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LEADER: 01518nam a22002778a 4500
001 2011018893
003 DLC
005 20110517105329.0
008 110510s2012 cau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011018893
020 $a9781452102535
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHD7287.8$b.H62 2012
082 00 $a643/.12$223
100 1 $aHodges, Jane.
245 10 $aRent vs. own :$ba real estate reality check for navigating booms, busts, and bad advice /$cJane Hodges.
260 $aSan Francisco :$bChronicle Books,$cc2012.
263 $a1203
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aApartment therapy: what's a person like me doing in a real estate market like this? -- The United States of homeownership -- Talk is cheap, housing is expensive -- What kind of investment is a home? -- The S-word: sustainable housing -- Who is the real real estate consumer? -- Confronting your credit history -- Deposits and down payments -- Monthly payments: rent check versus mortgage payment -- How mortgages work -- What does an agent do? -- Researching properties -- Cutting a deal -- Distressed properties: damaged goods-- or good deals? -- Controlling your space -- Nest in peace -- Preserving property value in a dynamic market -- Exiting gracefully -- Life change: the rent/own lifecycle -- The future: where do we go from here?
650 0 $aHome ownership.
650 0 $aRental housing.
650 0 $aHouse buying.
650 0 $aLandlord and tenant.