There's no place like home!

Ready to say goodbye to your landlord? With help from Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, you'll not only find the right house for you, you'll have fun doing it.

Learn how to:

• research the local market and listings


• choose a house, condo, co-op, or townhouse


• create a realistic budget


• qualify for a loan you can truly afford


• borrow a down payment from friends or family


• protect yourself with inspections and insurance, and


• negotiate and close the deal successfully.

You'll find insights from numerous real estate professionals--agents, attorneys, mortgage specialists, a home inspector, and more. It's like having a team of experts by your side! Plus, read real-life stories of over 20 first-time homebuyers.

An info-packed guide covering both eligibility for U.S. visas and green cards and the practical requirements for obtaining them. Readers will learn how the U.S. immigration system works and whether they qualify for a green card based on family or work, a temporary visa for tourism, study, work, or a cultural exchange, or another program or remedy, such as asylum or DACA. Useful for both would-be immigrants and those who assist them.

Make the real estate market work for you!

Whether your local real estate market is strong or sluggish, you can take effective steps to reach the right buyers, pick the best offer, and ultimately get top dollar for your home. Selling Your House: Nolo's Essential Guide will take you through the process from start to finish. And, you'll learn how to do it all in the shortest possible time.

Real estate expert and best-selling author Ilona Bray gives you
the inside scoop on:

• setting a price that will attract buyers


• finding the right real estate agent


• safely opening your home to visitors


• determining which repairs and upgrades pay off


• making legally required disclosures to buyers


• evaluating purchase offers, and


• negotiating and closing escrow successfully.

Provides tips from industry pros--including real estate agents, attorneys, home stagers, and more--as well as stories from home sellers.

Jumpstart your fundraising efforts!

Whether your nonprofit has just gotten tax-exempt status or has been operating for years, the question you're facing is, How do we make our voices heard and bring in the needed support?

Here, you'll find plain-English answers. Featuring advice and stories from over 50 experienced fundraisers, foundation staffers, journalists and more, this book explains how to:

• make a fundraising plan


• work with individual donors


• keep givers giving


• plan special events


• solicit grants from foundations and corporations


• use traditional and social media to engage supporters


• start a side business to raise funds


• and much more.

Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits also provides creative grassroots strategies and dozens of real-life success stories. Best of all, it cuts out the jargon and consultant speak that's all too common in nonprofit books.

The 8th edition is completely updated to reflect recent fundraising trends, such as a rise in the proportion of gifts coming from wealthy donors owing to tax changes. It also suggests ways to shift from a desperation mindset to one of tapping into abundance.

First-Time Landlord, a consistent customer favorite, shows how to start a landlording business and maintain it in one's spare time.

Contains concise information on how to make money with a single-family home without getting into financial or legal hot water.

Readers will learn how to rent out a property lawfully and safely, assess profitability before buying or committing to renting a property, find good tenants (or deal with difficult ones), prepare and sign the lease, handle repairs and maintenance, comply with state laws, and when the time is right, sell at a profit.

With timely tips and true stories from successful landlords (including some who learned tough lessons along the way), First-Time Landlord is an indispensable book for property owners who want to rent out a single-family home.

The ultimate green card guide

The U.S. immigration system is an enormous bureaucracy, so it's vital that you understand it before attempting to apply for a green card. Making a mistake can lead to delays and hassles or even ruin your chances for success.

How to Get a Green Card provides everything you need to know about qualifying for permanent U.S. residence if you don't have an employer sponsoring you.

Find out how to work with U.S. officials and prepare and present the right documents at the right time to get a green card through:

• parents, siblings, or adult children
  
• a U.S. spouse or fiancé
  
• green card lotteries (diversity visa)
  
• political asylum or refugee status
  
• a U visa for crime victims, or
  
• another category you might qualify for.
  

The 16th edition covers the latest income requirements for family-based green card applicants, additions to the list of countries whose citizens may obtain Temporary Protected Status, and more.

Everything
you need to become a naturalized U.S. citizen

Green card holders who take the next step and become U.S.
citizens gain a host of benefits: the right to vote and apply for certain
federal jobs, faster immigration for family, protection against deportation or
new anti-immigration legislation, and more.

