Personal Finance Courses:
Housing
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1.
An advantage of _______ is that you can build equity.
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Renting a home
Owning a home
Either
Owning a home. When you own a home, the money that you paid on it will be your equity.
2.
Whom does title insurance protect?
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You and your lender
The seller
Someone else who can lay claim to the home you bought
None of the above
You and your lender. Title insurance protects you and your lender in case you discover afterward that someone else could lay claim to the house.
3.
It is possible to negotiate the rent on an apartment.
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True
False
True. Though not all landlords do, some are open to negotiating if it will help them rent a unit.
4.
Owning a home is _______.
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More expensive than renting
Less expensive than renting
About equal in cost to renting
None of the above
None of the above.It depends on many factors, such as location and the state of the housing market.
5.
Which of the following is more likely to have predictable housing expenses?
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An owner
A renter
Neither of the two
A renter. Renters do not get hit with unexpected expenses, as owners sometimes do.
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