Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Getting Ready to Buy Real Estate 5
Chapter 2: Understanding Buying Strategies 15
Chapter 3: Finding Your Expert Team 23
Chapter 4: Financing Your Property Purchase 37
Chapter 5: Understanding Mortgages 45
Chapter 6: Working Out the Ongoing Costs of Real Estate 61
Chapter 7: Evaluating Property and Making an Offer 75
Chapter 8: Getting Your Head Around the Legal Requirements 107
Chapter 9: Ten (Okay, Six) Signs You're About to be Stung by a Spruiker 127
Index 133