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Featuring books about home buying, moving with families,
home maintenance and home repairs especially chosen for home buyers and sellers
by H.I.S. Home Inspections.
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HOME BUYING BOOKS
 The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make
By: Gary Elrod $13.56 More
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All the information first-time homebuyers need to understand and avoid the 106
common mistakes in purchasing a home or condo.
Starting Out : The Complete Home Buyer
By: Dian Davis Hymer $15.16
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This book is based, first on "tales from the trenches," 21 true-life stories of
home buyers, hazards and horrors and heroics included, and, second, extensive
graphs, charts, and lists that leave absolutely no doubt about what questions
need to be asked.
Home Buying for Dummies
By: Eric Tyson, Ray Brown $15.39 More Info
This may be the best comprehensive guide for home buyers. Home Buying for
Dummies is coauthored by Eric Tyson, author of several other books in the For
Dummies series, and Ray Brown, a long-time real estate professional.
Buying a Home When You're Single By: Donna
G. Albrecht $11.96 More
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This friendly, down-to-earth guide puts single home buyers at ease by
demystifying the home buying process. With the help of many helpful checklists,
worksheets, forms, and a glossary of key real estate terms, it helps readers
determine their price ranges, how to evaluate various types of housing, what
kind of mortgages are available to them and how to qualify for one, the pros and
cons of working with real estate agents, and much more.
MOVING WITH FAMILIES
Goodbye,
House : A Kids Guide to Moving By: Ann
Banks $8.95
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This is a must-have, hands-on guide and activity book designed to help kids
handle moving to a new home.
Smooth
Moves By: Ellen Carlisle $12.95 More Info
This book has a warm and personal tone, almost like a long letter. The author
breaks down the moving process into understandable steps, taming that sense of
being overwhelmed.
Alexander, Who's Not Going To Move By: Judith Viorst
$12.00 More Info
This story of being uprooted is being told in children's books all the time now,
but there's a rare combination here of farce and immediacy and a wonderful
empathy for the child's point of view. Alexander just can't bear it. Kids will
laugh at the wild exaggeration even as they recognize his heartfelt grief.
Why
Do We Have to Move? : Helping Your Child By: Cynthia MacGregor
$11.96
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This full-color book puts to rest a child's fears and quells the anxieties
children feel about moving with honest information delivered in a charming,
amusing manner.
Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Two Homes
For Your Children
By Isolina Ricci $10.00
Guides separated, divorced or remarried parents through the hassles and
confusion.
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Moving Mom & Dad : Why, Where, How, and When
By: Sarah C. Morse $13.96 More Info
This book helps you determine why, where, how and when to help your parents
relocate, making it easier for everyone.
HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
The
Big Book of Small Household Repairs
By: Charles Wing $12.76
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Your goof-proof guide to over 200 annoying breakdowns. Life as a homeowner is
filled with leaks and breakdowns that can drive anyone nuts while at the same
time robbing them of part of their paycheck. This is the do-it-yourself answer
to 243 household fix-ups.
New
Fix-It-Yourself Manual By:
Reader's Digest $24.50
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In more than 3,000 instructional photos, illustrations, charts and diagrams, the
New Fix-it-Yourself Manual shows you how to troubleshoot faulty appliances,
repair them, and put them back together so they work as good as new.
The Woman's Hands-On Home Repair Guide
By: Lyn Herrick $14.36 More
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Author of the nationally syndicated column 'Ask Ms. Fix-It,' the author
describes basic repairs for appliances, wiring and lighting, plumbing and
heating, walls and floors, windows and doors, and more.
The New Homeowner's Handbook
By: Barbara Ballinger Buchholz $11.16
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Covers issues such as insurance, security, repairs and maintenance, budgeting,
decorating, and how to hold problems to a minimum before they get out of hand
and put a strain on your budget.
The Virgin Homeowner By: Janice Papolos
$19.25
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Starting with the basics of what you need to know to make sense of the initial,
pre-purchase home inspection, Papolos heads right into the "Inner Mysteries"--the
plumbing and electrical systems--then on to heating and cooling, septic systems,
insects and other pests, security concerns and measures, proper ventilation,
child-proofing, and much, much more, topping it all off with an annual calendar
of seasonal maintenance, advice on paint colors, and a thorough index for easy
reference.
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