The Layman’s Guide to Buying a House takes you through the complexities of deciding how to buy a house. It tells you to look at your housing needs before scouting for the ideal location and how you can zero on to that dream house. Once you identify your dream house, it takes you through the process of wading through the housing loan maze, how to get the best deal on your housing loan and how to protect your house. The end of the book contains fine print to protect your interest, list of builders, lenders and how much a loan costs you in real terms.