This historic guidebook advises prospective homebuyers on matters including: whether to buy a home, how to prepare for a home search, finding a real estate agent, searching for a house for sale, handling problems such as discrimination, obtaining a mortgage loan, purchasing a house, managing income and debts in order to retain a home, and understanding the homebuying process from start to finish. The publication includes a list of definitions of common housing market terms.

This report is part of the collection of scanned historical documents available to the public.