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Buy, Close, Move In!: How to Navigate the New World of Real Estate--Safely and Profitably--and End Up with the Home of Your Dreams
Buy, Close, Move In! is the home buyer’s and seller’s ultimate guide to what’s new and different in today’s real estate market. Written by Ilyce Glink—one of the country’s best-known consumer real estate advocates, whose nationally syndicated column, “Real Estate Matters,” appears in more than 125 newspapers and websites— Buy, Close, Move In! is an indispensible tool for understanding the new rules of home ownership in a radically altered real estate environment.
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First published April 13, 2010
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June 10, 2010
I Have Been Sleeping With Ilyce Glink!
There, I said it!
A couple of weeks ago I followed a link on a Tweet written by Frances Flynn Thorsen. It happened to be such a compelling book review that I just had to have it.
The book written by Ilyce Glink, “Buy , Close, Move-In” is the latest in Think Glink products about all things Real Estate for “real people”.
I commented on Frances’ Tweet and guess who popped up? @Glink! By happy coincidence the author was planning a trip to Scottsdale to offer the keynote address for a national real estate conference. She graciously offered to meet with me and sign a few books before the conference. I quickly ordered a box and met Ilyce as soon as she arrived in Scottsdale and we had a fabulous time talking real estate, family, and eating buffalo chili at the Raddison Fort McDowell in Scottsdale
I really had no idea who Ilyce was until she made reference to the “first time “ she appeared on “Oprah”. I asked her to describe the moment she got the call to be on the show and she said, “Well, I just arrived home after being a guest on “The Today Show”.
“Oh,” said I.
Since that day I have been sleeping with Ilyce Glink’s new book, “Buy, Close, Move-In.” As a 25+ yr veteran in Scottsdale Real Estate, shouldn’t I already know everything?
Not even close! During my Real Estate career I have been blessed as The Contractors Wife at Casa Buena Realty / Construction. and I have grown with an ever changing Real Estate environment..
As a veteran broker I am working on my next 25 years and “Buy, Close, Move-In” is a great tool to remind me about the changing landscape in real estate. I am not an avid book reader, which explains why I have been sleeping with the book next to my bed and reading a bit at night and a bit in the morning.
“Buy , Close , Move-In” has been a fabulous tool to help me catch up! You just can’t keep up with the constant changes in today’s Real Estate environment. This book is a great way to smooth out the wrinkles in your mind.
I am giving these books away to other Agents who may find themselves struggling and to home sellers and new and experienced buyers and sellers. I only ask that they pass it along when they are finished to help someone else.
Ilyce takes the reader step by step through new lending scenarios, and outlines a fundamental and reasonable plan of action for home buyers in language understandable to anyone, even someone that has not been on “Oprah.” The talking points that are shared will assist in meaningful agent client interaction.
I think this book is a “must have” for brokers, agents, first time buyers / sellers, and especially for people who have done this before. Things have changed! Emotional attachments are different and sometimes non-existent. It is important to use the information in “Buy, Close, Move-In” to make all the right “moves” and not suffer the emotional drain that happens when you make poor, ill guided choices.
(By the way, the best price I found was on Amazon and my delivery was here in two days. I needed a copy for a friend and I bought the last one at Kierland in Scottsdale.)
There, I said it!
A couple of weeks ago I followed a link on a Tweet written by Frances Flynn Thorsen. It happened to be such a compelling book review that I just had to have it.
The book written by Ilyce Glink, “Buy , Close, Move-In” is the latest in Think Glink products about all things Real Estate for “real people”.
I commented on Frances’ Tweet and guess who popped up? @Glink! By happy coincidence the author was planning a trip to Scottsdale to offer the keynote address for a national real estate conference. She graciously offered to meet with me and sign a few books before the conference. I quickly ordered a box and met Ilyce as soon as she arrived in Scottsdale and we had a fabulous time talking real estate, family, and eating buffalo chili at the Raddison Fort McDowell in Scottsdale
I really had no idea who Ilyce was until she made reference to the “first time “ she appeared on “Oprah”. I asked her to describe the moment she got the call to be on the show and she said, “Well, I just arrived home after being a guest on “The Today Show”.
“Oh,” said I.
Since that day I have been sleeping with Ilyce Glink’s new book, “Buy, Close, Move-In.” As a 25+ yr veteran in Scottsdale Real Estate, shouldn’t I already know everything?
Not even close! During my Real Estate career I have been blessed as The Contractors Wife at Casa Buena Realty / Construction. and I have grown with an ever changing Real Estate environment..
As a veteran broker I am working on my next 25 years and “Buy, Close, Move-In” is a great tool to remind me about the changing landscape in real estate. I am not an avid book reader, which explains why I have been sleeping with the book next to my bed and reading a bit at night and a bit in the morning.
“Buy , Close , Move-In” has been a fabulous tool to help me catch up! You just can’t keep up with the constant changes in today’s Real Estate environment. This book is a great way to smooth out the wrinkles in your mind.
