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	<description>What's hatching in Twin Cities multi-family real estate</description>
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		<title>Congress Threatens To Require Higher FHA Down Payments</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/12/congress-threatens-to-require-higher-fha-down-payments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, way back in 2005 and 2006, you could buy a duplex with no money down.
Then the housing crisis happened. And in an effort to make sure buyers had more at stake, banks decided they would only give loans to investors with 20 to 25 percent down, or owner occupants who qualified for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s The Most Common Type of Rental Housing Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/11/whats-the-most-common-type-of-rental-housing-anyway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Property Investing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1563</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I say &#8220;rental housing&#8221;, what image springs to mind?
Is it a large apartment complex with hundreds of units sprawling over acres of earth?
Or is the image one of single family homes, duplexes or fourplexes?
Most of us dream of parlaying a collection of duplexes into a massive apartment complex or two capable of cash flowing our retirements. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline Pushes Minneapolis Duplex Market</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/09/deadline-pushes-minneapolis-duplex-market/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/09/deadline-pushes-minneapolis-duplex-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities Real Est]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$8000 first time home buyer tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repeat buyer tax credit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are less than 60 days left to qualify for either the first time home buyer or repeat buyer tax credit.
That looming deadline may well have inspired the Twin Cities housing market&#8217;s 13.9 percent year-over-year jump in accepted offers for the week ending February 27.
While not as dramatic, the duplex and small multifamily property market also [...]]]></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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1553</guid>
		<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>Title Is Everything When Buying With Family</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/05/title-is-everything-when-buying-with-family/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/05/title-is-everything-when-buying-with-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s often said that blood is thicker than water.
With that in mind, I often have two family members express an interest in buying a duplex together. Each intends to live in one of the units.
Sometimes the buyers are a grown child and a parent who winters in warmer climates.
Sometimes the buyers are siblings.
In one case I even encountered a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Question Most Often Asked On Duplex Chick Is&#8230;?</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/04/the-question-most-often-asked-on-duplex-chick-is/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/04/the-question-most-often-asked-on-duplex-chick-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tax Credits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$8000 first time home buyer tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2 family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment property]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Realtor, I get asked a lot of questions.
They range from, &#8220;What were they thinking when they installed the bathroom here?&#8221; to &#8220;Won&#8217;t people just make us an offer, even if we list our duplex at a higher price?&#8221;
I don&#8217;t know the answer to the first question. And the answer to the second is usally no.
But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis Duplex Market Hints At Thaw</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/02/minneapolis-duplex-market-hints-at-thaw/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/02/minneapolis-duplex-market-hints-at-thaw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities Real Est]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multifamily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selling A Duplex]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[twin cities real estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, in some sectors of the Twin Cities housing market have begun to thaw. In fact, it feels like spring: of 2006.
Realtors and our clients are once again experiencing multiple offers and having to rush to see newly listed properties before they&#8217;re gone.
Unfortunately, the bulk of this activity is in first time home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Minneapolis Duplex Isn&#8217;t Always About The Numbers</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/01/a-minneapolis-duplex-isnt-always-about-the-numbers/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/01/a-minneapolis-duplex-isnt-always-about-the-numbers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income property analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment proeperty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the reasons I specialize in helping people buy and sell duplexes is that each and every one, whether it&#8217;s strictly an investment property or a place for the owner to live, is that it is both an intellectual and emotional endeavor.
On the one hand, for both investors and owner occupants, the financial analysis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Out For The Minneapolis Duplex Hiding Under The Bed</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/02/26/watch-out-for-the-minneapolis-duplex-hiding-under-the-bed/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/02/26/watch-out-for-the-minneapolis-duplex-hiding-under-the-bed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear of buying property]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Remember when you were a kid and you were absolutely certain when the lights went off in your room, a monster would crawl out from under your bed? Or, in similar darkness, every doll on your shelf turned into Chucky?
Many of today&#8217;s Minneapolis duplex buyers seem to be thinking the same way.
They&#8217;re absolutely certain they&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Count On Reduced Property Taxes When You Buy A Foreclosed Duplex</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/02/25/dont-count-on-reduced-property-taxes-when-you-buy-a-foreclosed-duplex/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/02/25/dont-count-on-reduced-property-taxes-when-you-buy-a-foreclosed-duplex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[st paul duplex]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to get a muddy answer, call your local property tax assesor and ask what the city or county&#8217;s policy is on resetting the market value on a foreclosed property after you&#8217;ve purchased it.
Some time ago I heard Dakota County, for example, would not reduce a foreclosed property&#8217;s market value to the amount [...]]]></description>
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