Jul 20, 2008
The view of our house from…our house.
Molly and I bought the duplex next to our house.
We’re landlords!?
I guess now we need some serfs…I mean tenants.
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sweet view! congrats friends!
Beautiful photos!! Hope it goes well with the serfs (I’ve heard they can get unruly at times!)
what a great view!
On the bright side, the serfs can fight off the pianos should they ever decide to attack your castle.
Will you give them a cheap deal if they turn up with a wetsuit and a board and say “serf’s up, dude!”
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Looks like the duplex is taller…may want to rethink giving up higher ground to the hoi polloi…
“It’s good to be the King….
….PULL!”
My suggestion is that you don’t put the word “serf” in the advert. Probably best to avoid “lackey” “pleb” and “peasant” too, just to be on the safe side.
congratulations!
what church is that in the foreground of the cluster of buildings? this is minneapolis, right?
Demolish it and build a mansion ;) ..with a heated undercover pool and a tennis court… oh wait you already got pool ;) :P
Oh we own a duplex. I’ll pray you have tenants like us, an 85 year old woman from our church, and newlyweds!
My only piece of advice is do a background check! We learned this lesson the hard way!
[...] July 22, 2008 Some of you already know about this, to others it will be a surprise—we bought a duplex! [...]
Karen,
Yes, it’s Minneapolis.
It’s a Norwegian church on Franklin Ave.
[...] 2008 Bought the duplex. Began the process of getting the tenants out (they were not appealing [...]
A a Realtor, I say smart move! Investing wisely in real estate is still the best return on your money there is. True investors are all over this market. Good job!