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		<title>Find Money in the Bedrooms of Your Minneapolis Duplex</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2009/01/12/find-money-in-the-bedrooms-of-your-minneapolis-duplex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
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I spent much of the weekend showing duplexes. Nothing unusual in that really. But what was noteworthy about these excursions is I was once again reminded of the importance of bedrooms.
 
Bedrooms?
 
Yes. I had two separate buyers. Both were looking to owner occupy a duplex, both planning on using FHA financing, interested in southwest Minneapolis, and concerned as much or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Red Flags to FHA Financing Your Minneapolis Duplex</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2009/01/09/five-red-flags-to-fha-financing-your-minneapolis-duplex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time not long ago that a property had to be nearly perfect upon purchase in order to pass the strict inspection involved in an FHA
First, let me explain: the inspection during the appraisal process should not be confused with a home inspection. The FHA simply has its appraisers make certain a property meets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let Oprah Help You Become A Better Landlord</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2009/01/05/let-oprah-help-you-become-a-better-landlord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tenants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
When Oprah Winfrey retires, pundits will cite the countless ways in which she influenced American culture and expanded our lexicon. One of the words sure to be mentioned in reviews is sure to be &#8220;boundaries&#8221;.
 
So how does this apply to owning a Twin Cities duplex? Well, one of the questions new landlords most often ask [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis Duplex Market Warm Spot In Winter Chill</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/16/minneapolis-duplex-market-warm-spot-in-winter-chill/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/16/minneapolis-duplex-market-warm-spot-in-winter-chill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities Real Est]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been difficult to tell how the Twin Cities duplex and single family home markets have been performing the last couple of weeks due to the Thanksgiving holidays in 2007 and 2008 falling during different weeks. That changes with this week&#8217;s MAR activity report.
 
Of course, we Minnesotans like hunker down inside during the cold, dark winter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis Duplex Sales Show No Signs Of Slowing</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/10/07/minneapolis-duplex-sales-show-no-signs-of-slowing/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2008/10/07/minneapolis-duplex-sales-show-no-signs-of-slowing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities Real Est]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The duplex sales engine kept rolling at a healthy clip for the week ending September 27, as pending sales of property were again up 144 percent over the same time last year.
The trend toward most of these transactions involving a lender-negotiated sale jumped as well. A full 92.3 percent of those multi-family units which received accepted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Bailout Help You With Your Minneapolis Duplex?</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/09/29/will-the-bailout-help-you-with-your-minneapolis-duplex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
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While I planned to talk about the process of filing an eviction action today, more pressing matters came up over the weekend in Congress. Consequently, I&#8217;ll pick up that discussion later in the week.
 
One of provisions Congress insisted on being in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, or the bailout bill, was a provision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Reasons to Evict Your Minneapolis Duplex Tenant</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/09/25/four-reasons-to-evict-your-minneapolis-duplex-tenant/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2008/09/25/four-reasons-to-evict-your-minneapolis-duplex-tenant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Stuff]]></category>
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The single biggest concern I hear when someone is considering whether or not to purchase their first income property is, &#8220;Yeah but, what if I get a bad tenant?&#8221;
 
Granted, &#8220;bad tenant&#8221; means different things to different people. To most, however, it is someone who either doesn&#8217;t pay rent, or is damaging a property.
 
Now, we all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis Duplex Sales: Are We Happy Yet?</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/09/16/minneapolis-duplex-sales-are-we-happy-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2008/09/16/minneapolis-duplex-sales-are-we-happy-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities Real Est]]></category>
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I don&#8217;t know about you, but after Wall Street&#8217;s news yesterday, I&#8217;m watching my economic mood ring, looking for any change in color. Is it turning red?


As it does every Tuesday, MAAR released its weekly market activity report today. And, just like last week, this week&#8217;s report shows a substantial leap in pending single family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Foreclosures and Short Sales: The Best Thing to Ever Happen to Minneapolis Duplex Owners</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/09/10/bank-foreclosures-and-short-sales-the-best-thing-to-ever-happen-to-minneapolis-duplex-owners/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2008/09/10/bank-foreclosures-and-short-sales-the-best-thing-to-ever-happen-to-minneapolis-duplex-owners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not news that there are a rash of foreclosures and short sales in the real estate market. Some of this is due to fraud. Some due to spikes in interest rates in adjustable mortgages forcing monthly payments into the stratosphere.
But what might be news is that many foreclosures and short sales are the result of normally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Repairs Can Improve Duplex&#8217;s Cash Flow</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/09/04/simple-repairs-can-improve-duplexs-cash-flow/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2008/09/04/simple-repairs-can-improve-duplexs-cash-flow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Repair]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we head into fall and winter, it&#8217;s easy to remember that heat is one of the biggest expenses any Twin Cities landlord faces. That is, of course, if a property has a single boiler or furnace. Another expense, however, which can inexplicably jump and cause diminished cash flow, however, is water.
I learned this the [...]]]></description>
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