A Mind to Build takes a much-needed step back and starts instead with mindsets and principles. By helping you first identify potential impediments, both financial and mental, and then by introducing thought-provoking concepts, A Mind to Build will educate and motivate you as you prepare to enter into the home buying process. Throughout are real-life examples gleaned from Hungerford’s own professional experience, as well as inspirational messages and valuable perspective drawn from scripture and religious leaders.

A Mind to Build is straightforward, detailing in simple and easy-to-understand terms the critical elements of the home buying process, including your credit score; pre-qualification and pre-approval; upfront costs, purchase costs, and closing costs; and the tax, investment, and lifestyle benefits of home ownership. Also included are handy references outlining the ten greatest mistakes you can make when financing a home and an indispensable glossary of twenty terms you will need to know. The challenges are many and may seem daunting, but A Mind to Build will give you the confidence and inspiration you need to move forward with purchasing a new home in a manner that is fiscally prudent and built on a solid foundation of careful preparation.