Robert Irwin is America's #1 real estate expert. But don't take our word for it--the sales figures speak for themselves. To date, his real estate titles have sold more than one and a half million copies. Both Tips and Traps When Buying a Home and Tips and Traps When Selling a Home have gone on to become the #1 guides in their respective subjects. In the seven years since those two classics were last revised, the real estate market has undergone many dramatic changes. Irwin has updated these bestsellers to reflect these changes so listeners can be successful in their real estate endeavors.Featuring fully revised facts and figures that reflect the most recent changes in the real estate market, Tips and Traps When Buying a Home, Third Edition provides first-time and experienced home buyers alike with practical, step-by-step information on a broad range of proven home buying strategies, along with indispensable advice and guidance on: Buying in an "Up" market"Flipping," buying with "options," bidding wars, and other new facts of lifeThe latest new financing optionsThe new rules of closing costs