Finding a condo, co-op, or townhouse to call home is hard enough, but finding financing to buy this kind of property is even more challenging. As a veteran mortgage banker and author of Mortgages 101, David Reed has helped thousands of buyers through this complicated process. Financing Your Condo, Co-op, or Townhouse offers readers invaluable advice, including information on developer financing, specialty loans, government programs and refinance loans, streamlining the approval process, appraisals, closing costs, and more. Readers will discover:

• The differences among condos, co-ops, and townhouses
• How to find the right type of property for them
• The rules governing loans for condos, co-ops and townhouses
• How to evaluate which loan type is best and lock in the lowest rate
• Why the percentage of owner-occupied units is important
• What to consider when buying new construction or conversion properties
• The financial considerations unique to each type of home

Whatever the property, whatever the question…this handy guide to financing has the answers.