Home Ownership: The American Myth

Isn't it worth $14.95 & a couple of hours of your time for a book that will help you with one of the largest financial decisions of your life? This book analyzes the concepts of home ownership, renting & saving money in a very straightforward manner. It is filled with easy-to-understand examples analyzing various rent-vs-buy situations from around the country. The goals of the book are to: 1) break the myths of home ownership, 2) put a "rational" approach back into home buying, & to 3) stop renters from feeling like second-class citizens. This is accomplished by simplifying the rent-vs-buy analysis & focusing the reader's attention on both the financial & non-financial reasons for home ownership. The purpose of this book is not to dissuade the reader from purchasing a home, but to give the reader the information necessary to either: 1) purchase a home for the "right" reasons or to 2) rent & save a significant amount of money. For the reader that wants to conduct their own analysis, there is an order form within the book to order the spreadsheets which are used to generate the examples within. The book is $14.95 plus $3 shipping. The spreadsheets are $34.90 (book included) plus $4 shipping. Add $.50 shipping for each additional item. California residents add sales tax. Send orders to Myth Breakers, 19672 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 200, Cupertino, CA 95104 (Phone 408-257-7257 or 800-654-MYTH).Mitchell A. Levy is the author of 'Home Ownership: The American Myth' with ISBN 9780963330215 and ISBN 0963330217.