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Book By: Alan Fields, Denise Fields

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Sales Rank: 54,104; Release Date: 01 April, 2002; Media: Paperback

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Average Rating: Rating: - Very Utilitarian If you're building or buying get this book. It has handy chapters which can help you prevent a lot of the pitfalls in both processes. Not too kind (understatement) to real estate agents in portraying them as leech-like. The editions seem pretty up-to-date with regard to web sites and other resources. This book also explains that Bob Vila is not building your house and it's not a good idea to kill your builder (though they don't rule out killing realty agents). I appreciate most the checklists of do's and don'ts in each process. And, the authors drive home the pluses of having key people on your side from the get-go (your own home inspector, your own realty agent--land purchases, your own attorney, your own etc.) representing your own interests. The contract discussions alone are well worth the small price of this handy and enjoyable book. Rating: - Overall, every 1st time buyer of a new home should own this I purchased this book about 5 days ago; I read about 60% of it to date. While the book is (arguably) weak in some areas and, though surely well meaning, some of the advice simply will not work insofar as trying to control the monies (handling draws!) when dealng with a new home builder, overall the book is an absolute "must" for the new home buyer. I feel it should be made clear that a builder who absconds with a customer's monies will likely be prosecuted for fraud under a criminal statute or under one legal theory or another. Still, this book is a Gold Mine for anyone contemplating running the new home construction gauntlet. The authors should be commended for what they brought to the public vis a vis this really great book. Hoping not to sound "dogmatic" or sound like a "pitch man" for this book--I am a TECHNICIAN, not a politician!!--if you are contemplating having a new home built, or, for that matter, if you are contemplating buying a "spec house", this book (along with "Build it Right") is a MUST. The cost is totally, I mean totally insignificant (means it costs you nothing--for all for all practical purposes) in relationship to the cost of a new home and in relationship to the benefit that you should be able to derive from this book. Even assuming that you cannot save any money in dealing within the new home industry at least you will understand better how you have been screwed (if indeed you have been "screwed"!) or indeed it will help you better understand how you have been sized-up and lined-up to get screwed! We had a new home built here in Michigan and overall I am happy to say that we had a good builder, one who is ethical and who indeed builds a great home (particularly so in view of his prices!). Yet, overall this is not your typical experience. Buy the book; period! If you cannot "afford" this book then you cannot afford a new house. Trusting this makes Sense! John A. Tirone Attorney at law Rating: - Good Book...All questions were not answered I am a first time buyer and wanted to make sure that I was getting the best deal at every end of the process. I read this book and although many parts of it were good, it did not apply to my situation. This book is excellent for those that are building a custom built home with a builder. If you are looking to buy a production home (centex, KB, pulte) this is not the book you will want. I found some of the examples to be informative, but overall I will need another book to answer my questions. I hope my review helped.

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