Welcome to Duplex, Triplex, & Quadruplex by PropertyPak™
Thank you for visiting Duplex, Triplex, & Quadruplex by PropertyPak™ (“DTQ” for short). We’ll have “Request for Quotation” forms up shortly for Duplexes, Triplexes, & Quadruplexes. Update...
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“Request for Quotation” forms for Duplexes, Triplexes, & Quadruplexes are now...
If your Duplex, Triplex, or Quadruplex is: · Well-maintained and · Bolted to the foundation (including permanently installed mobile homes) and · Has no hillside or slope exposure (over 15 degrees) and...
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Dearth of affordable rentals cause for concern, housing experts say
“I think converting REOs to rentals has promise in terms of creating affordable rental,” he said in an email exchange with HousingWire. “Probably more so than new multifamily development. In Chicago,...
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Small-scale fuel cell designed for the home | TG Daily
Individual homes could soon be powered with their own solid oxide fuel cell systems, thanks to a breakthrough in performance. The new system, from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National...
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New homes burn faster while states block locally mandated sprinklers
We’re in insurance, so you can imagine which side of this debate we come down on. Sprinklers are a form of Risk Management/Loss Prevention/Mitigation. They save lives, reduce injuries, and spare much...
View ArticleHome Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) on rentals up to 5 units
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE IF you owe up to $729,750 on your primary residence or single unit rental property (loan limits are even higher for two- to four-unit properties). The centerpiece of Making Home...
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Real Estate Investing Strategies: Rental Property a.k.a. Landlording
There’s plenty of good advice in the article linked to below. There’s one way to find out about the following: Request a quotation. 2. Keeping Property Expenses In Check: The biggest fundamental...
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Fannie Mae Makes Buying Owner-Occupant Duplex Easier
When primarily discussing changes to how Fannie Mae is handling loans to condo buyers, Andrew J. Wilson, Fannie Mae’s director of media and external relations, also told the Chicago Tribune’s Mary...
View ArticleSandy, National Flood Insurance, 1-4 Units: Claims/Prior Losses
U.S. Department of Homeland Security 500 C Street, SW Washington. DC 20472 W-12086 November 5, 2012 MEMORANDUM FOR: Write Your Own (WYO) Company Principal Coordinators, the National Flood Insurance...
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Pros and Cons Multi-Family v. Single-Family Investing
5 points by Ryan Mullin worth considering before investing in Single-Family v. Duplexes and Up: 1. Vacancy Multifamily properties tend to have a higher vacancy rate than single family homes. … 2....
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10 Steps To Buying Multi-Family Properties
Technically and more than a bit counterintuitively, we don’t call a duplex, triplex, or quadruplex “multi-family.” We reserve multi-family for 5+ units. Nevertheless, the following is a good...
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Don’t Let Down Payments Keep You Down: Invest
It pays to shop for a mortgage. It pays to study the market and to read what the experts have said: “Steve Cook is managing editor of Real Estate Economy Watch, which was recognized as one of the two...
View ArticlePros and Cons: Purchasing 2-4 Units
The following linked article is a good starting place for those who haven’t a clue about investing in 2-4 unit properties: Investment Opportunities: What are the Pros and Cons of Purchasing...
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“Oh honey, I’m not pregnant. I’m renting.”
This is one reason given for why rental housing might stay strong: Women leave college with good income prospects and are not finding suitable husbands and fathers,” says Horne [Buck Horne, analyst at...
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Consider: 1 of 8 Costs Buying Rental Property
All the advice on the source post is worth considering, but this bit is so often overlooked that we thought we'd reproduce it here for you: Gwen Moran…insurance Nat Kunes of AppFolio, Inc., a property...
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Marcus & Millichap Arranges the Sale of a 4-Unit Apartment Building | The...
It seems rare to see a quadruplex featured this way. Oakland, CA, – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has announced the...
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Q&A: Investing in Duplex vs. SFR
Joshua of Florida asks: I originally was looking into buying duplexes as I currently rent an apartment and would move into one side and rent out the other to get my feet wet in the rental business....
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