The First-Time Homeowner's Survival Guide : : a Crash Course in Dealing With Repairs, Renovations, Property tax Issues, and Other Potential Disasters
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Call Number: 643.12 Da
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Your home's electrical system -- Maintaining and fixing your home's plumbing system -- How to create great looking walls and ceilings -- Improvements that add value to your home -- Exterior maintenance and improvements that add value -- Your home's landscaping and curb appeal -- Hiring and working with contractors -- Tax aspects of owning a home -- Insurance matters for homeowners -- Avoiding the 10 most costly house problems.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Good Information, Weird Advice submitted by Meginator on August 16, 2019, 6:15pm As promised, this book delivers an accessible crash course in home ownership, with broad overviews of electric systems, plumbing, and construction that are aimed squarely at beginners without being condescending. However, the book has a strange focus on home improvement and monetary value; I understand that first-time homeowners may not necessarily be thinking ahead to selling their new house, but Davis assumes an interest in creating profit that is misplaced here. The explanations seem sound, and many of the charts are worth keeping around, but the advice often feels slightly off for this target audience. This is worth skimming through, if for no other reason than to get some pointers for a more thorough personal post-purchase inspection, but it isn’t comprehensive enough to be essential.
PUBLISHED
New York : AMACOM/American Management Association, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 225 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0814473725
9780814473726 (softcover)
SUBJECTS
Home ownership.