Casey Fleming has done it again. When I read his first book, I thought he covered all the bases very well—and he did—but buying and financing a home in 2023 has changed. Real estate and financing a mortgage are moving targets. Casey keeps up and shares his expertise with the reader in an engaging, easy to read way.
He doesn’t waste time with fluff. In the first chapter, he clearly spells out the first question every potential home buyer should ask themselves: Should I own or rent? I remember when I was thinking about buying what would essentially be my first home (I had been a long time renter). Casey pointed out the costs of maintaining a home, which turned out to be much more substantial than I realized. I was still able to buy a home, but with a more realistic budget. I am still very happy that I decided to buy. As a life long renter, I was well aware of the ever-increasing costs of renting. Where I lived in southern California, rent was $750 a month for a modest 2-bedroom apartment. That same apartment now rents for over $2500 a month. Insane.
One of the most useful chapters in the book for new home buyers is ‘Where Should I Get My Mortgage?’ Most new buyers know about interest rates and down payments and vaguely to avoid balloon payments, but to be fully informed, we really need to understand what types of mortgage lenders there are, what they offer, and how they are regulated—and what all that means to us. Casey makes this dense information easier to understand.
I highly recommend this book to anyone considering buying a home, whether they are first-time buyers or not.
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