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Summary: Words of praise from real estate columnist John Adams.
Review: "All About Mortgages, by Julie Garton-Good is an interesting, easy-to-read insider look at the world of mortgage lending.""The author gives an overview of the mortgage market itself"..."All About Mortgages goes into great detail on the topic of qualifying for a mortgage." "All About Mortgages contains checklists, worksheets and tons of useful information. If you want to learn everything (almost) there is to know about home loans, then this book is the best I've ever seen."
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Summary: Praise from syndicated real estate columnist Robert J. Bruss
Review: "The theme of Julie Garton-Good's unique new book is saving money." "The book's format is question-and-answer, making for an interesting style and quick reading." "Although the book's emphasis is on tips for home buyers, sellers are not ignored. Garton-Good shows how to be a "savvy seller" who prepares for the home sale and makes the most of the opportunity." "Whether you are buying, selling, refinancing or simply enjoying your home, this book is a fun and profitable read. It's light, yet filled with facts, checklists and lots of useful Web sites."
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Summary: Good for home buyer, fair for fledgling mtg loan officer
Review: I suppose this reference work is very informative to the home buyer ... if perhaps a bit too much to digest for the average casual reader. For an intern loan officer in an agressively propserous mortgage brokerage, the book provided some key information, but not the depth I had hoped for. Is it worth getting if your a mortgage professional? Yes, most definately. So much of the do's and don'ts of this industry are shrouded in statements like "well, we always did it that way" rather than simple straight forward explanations. This book was a breath of fresh air when I was floundering in my first year as a loan officer. Now, as a Senior Loan Officer at my company I still find myself referring to it from time to time for some of those elusive little details that always seem to arise in the loan process. Go ahead and get a copy. Either you'll learn something new or your boss will think you're applying yourself at home as well as on the job!
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Summary: Great mortgage book
Review: I'm a programmer analyst for a mortgage company. However, the one year experience I had working for a mortgage company with all the ongoing trainings and mortgage software application designs are nothing compared to this book. This is a great book with all info you need to know about mortgages. Would recommend to anyone. All I can say is this is a great book, that is equivalent to 3 years of mortgage experience.
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Summary: This book is the reason I'm a homeowner
Review: My friend loaned me a copy of this book to read before applying for a loan. I had credit problems in the past and thought it was impossible to obtain a mortgage. After taking the steps the author suggested in checking my credit and removing the errors I found, I sailed through the mortgage process and am now a home owner. Thank you, Ms. Garton-Good, for helping me make this happen!
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Summary: Great Reference Book!
Review: This book is a great book for consumers as well as real estate professionals. You will definitely want to keep it close by to reference information about FHA, VA and conventional loans. It is easy to forget some of the details about differnt loans but Ms. Garton-Good has made it easy to look up information such as who can pay closing costs on VA loans and does the veteran have to pay the funding fee. Having a list of closing costs FHA borrowers are allowed to pay or not pay is also very helpful. This book answers a lot of questions you probably wanted to know but may have been afraid to ask! I would recommend anyone thinking about buying or selling real estate and all real estate professionals make this book a part of their reference library right away.
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Summary: MAKE IT MORE SIMPLE. TOO MUCH IS TOO MUCH
Review: THIS IS AN EXHAUSTIVE TREATISE ON A VERY OBVIOUSLY COMPLICATED SUBJECT. THERE ARE MANY, MANY ISSUES COVERED HERE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MORE USER FRIENDLY APPROACH. THE AUTHOR OBVIOUSLY KNOWS HER SUBJECT MATERIAL BUT I FELT IT WAS PRESENTED IN A MUCH TOO COMPLICATED WAY FOR THE AVERAGE HOME BUYER. I LEARNED MORE FROM MY LOCAL MORTGAGE BROKER IN A ONE HOUR INTERVIEW THAN I DID FROM THE BOOK. I DO FEEL THE AUTHOR DID HER HOMEWORK AND I THINK THE BOOK IS WORTH THE MONEY. I JUST THINK THE BOOK WAS OVERKILL.
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Summary: The best I've read
Review: This is the 7th book on mortgages and home buying I've read in the last month or so and this is by far the best. Head and shoulders above the others
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