Part I: Home Economics.

Chapter 1: Deciding Whether to Buy.

Chapter 2: Getting Your Financial House in Order.

Chapter 3: What Can You Afford to Buy?

Chapter 4: Why Home Prices Rise and Fall.

Part II: Financing 101.

Chapter 5: Understanding and Improving Your Credit Score.

Chapter 6: Selecting a Mortgage.

Chapter 7: Mortgage Quandaries, Conundrums, and Paperwork.

Part III: Property, Players, and Prices.

Chapter 8: Where and What to Buy.

Chapter 9: Assembling an All-Star Real Estate Team.

Chapter 10: What’s It Worth?

Chapter 11: Tapping the Internet’s Best Resources.

Part IV: Making the Deal.

Chapter 12: Negotiating Your Best Deal.

Chapter 13: Inspecting and Protecting Your Home.

Chapter 14: It Ain’t Over Till the Weight-Challenged Escrow Officer Sings.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 15: Ten Financial “To Do’s” After You Buy.

Chapter 16: Ten Things to Know When Investing in Real Estate.

Chapter 17: Ten Things to Consider When Selling Your House.

Part VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Sample Real Estate Purchase Contract.

Appendix B: Example of a Good Inspection Report.

Appendix C: Glossary.

Index.