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Your best guide to buying Your First Home.

The first time you ride a bike, share a kiss, or drive a car—there's something thrilling about firsts. The adventure of buying your first home is no less memorable. And like most adventure, you'll face challenges, learn new skills, and have novel experiences along the way. Ever explored six strangers' homes in a single day> Get ready! Every pay more than six figures for anything? Take a deep breath! Ever sign a hundred or so legal documents in a single sitting (and love every nerve-wracking minute of it)? Limber up your writing hand—an incredible yet memorable journeys awaits.

Assembled from hundreds of interviews, in-depth research, and decades of experience, Your First Home: The Proven Path to Homeownership is your trusted guide.

Your First Home will help you:

• Navigate the real estate buying process, from home search to closing day
• Secure a real estate agent to advocate for you
• Find a lender you can trust
• Secure the lowest interest rate and monthly payments
• Identify a home that's right for you
• Craft a winning offer
• Negotiate with sellers
• Settle into homeownership with style

This second edition is expanded to address new trends and share new tools to help you find, finance, and buy a home you'll be proud of for years to come.

Real estate shifts are easier to recognize than they are to acknowledge. One day job growth is beginning to stall and, seemingly overnight, vacancies are on the rise. Tenants start asking to downsize. Commercial property valuations level off. Negative news stories feed the worries of buyers and tenants. New development halts. Fear creeps in. Then, the market that was quietly losing ground goes into full retreat as tenant delinquencies turn into owner delinquencies and lenders sever lines of credit. Rents go into a free fall as owners scavenge for income to offset a rising tide of red ink. Deals unravel. Buyers and tenants hunker down to wait for a steal. Bankruptcies mount. Eventually, big commercial real estate owners start selling their companies or simply close their doors. Credit freezes up. Banks begin to shut down...

Sound familiar? If you've been in the business for any length of time, it should. SHIFT Commercial provides proven models, tactics, and insights from top commercial brokers who are thriving in this market, including Find the Motivated - Lead Generation; Get to the Table - Lead Capture and Conversion; Catch People in Your Web - Internet Lead Conversion; Expand the Options - Creative Financing; Master the Market of the Moment - Identify and Establish Needed Expertise...and so much more. Real solutions for real agents in commercial real estate.

Real estate shifts are easier to recognize than they are to acknowledge. One day job growth is beginning to stall and, seemingly overnight, vacancies are on the rise. Tenants start asking to downsize. Commercial property valuations level off. Negative news stories feed the worries of buyers and tenants. New development halts. Fear creeps in. Then, the market that was quietly losing ground goes into full retreat as tenant delinquencies turn into owner delinquencies and lenders sever lines of credit. Rents go into a free fall as owners scavenge for income to offset a rising tide of red ink. Deals unravel. Buyers and tenants hunker down to wait for a steal. Bankruptcies mount. Eventually, big commercial real estate owners start selling their companies or simply close their doors. Credit freezes up. Banks begin to shut down...

Sound familiar? If you've been in the business for any length of time, it should. SHIFT Commercial provides proven models, tactics, and insights from top commercial brokers who are thriving in this market, including Find the Motivated - Lead Generation; Get to the Table - Lead Capture and Conversion; Catch People in Your Web - Internet Lead Conversion; Expand the Options - Creative Financing; Master the Market of the Moment - Identify and Establish Needed Expertise...and so much more. Real solutions for real agents in commercial real estate.

Montar en bicicleta, el primer beso, conducir por primera vez… ¡No hay nada como la magia de la primera vez! La aventura de comprar su primera casa es una experiencia inolvidable y, como en la mayoría de las aventuras, enfrentará dificultades, aprenderá nuevas habilidades y vivirá nuevas experiencias.

¿Alguna vez exploró seis casas de personas desconocidas en un mismo día? ¡Váyase preparando!

¿Alguna vez pagó más de seis cifras por algo? ¡Respire profundo!

¿Alguna vez tuvo que firmar un sinfín de documentos legales de una sentada (y disfrutó cada minuto angustioso)? Prepárese a escribir una y otra vez, pues uno de los momentos más inolvidables está por llegar.

Formulada a través de cientos de entrevistas, investigaciones detalladas y décadas de experiencia, Su primera casa: El camino probado para ser propietario de una casa es su guía confiable.

Su primera casa le va a ayudar a:

• Orientarse en el proceso de la compra, comenzando con la búsqueda de casa y terminando con el día de cierre
• Contratar a un agente inmobiliario que vele por sus intereses
• Conseguir un prestamista confiable
• Obtener las tasas de interés y las cuotas mensuales más bajas
• Identificar la casa ideal
• Elaborar una oferta de compra insuperable
• Negociar con los vendedores
• Asumir su nuevo rol de propietario con estilo y elegancia

Esta segunda edición ha sido ampliada para abordar nuevas tendencias y compartir nuevas herramientas que lo ayudarán a encontrar, financiar y comprar una casa de la que se sentirá orgulloso por muchos años.

Your best guide to buying Your First Home.

The first time you ride a bike, share a kiss, or drive a car—there's something thrilling about firsts. The adventure of buying your first home is no less memorable. And like most adventure, you'll face challenges, learn new skills, and have novel experiences along the way. Ever explored six strangers' homes in a single day> Get ready! Every pay more than six figures for anything? Take a deep breath! Ever sign a hundred or so legal documents in a single sitting (and love every nerve-wracking minute of it)? Limber up your writing hand—an incredible yet memorable journeys awaits.

Assembled from hundreds of interviews, in-depth research, and decades of experience, Your First Home: The Proven Path to Homeownership is your trusted guide.

Your First Home will help you:

• Navigate the real estate buying process, from home search to closing day
• Secure a real estate agent to advocate for you
• Find a lender you can trust
• Secure the lowest interest rate and monthly payments
• Identify a home that's right for you
• Craft a winning offer
• Negotiate with sellers
• Settle into homeownership with style

This second edition is expanded to address new trends and share new tools to help you find, finance, and buy a home you'll be proud of for years to come.