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On the more affordable side Breedlove do some excellent 12 strings for a very reasonable price. They have a more contemporary tone and feel when compared to Guild - slightly more ergonomical in terms of design (e.g string spacing). They usually also have very good in-built pickups.
I have both a Guild and Breedlove for 12 strings. One used for standard and the other for open tunings. Taylors are obviously very nice but at the cheaper end of the range I don't think you're getting that much more than a mid-level Breedlove (e.g Atlas studio) to justify the extra cost.
The main things to look out for on a 12 string is the action/neck angle. If there is plenty of saddle left to lower then high action isn't a problem. However if you've got high action combined with low saddle then you're looking at neck reset territory, which is not cheap.
With vintage 12 strings I often think it's better to find one that has already had a neck reset, as after 40 years or so most 12 strings, if used in standard tuning, will end up needing one.
It has been out on loan for a long time, more than a year. I bought it new so resale would be terrible, and I might want another 12 string one day so I figured I'd be better off loaning it out than selling it.