Insider tips and advice to help you get the right place at the right price!

If you're ready to say goodbye to landlords and laundromats, Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home will help you find the right place to invest in -- and have fun doing it.

Filled with interesting facts and real-life stories, this book provides everything you need to select the right house, the right mortgage, the right agent, the right inspections -- and much more. Get the inside scoop on:

• deciding between a house, condo, co-op or townhouse
• exploring the market for the best value
• lining up financing
• getting inspections and insurance
• negotiating with sellers or new home builders

successfully closing the deal Read the real-life stories of over 20 first-time homebuyers, as well as the insights from a team of 13 real estate professionals, including:

• brokers
• attorneys who specialize in real estate
• a home inspector
• a neighborhood researcher
• a mortgage specialist
• and more

PLUS: You'll get the The Homebuyer's Toolkit, a CD-ROM that includes dozens of forms and MP3s which will help you find the right place, crunch the numbers, interview real estate professionals, borrow down payment money from your parents -- and more.

• A decompression utility, like 7-zip (for Windows) or StuffIt Expander (for Macintosh), both of which can be downloaded for free.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader, (for Windows or for Macintosh) which can be downloaded for free.
• Some Nolo eProducts include separate form files, most often in RTF format:
  • Windows 2000, XP, and Vista all come with WordPad, an RTF-compatible word processor.
  • Macintosh OS X comes with TextEdit, an RTF-compatible word processor; non-OS X users need Word 5.0 or greater, WordPerfect 2.1 or greater, or another RTF-compatible word processor.
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  Avoid custody battles -- save time, money and grief.

  Working out a fair and realistic child-custody agreement is one of the most difficult tasks for parents going through a divorce or separation. Building a Parenting Agreement That Works is the only book to show separating or divorcing parents how to overcome obstacles and create win-win custody agreements.

  A professional mediator, author Mimi Lyster sets out 40 issues separating parents typically face, and presents all the options to resolving them. The book walks you through all the factors you must consider, including:

  • medical care
  • education
  • religious training
  • living arrangements
  • holidays
  • money issues
  • dealing with changes in an existing agreement

  The updated 6th edition includes checklists and worksheets to help you complete the included fill-in-the-blank custody agreement, and provides the current custody laws of your state. It also covers how to track your child's well-being during a separation or divorce.