Almost everyone has a notion of their dream home, their personal showplace. Unfortunately, reality dictates that most of us will buy and sell a number of homes before getting there. And both the buying and selling of homes can be sheer torture. Play your cards wrong and even living in a house can be torture, as the roof starts to leak and the basement starts to flood and your lousy neighbors never mow their lawn.

To make the buying, selling, and living easy (or easier), Gerri Willis has written the new book Home Rich, which gives you all you need to know to be happy and not sad when it comes to your home choices and transactions.

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