But the application process itself can be long and
confusing--and at worst, create a risk of deportation. With Becoming a U.S. Citizen, you can save months, or
even years, and avoid complications.

Learn how to:

- make sure you
are eligible for citizenship

- understand the
risks and rewards of applying

- fill out
application forms

- study for the
citizenship exam

- interview
successfully, and

- deal with
delays and setbacks.

Becoming a U.S. Citizen
also shows you how to ask for a reduced fee or take advantage of special
exceptions if you have a disability, are in the military, or are the spouse of
a U.S. citizen.

The guide that's helped thousands of binational couples unite in the U.S.

If you're engaged or married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you probably deserve a U.S. immigrant visa or green card. But the U.S. government doesn't make it fast or easy. The paperwork can be intimidating, getting personal help from officials is nearly impossible, and delays are inevitable. Fortunately, this easy-to-use guide puts all the information you need in one place.

Fiancé & Marriage Visas helps you make sure you are truly eligible for a U.S. green card and then plan the fastest and best application strategy--whether you're engaged or already married, and living in the U.S. or overseas.

You'll be able to:

• confirm you won't face legal barriers to immigrating
  
• plan the best application strategy (for example, adjustment of status vs. consular processing)
  
• collect, prepare, and manage the required forms and paperwork
  
• prepare for interviews with U.S. officials
  
• prove your marriage is the real thing, not a sham
  
• deal with the two-year testing period for new marriages, and
  
• find out what to do if your application is delayed or denied.

Plus, Fiancé & Marriage Visas gives you helpful advice on protecting and renewing your green-card status. It also provides samples of essential forms to guide you. This edition is updated with the latest fees, sample forms, and application procedures.

The 101 on earning rental income from a single-family home

Do you own a house you'd like to rent out rather than sell?
It's a common scenario in today's market, especially if you've inherited a
house, are moving to another home, or are buying an investment property. And
the logical next step might be for you to become a first-time landlord. Follow
the advice in this book to ease into your new role and earn substantial profits
while avoiding costly mistakes.

- Learn your
legal obligations.

- Estimate costs
and profits.

- Choose good
tenants and avoid problem ones.

- Make the most
of valuable tax deductions.

- Handle repairs
and property management tasks.

The 6th edition is updated to cover new trends in
tenant-screening restrictions and municipal licensing requirements and fees.

The book that's helped thousands of couples live in the U.S. together

You're engaged or married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and all you want is the right to be together in the United States. Should be simple, right? It's not. The pile of application forms can be overwhelming, the bureaucracy isn't helpful, and delays are inevitable. This book will help you succeed.

• Discover the fastest and best application strategy.
  
• Avoid common--and serious--mistakes.
  
• Prepare for meetings with officials.
  
• Prove your marriage is real--not a fraud.
  
• Deal with the two-year testing period for new marriages.
  

The 11th edition covers the latest, higher income requirements, easing of Trump-era regulations that put more immigrants at risk of being denied visas as a likely public charge, and a new COVID vaccine requirement. It also provides handy checklists and illustrative sample forms.

Use this book if you are living in the United States or overseas and:

• your fiancé is a U.S. citizen
  
• your spouse is a U.S. citizen, or
  
• your spouse is a U.S. permanent resident.
  

Ilona Bray began practicing immigration law because of her concern with international human rights issues. She is the author of Becoming a U.S. Citizen and U.S. Immigration Made Easy, both published by Nolo. Check out her immigration-related postings on Nolo's blog.

All-in-one resource for successfully applying for U.S. citizenship.

Written by an experienced attorney, this guide offers everything green card holders (lawful permanent residents) need to know in order to succesfully apply for naturalized U.S. citizenship. Includes information on whether would-be applicants meet the strict eligibility criteria (minimum time spent living in the U.S., good moral character, and knowledge of English and U.S. civics), how to prepare and submit Form N-400 and other paperwork, and how to pass the exams and interview. Special focus on dealing with difficulties and bureaucratic delays.

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