TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hubin, Vincent J.
TI  - Warning!: condominium ownership may be dangerous to your health, wealth, and peace of mind 
SN  - 870941070
AV  - HD 7287.67 .H83 1976 
PY  - 1976///
CY  - Homewood, Illinois
PB  - Dow Jones-Irwin
KW  - CONDOMINIUMS
N1  - Introduction -- Advantages of condominiums and cooperatives -- The condominium idea -- The cooperative idea -- Condominiums versus cooperatives -- Maintenance charges -- Financial stringency-- The board of directors -- Allocating stock shares and determining the percentage of interest in the common elements -- Analysis of maintenance charges -- Inflation -- The quality of management -- Expense analysis -- Schedule of monthly expenses -- Downpayment and liquidated damages -- The real costs of ownership -- Fee simple versus leasehold estate -- Forming a condominium -- The master deed and the bylaws -- Other condominium purchase instruments -- Starting a coopearative -- Restrictive covenants-- The recreational facilities agreement and the management contract -- The equity buildup myth -- The rental gimmick -- The conversion of existing buildings -- The mortgage trap -- Insurance problems and procedures in the condo and co-op -- Time sharing -- Eventual resale -- Tax advantages -- Foreclosure -- How much to pay -- Before you buy -- A buyer's checklist --   Case Studies Cape Cod -- Florida -- Freeport -- Mexico -- Florida - Again -- Costa del Sol -- Hawaii -- Florida -- Conclusion --   Afterthought: A critical look at "buying a place" in the Caribbean --   Glossary of terms -- Appendixes -- Index.
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