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	<title>Duplex Chick &#187; Multi-Family Property Investing</title>
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		<title>Two Basic Facts Known By Successful Duplex Investors</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2012/01/20/two-basic-facts-known-by-successful-duplex-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, a group got together at my office and played Robert Kiyosaki&#8217;s game, Cash Flow.
Even though I work every day in the business of duplex and real estate investment, the game was an important reminder of some basic principles that are easy to forget.
For example, the players who fared the best were those who were the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Become A Savvy Duplex Investor &#8211; Without Spending A Dime!</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2012/01/16/become-a-savvy-duplex-investor-without-spending-a-dime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are considering buying a Minneapolis duplex, or just exploring the possibility of real estate investment,  I have an absolutely free way for you to sharpen your skills.
On Thursday, January 19, we will be playing the game Cashflow from 7-9 PM at my office in Edina.
Created by Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, the game is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Reasons Not to Hire A Duplex Property Manager</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2011/11/11/3-reasons-not-to-hire-a-duplex-property-manager/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many new duplex investors think the first thing they should do when buying a duplex is hire a property manager.
While I believe in property management for experienced and out-of-state duplex owners, there are a number of reasons I think this is a bad idea for your first duplex investment. Here are the top three:

Managing the Duplex You Know Your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy A Duplex, Own The Lakers</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2011/11/07/buy-a-duplex-own-the-lakers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Property Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buying duplexes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must admit, never would have thought about using duplex investing as a way to buy a professional sports team.
I might have had I known the history of Los Angeles Lakers owner, Dr. Jerry Buss.
Now I&#8217;m a long time Laker fan. But I just assumed he made his money as a doctor. You know, the kind that tells [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Buys Duplexes Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2011/09/16/who-buys-duplexes-anyway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Property Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[become a real estate investor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy a duplex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), sales of investment properties, including duplexes, constituted 17 percent of all home sales in the United States in 2010.
As there were 5.28 million homes sold last year, that means 897,600 were  duplexes and investment properties. Divide that by 50 states, and it&#8217;s an average of 17,952 per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have &#8220;The Talk&#8221; &#8211; Before You Buy A Duplex</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2011/08/24/have-the-talk-before-you-buy-a-duplex/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2011/08/24/have-the-talk-before-you-buy-a-duplex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re thinking about buying a duplex with a friend, spouse or family member, the single most important thing to discuss isn&#8217;t cash flow, rate of return, or how rich you&#8217;re going to get from investing in duplexes.
The single most important thing to discuss is how you&#8217;re going to get out.
But why? Nobody ever fights, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Foreclosure Statistics Mean To Duplex Owners</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2011/08/11/what-foreclosure-statistics-mean-to-duplex-owners/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2011/08/11/what-foreclosure-statistics-mean-to-duplex-owners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Property Investing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re an investment property owner or prospective duplex buyer, when you read or hear RealtyTrac Vice President Rick Shargashare their monthly foreclosure statistics, you should mentally respond with the following thought&#8230;
&#8220;And all of those people will need to rent.&#8221;
For example, while the headline on this week&#8217;s report was &#8220;Foreclosure Activity Falls to 44-Month Low in July&#8221;, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 Reasons Duplexes Are Better Investments Than The Stock Market</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2011/08/05/11-reasons-duplexes-are-better-investments-than-the-stock-market/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2011/08/05/11-reasons-duplexes-are-better-investments-than-the-stock-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Property Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duplexes as investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On news of yesterday&#8217;s discouraging stock market sell-off, I found myself thinking of all the reasons duplexes are a safer place to invest money than Wall Street.
Yes, I know that flies in the face of everything you&#8217;ve heard about real estate the last 5 years.
But, if you buy a duplex that makes financial sense in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duplex Owners Prepare For Winter</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2011/07/28/duplex-owners-prepare-for-winter/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2011/07/28/duplex-owners-prepare-for-winter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Property Investing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One topic duplex buyers and I have been talking about lately is the seasonality of rental property.
See, as much as we all hate thinking about it, winter isn&#8217;t too far over the horizon.
And guess what?
Nobody wants to move in the winter.
I don&#8217;t know if the same can be said about cities with extreme heat, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apartment Sector Has Good News For Minneapolis Duplex Owners</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2011/06/29/apartment-sector-has-good-news-for-minneapolis-duplex-owners/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2011/06/29/apartment-sector-has-good-news-for-minneapolis-duplex-owners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The research firm Marquette Advisors reporting the vacancy rate for Minneapolis and St Paul duplexes and apartments dropped from 6.1 percent in the first quarter of 2010, to 3.1 percent in the first quarter of 2011, there suddenly seems to be something of a rapid recovery happening in the rental market.
According to a report in this morning&#8217;s Finance [...]]]></description>
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