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		<title>Why Some Duplex Foreclosures Need Professional Help</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2012/01/13/why-some-duplex-foreclosures-need-professional-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, I was reminded why I think HGTV bears some of the responsibility for the current duplex market.
My clients and I went back for a second showing of a bank owned duplex where the previous home owner had clearly undertaken some do-it-yourself home renovations.
Trouble was, he didn&#8217;t know what he was doing.
Oh, the refinished [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Ideas To Keep Your Duplex Out Of The Headlines</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2011/09/14/six-ideas-to-keep-your-duplex-out-of-the-headlines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[duplex fires]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every morning I get email updates from Google that contain links to all the duplex news happening around the country and in Minneapolis and St Paul.
Almost every single one of them is about a fire in a duplex.
In fact, this morning I learned about a duplex fire in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, which is one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duplex Owners Check Into Rehab</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2011/04/08/duplex-owners-check-into-rehab/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Repair]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If your Minneapolis duplex needs rehab, and Hazleden isn&#8217;t what you had in mind, you may want to explore a Rental Rehabilitation Loan from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
Rental property owners who want to make improvements can borrow up to $25,000 for a one or two unit property, or $10,000 per unit for larger properties. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From A House To A Duplex And Back Again</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/08/05/from-a-house-to-a-duplex-and-back-again/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/08/05/from-a-house-to-a-duplex-and-back-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Repair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two kinds of duplexes in the Twin Cities; those originally built as duplexes, and those that used to be houses.
Generally speaking, those that fall into the latter category often never seem to flow right. There&#8217;s always a kitchen in a former bedroom, and a couch and TV stuffed into a corner somewhere.
There&#8217;s another problem with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go Green And Save When You Fix Your Minneapolis Duplex</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/08/go-green-and-save-when-you-fix-your-minneapolis-duplex/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/08/go-green-and-save-when-you-fix-your-minneapolis-duplex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duplex repairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green home improvement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I sit down with someone considering buying their first rental property, I always go over not only the potential revenue the property can generate, but also the certain and probable expenses.
The one expense most prospective owners (and to be honest, listing agents) seem to omit most often is the cost of repairs.
Let&#8217;s face it. No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13 Inexpensive Ways To Improve Your Minneapolis Duplex</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/02/01/13-inexpensive-ways-to-improve-your-minneapolis-duplex/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/02/01/13-inexpensive-ways-to-improve-your-minneapolis-duplex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Repair]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[renting a duplex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The spring housing market begins one week from today.
If you&#8217;re thinking about selling, that&#8217;s important information. However, it&#8217;s equally important if you&#8217;re a landlord facing a spring vacancy.
Why?
Many of your usual prospective tenants are going to be looking for houses in order to beat the April 30 first time homebuyer tax credit deadline, resulting in more landlords [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis Duplex Owners Have A Theme</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/01/29/minneapolis-duplex-owners-have-a-theme/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/01/29/minneapolis-duplex-owners-have-a-theme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selling A Duplex]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know whether to call it a trend or a theme, but this week my real estate business has had one.
First, the pilot light on the furnace in a buyer&#8217;s new property went out the day before closing. Next, the forced air furnace in one side of a duplex a buyer is considering came back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis Duplex Owners Answer &#8220;D: None Of The Above&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2009/08/06/minneapolis-duplex-owners-answer-d-none-of-the-above/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2009/08/06/minneapolis-duplex-owners-answer-d-none-of-the-above/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Repair]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I think I should write questions for &#8220;Who Wants To Be A Millionaire&#8221;
See, I get a lot of questions I can&#8217;t answer in my job. They range from, &#8220;Why did the seller think put a toilet in the closet?&#8221; (Answer: &#8220;I dunno&#8221;) to &#8220;How much does it cost to put a new boiler in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Should You Improve In Your Minneapolis Duplex?</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2009/06/26/what-should-you-improve-in-your-minneapolis-duplex/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2009/06/26/what-should-you-improve-in-your-minneapolis-duplex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multi-family property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rehab duplexes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=911</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the challenges facing many duplex and single family home buyers in today&#8217;s foreclosure-laden real estate market is that many of these properties havea significant amount of deferred maintenance.
And it&#8217;s tempting, regardless of the type of property purchased, to &#8220;Pimp My Ride&#8221; with every conceivable improvement featured on HGTV or in the aisles of Home Depot.
Before you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HGTV Rehabs Minneapolis Duplexes Too</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2009/06/22/hgtv-rehabs-minneapolis-duplexes-too/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2009/06/22/hgtv-rehabs-minneapolis-duplexes-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duplex investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rehabbing a rental unit]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, there&#8217;s a home improvement show for duplexes.
While it hasn&#8217;t gotten a ton of press, if you&#8217;re going to be home Wednesday night, you might want to check out the HGTV show, Income Property.
Hosted by Scott McGillivray, the premise is basically this.  First time homeowners buy a duplex or a single family home [...]]]></description>
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