Shelby Clark has worked for a major consumer electronics retailer since graduating from college. The company has operations across the country with regional headquarters in Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis, and Boston. She has been based in the Atlanta area for the past three years, and has begun to think about buying a home rather than renting her townhouse apartment. Then, last month, Shelby was promoted to deputy regional director for the Denver office. The promotion represents a key step for becoming a regional director in four or five years. What do you recommend to Shelby on the subject of buying a home regarding:

1. Buying or renting housing in the Denver area?

2. Steps she should take prior to actively looking at homes?

3. Finding a home and negotiating the purchase?

4. The closing process in home buying?

5.Selecting a type of mortgage to fit her needs?

6.Things to consider regarding the sale of her new home should she ultimately be promoted to a position in another of the four regions?