First-Time Home Buyer: The Complete Playbook to Avoiding Rookie Mistakes

Being a first-time homebuyer this year, I found First-Time Home Buyer: The Complete Playbook to Avoiding Rookie Mistakes extremely helpful. Having rented my whole life, I had no clue what the whole house-purchasing journey would entail. And it really is a journey. Thankfully, Trench and Jensen have laid every aspect out, meaning that readers will be better informed regarding anything to do with money or people. The advice and information are easy to read and understand, especially due to the addition of puns throughout.

The authors talk about every detail related to buying a home. The first section of the book advises on what to do before buying a house, such as knowing your financial numbers. The second section advises on what to do during the process of buying a house, such as information about mortgages, lenders, and agents. The third section advises on the process of purchasing the house and what happens after you close, which includes how to start your search, make an offer, the home inspection, while under contract, and after you close. There is so much information in this book that it is well worth a first-time home buyer’s time to read.