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The first comprehensive architectural and cultural history of condominium and cooperative housing in twentieth-century America. Today, one in five homeowners in American cities and suburbs lives in a multifamily home rather than a single-family house. As the American dream evolves, precipitated by rising real estate prices and a renewed interest in urban living, many predict that condos will become the predominant form of housing in the twenty-first century. In this unprecedented study, Matthew Gordon Lasner explores the history of co-owned multifamily housing in the United States, from New York City’s first co-op, in 1881, to contemporary condominium and townhouse complexes coast to coast. Lasner explains the complicated social, economic, and political factors that have increased demand for this way of living, situating the trend within the larger housing market and broad shifts in residential architecture and family life. He contrasts the prevalence and popularity of condos, townhouses, and other privately governed communities with their ambiguous economic, legal, and social standing, as well as their striking absence from urban and architectural history.
The Condo Owner's Answer Book covers all of the common issues with condos and condominium ownership presented in easy-to-follow question and answer format.
At last a book that guides the reader through the perils and opportunities of buying a home within a community association. Condominiums, townhomes, cooperatives, and single-family homes within a community association share similar issues with respect to financial and governance surprises that may affect your pocketbook and quality of life. Learn how to ask for the right information, ask the right questions, and decide for yourself the best home that reflects your values, lifestyle, and budget—and of course to help avoid a major surprise after purchase. David T. Schwindt, certified public accountant, consultant, and reserve study specialist, brings over thirty years of experience with community associations in an easy-to-understand resource that you will find invaluable in making the right decision for you and your family. Included with each informative chapter are tips, best practices, and ways to create community and harmony within an association.
When someone tries to assassinate the Condo Association's president, this comedy turns into an entertaining whodunit with a surprising ending. There's fun and suspects galore in this riotous romp of life in a Florida condominium community. October '98 publication date.
Richard S. Hillman lives happily with his wife in a Florida condo. The Hillmans have travelled the world with Semester-at-Sea and have lived in New York, Brazil, Jamaica, and Venezuela. Richard has published eight texts on Latin America and the Caribbean as well as three novels. When not reading or writing, he can be found on a tennis court or in his kayak. For more information about the author: amazon.com/author/richardshillman Stan and Barb, successful New Yorkers, seek early retirement from the pressures of their professions as an advertising executive and a fashion model. So they sell their brownstone in the Village and move to the coast near Tampa Bay. They are close to another NY couple, who also make a move to Montgomery, Alabama to become engaged in the struggle for racial equality. The two couples, intimately entwined, soon discover that the complexities they flee are impossible to escape. The narrative centers around Stan's irrepressible need to become involved with community affairs, in this case, the homeowners' association. Stress abounds even in Paradise- much of it comic with some underlying threats and a few surprising plot twists involving the Cuban Mafia, a Norwegian beauty, a transsexual and some crazy tennis players.
Even you can get your sh*t together! Tidy the F*ck Up is a funny, down-to-earth parody of Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, where you’ll be handed the most useful tools for keeping your crap clean and organized without all the pressure. In this book, you’ll discover useful ways to figure out what to do with your sh*tpiles in an approachable, care-free way, and you’ll say farewell to the hair-pulling stress of marathon cleaning. Tossing all your junk in a closet doesn’t make it any less of a clusterf*ck, but approaching it little by little and making use of some helpful hints can do a world of wonders for all your sh*t, the comfort of your space, and your general sanity. With this hilarious guide, you’ll learn how to: Become a decision-making bad*ss Get rid of the sh*t you don’t need and keep the sh*t you do Live life after a clusterf*ck! And more! With a lighthearted tone that the finest sailors would admire, Tidy the F*ck Up will help you make your house a f*cking home.
After Philip's daughter is killed in a truck accident, no one is held accountable. His attempt to gain justice through the legal system has failed. Philip, once a nice, mild-mannered guy, now has the poison of revenge in his blood. The only way to obtain justice, is to make them pay; pay - with their lives. He starts with insurance executives and trial lawyers, doing his best to make everything seem accidental. As his need for vengeance grows, a hurricane inches closer and closer to the Florida peninsula. Miami is bracing itself, and so are Philip's family lawyer, Tamara, and her husband, Marco. Tamara is Philip's last intended victim. Philip stalks her every step, all the way to the front door of her Vero Beach condo. What does it take for a man to become a killer? Is there a killer inside each of us waiting to be unmasked? Miami, beware; a storm is coming.
Adventure is just an elevator ride away for brothers Noah and Michael, who are best friends with all the other Condo Kids in their building. This tight-knit group of pals just want to have fun, but always wind up in hilarious, sticky situations. The latest adventure finds the Condo Kids keeping a major secret from nosy neighbors, after Noah, desperate for a pet, sneaks a Barbary sheep named Bob home from the zoo. While Bob is heaps of fun to have around, the Condo Kids soon learn keeping a secret pet is a risky game to play. Between Noah's suspicious mom and the scary superintendent on their trail, they are just one mistake away from being discovered once and for all. Will the Condo Kids manage to keep their furry friend hidden from prying eyes? Or will they be found out and lose the newest member of the Condo Kids gang?
It is the Wild Wild West in South Florida during the real estate boom that starts in the early 2000s and ends in mid 2008. During this time, people rush to become homeowners and wheeler dealers. As house prices skyrocket, many buy driven by fear that they will be left out and remain tenants the rest of their lives. Others come to own houses or condos just to make a quick profit, sometimes selling them before the properties are even fully completed. Gooch Harrison, a middle-aged store clerk, is caught in the middle of the chaos. He doesn't make much, but is saving his earnings to open his own store. His dream is about to come reality, until his best friend sells him on the idea of buying a house, thus changing Gooch's life forever. Nate Green has just become a new loan officer after working as a burger flipper at a fast food joint. He joins a mortgage company because his pregnant girlfriend, the driving force behind his major decisions, convinces him. Nate learns all the tricks of landing mortgage deals, and his early guinea pig is Gooch. He hopes to become rich through fraud and deceit, leaving trusting borrowers like Gooch, high and dry. F. T. Kasay worked in the mortgage industry from 1997 to 2007. "I witnessed many ordinary South Floridians go through hard times, because what they thought to be lifetime investments in real estate with huge return, went bust. Some of those who suffered were my friends and co-workers. I wanted to tell their stories but with a twist of humor." Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/FTKasay
Life in the Condo: The Senior Version is a thoughtful, amusing response to, "You should write that down!" A collection of thoughts, musings, and happenings, this little book is about place and more importantly, an admonition to, "Pass it on (LOVE that is!)"