Links for Chapter 8
Last Updated: 1/27/2003
Web Link 8.1 Overview of renting versus owning
Web Link 8.2 Buy versus rent calculator
Web Link 8.3 Other buy versus rent calculators
This site focuses on identifying how large (i.e., what price) of a house you could afford if your current rent payment were to be your mortgage payment and considering how much down-payment you would have net of closing costs.
Web Link 8.4 Sites that identify rental units
Web Link 8.5 Accessing local newspapers
Click on the U.S., on the line for Newspapers. Select the desired newspaper, and enter that site to locate their classified ads.
Web Link 8.6 Checklists for house hunting
This checklist focuses on 18 different features.
Web Link 8.7 Information on local communities
Finds a community comparable to your current community
Provides a side-by-side comparison of crime in any two cities.
Web Link 8.8 MLS link for finding homes currently on the market
Web Link 8.9 Links for finding homes currently on the market
Click on Find a Property, and then enter City and State or Zip Code
Click on Buying, then click on Property Search. Select your state, city, and finally specify details about the property you are seeking.
HomeScout brings you easy, fast, powerful searching of property listings from hundreds of independent listing Web sites.
This site provides a large number of links to real estate listings.
Click on Search for Home Properties, then click on either RE/MAX CyberHomes or RE/MAX on HomeWEB. Then proceed to select state, city, etc.
Web Link 8.10 Links for repossessed property
This site is for properties in Canada.
These are properties owned by Citicorp, presumably obtained as a result of a mortgage foreclosure.
These are properties acquired by the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) as a result of mortgage defaults.
Web Link 8.11 Information on realtors
Click on Find a Sales Associate, and then enter City and State or Zip Code
Click on Contact, then click on Get in Touch with an ERA Real Estate Specialist Near You Then select your state, area, and city or cities in which you are searching.
Click on Step-4)Our Real Estate Agent. Some thoughts about how to select a realtor are provided.
This site lets you click on any state, and then proceed to cities within that state. You can get a full listing of the realtors in that community, or specify some restrictions, such as professional designations.
Click on Search REMAX Office/Agents.
Web Link 8.12 Estimates of moving costs
Web Link 8.13 Suggestions on moving
Web Link 8.14 Suggestions on moving
Click on moving companies and then moving tips for some suggestions and information about the moving process.
Lots of links on the topic of moving.
This site will print a time line for a proposed move.
Web Link 8.15 Web sites for FSBOs
Web Link 8.15a History of home prices
Web Link 8.16 Home Inspector Organizations
Web Link 8.17 Comments on home inspections
Web Link 8.18 Comments on moving expenses
Scroll down, select Form 3903
Web Link 8.19 Overview of buying a car
Web Link 8.20 Defining the set of choices
Web Link 8.21 Additional car search calculators
Searches for new cars meeting several criteria.
Searches for used cars meeting several criteria.
Web Link 8.21a Information on the expenses of owning a car
Web Link 8.21b A new versus used car calculator
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Web Link 8.22 Kelley Blue Book Values
Web Link 8.23 Other sources of car values
Allows you to obtain a specific price on a used car, which depends on how long until you are willing to
take possession.
Click on Research, Price & Compare Vehicles
Click on New Car Pricing Reports or Used Car Pricing Reports
Web Link 8.24 Evaluations of vehicles
The evaluation information on this site is a PAY site.
New Car Test Driver site
Web Link 8.25 Sites to obtain an estimate of the Dealer's Cost for a particular car
Web Link 8.26 [Not currently used]
Web Link 8.27 Current list of rebates and incentives
Web Link 8.28 Current list of holdback rates
Web Link 8.29 Strategies for buying a new car
Web Link 8.30 A directory for a car dealer
Web Link 8.31 Other directories for car dealers
Web Link 8.31a Optimal holding period for a car
Web Link (WSJ) 8.32 Recent articles on home and auto ownership
[Link no longer available]
Web Link 8.33 Miscellaneous sites for buying a house
Tips on buying a home, provided by Coldwell Banker.
This site provides a crime index for various communities.
Click on Create a Time Line, allows you to create a timeline for a move
Lets you specify various parameters, and it will indicate the cities which meet those criteria.
This site has a link to most states, in which one may find legal information of use to a tenant or potential tenant.
This site provides some statistics and forecasts on housing prices in 80 communities across the country
This site allows you to compute salary equivalencies in terms of purchasing between two different cities. For example, suppose you earn $60,000 in Flint, Michigan, and you are considering a job offer of $68,000 in Rochester, New York. Is this a good move? The calculator indicates that "if you make $ 60,000 in Flint then you would need to make $ 69,618 in Rochester." In other words, this move does not provide a significant increase in the purchasing power of your income.
Web Link 8.34 Miscellaneous sites for renting
This site has a link to most states, in which one may find legal information of use to a tenant or potential tenant.
Web Link 8.35 Miscellaneous sites for buying a car
Provides safety information on different models of cars. Maintained by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
Click on Property and Casualty
Web Link 8.35a Comprehensive sites for buying and selling real estate and vehicles
For Web Links 8.36 through 8.42 - use the WSJ Links links in the menu.
Web Link 8.43 Information that has changed since the book was written, new information that pertains to the topic, new web sites pertaining to this chapter: No new material at this time.