friends and family and finding a good mortgage banker I trusted, I knew what I needed to.

The book touches on the very basics of buying a home. With this book, loan officers/brokers/agents and clients are on the same page.First time buyers who read this book will feel a little more confident, especially with reading articles and books pertaining to buying/investing in a home. Lots of industry terms defined - this solves a communication barrier to often seen in this industry. Often times, some lenders forget to check the literacy of there clients and breeze through the whole process without defining some key terms.

Very well written. useful not only for mortgage shoppers but also for professionals working in fields related to Financial Services.

It prepared me to know what to look for and what to ask for when searching for a mortgage. I found my dream house, a perfect fit mortgage, and closed all in 2 weeks. This book walked me through and helped me discover what my personal needs were. This book saved me about $22,000 when I purchased my house. I had purchased the home buying for dummies book and while reading that I learned I needed to know so much more about the financing aspect. AMAZING. Since it was my first home purchase I was clueless.