Buying Your Vacation Home for Fun and Profit
Copyright © 1996, Ruth Rejnis and Claire Walter
ISBN 0793115833
214 pages, $19.95
Published by Dearborn Financial Publishing, Inc., Chicago

Join the thousands of people who are investing in vacation homes for fun and profit.

Ever want to get away from it all? Are you yearning for a retreat from the hectic pace of everyday life? More and more people just like you are turning to vacation homes for relief from daily stress and anxiety. In fact, vacation home purchases are expected to double by the year 2000! But buying recreational real estate is not always simple, nor is it for everyone. How can you be sure you’re buying the right retreat?

This book will walk you step-by-step through the entire process of buying the right vacation home. The only guide you’ll ever need to find and buy a perfect getaway, Buying Your Vacation Home for Fun & Profit will help you:

• Understand the many personal and financial benefits of owning a vacation home.
• Decide if a traditional house, condo, timeshare or RV is best for you.
• Successfully negotiate your vacation home purchase.
• Identify the best location for your new retreat.
• Profitably rent your vacation home for extra income.
• Understand and benefit from the tax implications

The only book of its kind on the market today, Buying Your Vacation Home for Fun & Profit

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Table of Contents

Part One - Considering the Weekend (or Longer) Getaway

1. Vacation Homes Are Today’s Hot Ticket
2. Determining Your Vacation Style

Part Two - Looking at Your Many Housing Options

3. House? Condo? What’s Your Pleasure?
4. Swap and Try It Before You Buy It
5. Just a Bit of a Vacation Home: The Timeshare
6. On the Road Again: The RV as Vacation Home
7. Hitting the High Seas on Your Boat (They’re Vacation “Homes” Too)
8. Buying Land and Building a Home
9. A Broad Look at Buying Abroad

Part Three - What’s In and What’s Not: A Look at Popular Second-Home Destinations

10. Following the Lure of the Sun
11. Magical Mountain Meccas
12. Enjoying the Idyllic Islands
13. The Coast With the Most
14. South of the Border

Part Four - the ABCs of Purchasing and Profiting from Your Home

15. Paying for the Place You Want
16. At Last–Buying the Home that’s Perfect for You
17. Be a Landlord–Rent Your Home for Maximum Profit
18. Maintaining Your Getaway When You’ve Gone Back Home
19. A Few Words About Taxes and Insurance
20. When It’s Time to Sell and Move On

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