Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home by Bray, Ilona

Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home

There's no place like home!Ready to say goodbye to your landlord? With help from Nolo's Essential Guide...
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Author: Ilona Bray
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Language: English
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home by Bray, Ilona

Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home

$41.57

Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home

$41.57
Author: Ilona Bray
Format: Paperback
Language: English

There's no place like home!


Ready to say goodbye to your landlord? With help from Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, you'll not only find the right house for you, you'll have fun doing it.


Learn how to:



  • research the local market and listings

  • choose a house, condo, co-op, or townhouse

  • create a realistic budget

  • qualify for a loan you can truly afford

  • borrow a down payment from friends or family

  • protect yourself with inspections and insurance, and

  • negotiate and close the deal successfully.


You'll find insights from numerous real estate professionals--agents, attorneys, mortgage specialists, a home inspector, and more. It's like having a team of experts by your side! Plus, read real-life stories of over 20 first-time homebuyers.



Author: Ilona Bray,Ann O'Connell
Publisher: NOLO
Published: 03/25/2025
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 8.82h x 6.93w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9781413332421

About the Author
Bray, Ilona: - Ilona Bray, J.D. is an award-winning author and legal editor at Nolo, specializing in real estate, immigration law, workplace wellness, and nonprofit fundraising. Many of her books are consistent Nolo bestsellers, among them Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits, U.S. Immigration Made Easy and Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home. Her latest book is entitled Selling Your House: Nolo's Essential Guide. She particularly enjoys interviewing people and weaving their stories into her books.


Bray's working background includes solo practice, nonprofit, and corporate stints, as well as long periods of volunteering, including an internship at Amnesty International's main legal office in London. She received her law degree and a Master's degree in East Asian (Chinese) Studies from the University of Washington School of Law and Jackson School of International Studies, and an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Bryn Mawr College. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, going to open houses, and gardening. She's the winner of the 2012 "Best Blog" award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE).

O'Connell, Ann: - Ann O'Connell is a legal editor at Nolo specializing in landlord-tenant and real estate law. Before joining Nolo as an editor, Ann was a freelance writer for Nolo and other publications and law firms. She has passed the bar exams in California, Nevada, and Colorado, where she is both an active attorney and a real estate broker. Ann practiced civil litigation in California and Colorado, and had her own firm in Colorado. At her firm, she focused on real estate, landlord-tenant, and small business cases. Ann earned her B.A. from Boston College and her J.D. from UC Berkeley Law.

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