- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- 1: Getting Ready
- 2: The Costs of Space
- 3: Understanding Credit
- 4: Professional Services
- 5: Finding Space
- 6: Residential Leases
- 7: Commercial and Industrial Leases
- 8: Buying Real Estate
- 9: Types of Mortgages
- 10: The Mortgage Application
- 11: Ownership Models
- 12: Purchasing Alternatives
- 13: Chicago Zoning Ordinance
- 14: Chicago Building Code
- 15: Chicago's Neighborhoods
- 16: Property Taxes
- 17: When You Find a Property
- 18: Inspections
- 19: After Moving In
- 20: Insurance
- 21: Utilities
- 22: Rehabbing Your Space
- 23: Safe and Healthy Spaces
- 24: Green Practice
- 25: When Disputes Arise
- 26: Space Emergencies
- 27: Facility Development Planning
- Bibliography
Bibliography
Selected Texts
- Converting Storefronts to Housing by The City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
- Financing the Small Business: Raise Money for Your Business at Any Stage of Growth by Charles H. Green
- Homebuyer’s Workbook by Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America
- Home-ology: How to Be Sure the House You Buy Is the Home Your Really Want by Carolyn Janik
- Mortgage Loans: What’s Right for You by James E. Bridges
- Square Feet: The Artist’s Guide to Renting and Buying Work Space by Toronto Artscape Inc.
- Tips & Traps When Buying a Condo, Co-op, or Townhouse by Robert Irwin
- Knowing and Understanding Credit by the Fannie Mae Foundation
- Understanding Credit by DFI Financial Education
- Building for the Arts: A Guidebook for the Planning & Design of Cultural Facilities by Catherine R. Brown, William B. Fleissig and William R. Morrish
- A Guide for Organizing Not-for-Profit Corporations by The Illinois Secretary of State
- About.com
- ACTS Arts , Crafts and Theater Safety
- American Association of Insurance Services
- American Institute for CPCU and Insurance Institute of America
- American Society of Interior Designers
- Appraisal Foundation
- Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc.
- Bankrate, Inc.
- BobVila.com
- CCIMNet
- Center for Arts Management and Technology
- Center for Commercial Real Estate
- Center for Economic Progress
- Center for Responsible Lending
- Chicago Area Housing
- Chicago Rehab Network
- Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions
- College Art Association
- Commercial Leasing Lawblog
- Consumer Guides
- Cook County Business Center
- Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Energy Efficient Rehab Advisor
- Enterprise Foundation
- FindLaw.com
- Fire Extinguisher 101
- Flippinghomes.com
- Foundation Partnership.org
- Greenbuilder
- GuideStar.org
- Hanford Fire Department
- Health & Safety in the Arts Database
- HomeBuyingGuide.com
- Illinois Chamber of Commerce Directory
- Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association
- Illinois Small Business Development Association
- Institute for the Management of Creative Enterprises
- Justice Center of Atlanta
- MSDSSEARCH - The National MSDS Repository
- National Association of Certified Home Inspectors
- National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents NAEBA
- National Association of Housing Cooperatives
- National Association of REALTORS®
- National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)
- National Cooperative Bank
- National Cooperative Business Association
- National Do Not Call Registry
- National Equity Fund, Inc.
- National Fine Arts Registry
- National Toxicology Program
- Nonprofit Financial Center
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse--privacyrights.org
- Real Estate Lawyers.com
- ShoreBank
- Simpleplanning.com
- SocialFunds.com
- Tenant Survival Institute
- Town of West Boylston, Massachusetts Town Website
- University of Chicago Apartment Guide
- United Scenic Artists Local 829
- USA Artists Report
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Urban Institute Policy Centers
- We Own.org



