A total home-buyer's guide to all important legal and financial aspects of buying a home For anyone considering a real estate purchase, for either a residence or an investment, this book could save them hundreds, even thousands of dollars in legal fees and financing charges. It covers all the bases, from deciding what to buy to making sense of contracts, from financing to closing, and all the way up to post-closing events. There is also helpful advice on maximizing the return on your investment and on avoiding the host of legal traps and loopholes that can crop up in any real estate deal. ROBERT IRWIN (Palos Verdes, California) is the author of the bestselling Tips and Traps real estate guides. DAVID GANZ (New York, New York) is a managing partner in the law firm of Ganz, Hollinger, and Towe.