I am giving these books away to other Agents who may find themselves struggling and to home sellers and new and experienced buyers and sellers. I only ask that they pass it along when they are finished to help someone else.
Ilyce takes the reader step by step through new lending scenarios, and outlines a fundamental and reasonable plan of action for home buyers in language understandable to anyone, even someone that has not been on “Oprah.” The talking points that are shared will assist in meaningful agent client interaction.
I think this book is a “must have” for brokers, agents, first time buyers / sellers, and especially for people who have done this before. Things have changed! Emotional attachments are different and sometimes non-existent. It is important to use the information in “Buy, Close, Move-In” to make all the right “moves” and not suffer the emotional drain that happens when you make poor, ill guided choices.
(By the way, the best price I found was on Amazon and my delivery was here in two days. I needed a copy for a friend and I bought the last one at Kierland in Scottsdale.)
June 9, 2010
What is a prospective homebuyer to do in 2010 following the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression? The aftershocks of the housing crisis still find the economy reeling. Real estate professionals and consumers posture for millions more foreclosures, increasingly complicated short sales negotiations, and stricter lending standards.
“There has never been a better time to shop for financing,” declares author Ilyce Glink, if you can pass the muster of credit and run the gauntlet of new lending benchmarks.
“BUY, CLOSE, MOVE IN!” (Harper Paperbacks 2010) holds a prism to the 2010 real estate market and casts a wide-ranging, holistic spectrum of the home buying process, for both primary homes and investment properties. Author Ilyce Glink is a best-selling real estate writer with almost a million books in print. Her new book unravels the mystery of the cabal that brought housing to its knees. Her explanation is simple and elegant, and she ties it to readers’ expectations and specific, ordered action plans.
It’s time to clear the shelves of outdated get-rich-quick real estate books and dusty infomercial CDs. Glink’s book promises to show readers “How to Navigate the New World of Real Estate – Safety and Profitably – and End Up with the Home of Your Dreams.” The book delivers on her promise from one chapter (“Ten Things That Have Changed in Real Estate, Ten Things That Haven’t”) to the next (“What Buyers Need to Know Now”) … and the next (“The New World of Mortgage Finance”) … and the next.
“It isn’t that a few things have changed; the whole industry seems to have been upended by the collapse of the housing bubble. One thing that hasn’t changed is that in order to play the real estate game well – including buying, financing, and closing on your new home – you must know the rules.”
My favorite chapter is “Identifying Amazing Opportunities: Short Sales, Foreclosures, Fix-And-Flips, and Buy-And-Holds.” Glink talks candidly about the emotional aspects of buying foreclosures and short sales, offers keen insight into the auction process, calculating the cost of improvements, and why there are different strokes for different folks.
Glink lays out the rules of the new financial order, and she shares recent anecdotes attesting to the soundness of her plan. Novice investors see opportunities in short sales and foreclosures. Using safe, legal, and common sense reasoning, one young couple builds a portfolio of several million dollars of real estate equity in 18 months. There is no sleight of hand, no rules bending, no secret formulas. This is not the chicanery of adrenaline-pumping, late-night TV real estate gurus.
Glink does not subscribe to popular blame games. Other members of the working press point accusing fingers at real estate agents and lenders for their high crimes and misdemeanors in the financial crisis. Real estate agents and brokers indict the press as chief evildoers, and lenders are quick to point to buyers’ greed. The author presents historical facts in a measured tone leading to homebuyer action plans.
“BUY, CLOSE, MOVE IN!” fills a void on book store reading shelves in a market where extreme changes in lending culture render most real estate “how-to” books uselessly dated. Glink brilliantly mixes the right measure of longstanding good real estate sense with sound advice about dealing with new demands on the buying public.
Glink’s advice for new age investors mirrors sage real estate advice of the last 20 years. Consumers will appreciate comprehensive discussion of the home buying process – setting a bar for expectation, negotiation strategies with sellers and with banks, choosing a real estate professional with savvy in niche markets, shopping for mortgage financing. At each juncture, Glink offers a range of choices for custom tailoring a real estate team and plan, honoring the notion that real estate is not a one-size-fits-all financial solution.
Real estate agents and brokers and mortgage lenders will appreciate the way Glink frames the decision making process. If they are smart, realty pros will order this book by the box, keep one copy for personal use, and share the rest with their clients and customers. “BUY, CLOSE, MOVE IN!” makes a strong case to consumers finding a good real estate agent partner to share their journey and help them navigate the changing currents in a fluid market.
It’s about time consumers can reach for a real estate book that is complete, easy to read, up to date, and fosters smart choices!
“There has never been a better time to shop for financing,” declares author Ilyce Glink, if you can pass the muster of credit and run the gauntlet of new lending benchmarks.
