If you are renting, calculate a capitalization rate, and subtract 10% or more of the annual yield for maintenance and depreciation.

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Buying is 44% cheaper than renting if you stay put for 7 years, 37% for 5 years, and 20% for 3 years.

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Chief JAMES MCCARDLE (Head, Cook County Eviction Unit): If there's nobody home, we post a notice, OK, because we don't know if somebody is renting it or not.

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