Table Of Contents
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Introduction: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? |
Part One: The Home-Buying Process: A Brief History
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1. A Scenario Under the Old Rules |
2. Why Sellers Always Got the Best Deal |
3. How the Rules Started Changing |
Part Two: A New Law for the People
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4. What Is Agency, Anyway? |
5. How It Works in Massachusetts |
Part Three: Let's Get Started
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6. Playing the Field or Getting Engaged |
7. How to Select Your Realtor® - Credentials, History, Training & Attitude |
8. The Buyer Agency Contract |
Part Four: Getting Your Home
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9. Getting the Money |
10. Finding the Right Home |
11. Negotiating the Deal |
12. Inspections, Title Documents, and Other Contingencies |
13. Getting to the Closing Table and Moving In |
Part Five: Real Estate and the Internet
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14. Mollie Wasserman's Real Estate Internet Warning |
Appendices
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Appendix A: Buyer Representation Agreement, Agency Disclosure |
Appendix B: Offer to Purchase, Buyer Agency Addendum |
Appendix C: Inspection, Pest and Mortgage Contingency Addendum |