“BUY, CLOSE, MOVE IN!” (Harper Paperbacks 2010) holds a prism to the 2010 real estate market and casts a wide-ranging, holistic spectrum of the home buying process, for both primary homes and investment properties. Author Ilyce Glink is a best-selling real estate writer with almost a million books in print. Her new book unravels the mystery of the cabal that brought housing to its knees. Her explanation is simple and elegant, and she ties it to readers’ expectations and specific, ordered action plans.
It’s time to clear the shelves of outdated get-rich-quick real estate books and dusty infomercial CDs. Glink’s book promises to show readers “How to Navigate the New World of Real Estate – Safety and Profitably – and End Up with the Home of Your Dreams.” The book delivers on her promise from one chapter (“Ten Things That Have Changed in Real Estate, Ten Things That Haven’t”) to the next (“What Buyers Need to Know Now”) … and the next (“The New World of Mortgage Finance”) … and the next.
“It isn’t that a few things have changed; the whole industry seems to have been upended by the collapse of the housing bubble. One thing that hasn’t changed is that in order to play the real estate game well – including buying, financing, and closing on your new home – you must know the rules.”
My favorite chapter is “Identifying Amazing Opportunities: Short Sales, Foreclosures, Fix-And-Flips, and Buy-And-Holds.” Glink talks candidly about the emotional aspects of buying foreclosures and short sales, offers keen insight into the auction process, calculating the cost of improvements, and why there are different strokes for different folks.
Glink lays out the rules of the new financial order, and she shares recent anecdotes attesting to the soundness of her plan. Novice investors see opportunities in short sales and foreclosures. Using safe, legal, and common sense reasoning, one young couple builds a portfolio of several million dollars of real estate equity in 18 months. There is no sleight of hand, no rules bending, no secret formulas. This is not the chicanery of adrenaline-pumping, late-night TV real estate gurus.
Glink does not subscribe to popular blame games. Other members of the working press point accusing fingers at real estate agents and lenders for their high crimes and misdemeanors in the financial crisis. Real estate agents and brokers indict the press as chief evildoers, and lenders are quick to point to buyers’ greed. The author presents historical facts in a measured tone leading to homebuyer action plans.
“BUY, CLOSE, MOVE IN!” fills a void on book store reading shelves in a market where extreme changes in lending culture render most real estate “how-to” books uselessly dated. Glink brilliantly mixes the right measure of longstanding good real estate sense with sound advice about dealing with new demands on the buying public.
Glink’s advice for new age investors mirrors sage real estate advice of the last 20 years. Consumers will appreciate comprehensive discussion of the home buying process – setting a bar for expectation, negotiation strategies with sellers and with banks, choosing a real estate professional with savvy in niche markets, shopping for mortgage financing. At each juncture, Glink offers a range of choices for custom tailoring a real estate team and plan, honoring the notion that real estate is not a one-size-fits-all financial solution.
Real estate agents and brokers and mortgage lenders will appreciate the way Glink frames the decision making process. If they are smart, realty pros will order this book by the box, keep one copy for personal use, and share the rest with their clients and customers. “BUY, CLOSE, MOVE IN!” makes a strong case to consumers finding a good real estate agent partner to share their journey and help them navigate the changing currents in a fluid market.
It’s about time consumers can reach for a real estate book that is complete, easy to read, up to date, and fosters smart choices!
July 25, 2016
This was a good primer for me on buying a house. I will be checking out some of her other books as I try to decide when and where is the right time for me to take that step.
Definitely a little dated now but VERY current and topical when written 5 years ago. Not a be-all-end-all guidebook, but a good reference point as you learn how to navigate the biggest purchase of your life. Recommended to anyone who is looking to buy their first home.
Definitely a little dated now but VERY current and topical when written 5 years ago. Not a be-all-end-all guidebook, but a good reference point as you learn how to navigate the biggest purchase of your life. Recommended to anyone who is looking to buy their first home.
June 11, 2011
Very informative! I went ahead and ordered her book 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask so that I may learn more.
edit 6/11/11 - if the book is missing anything, it's more information on short sales and foreclosures. From looking at some other reviews for Mrs. Glink's books, I'm also going to take a look at Home Buying for Dummies and Mortgages for Dummies.
edit 6/11/11 - if the book is missing anything, it's more information on short sales and foreclosures. From looking at some other reviews for Mrs. Glink's books, I'm also going to take a look at Home Buying for Dummies and Mortgages for Dummies.
June 16, 2010
Get a quick, comprehensive update from an authority on how the real estate market has changed. Glink, a nationally syndicated columnist, writes “Real Estate Matters,” which appears in 125 newspapers and web sites.
January 13, 2011
A quick, informative, and easy-to-understand read about buying a home after the housing market crashed. A must read for first time homebuyers in the current economy.
February 27, 2011
Good glossary.
July 7, 2013
I appreciated the up-to-date info and the website suggestions. It's not comprehensive but very good.
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