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  1. Stay with small multi-family homes, or move up to larger properties?

    Reader Question: Monty, my wife and I are 32 years old and have just finished restoring a big Victorian 2 family home in NJ. We took on a bit of debt, but I just paid all of the credit cards down and completely paid off a pretty big loan. We currently owe around 280k on […]

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  2. What do I do if I forgot to exclude the flagpole and we're already in escrow?

    Reader Question: My listing went under contract. The seller texted me and asked if I had remembered to exclude the exterior residential flagpole. I had forgotten. What can I do if the buyers insist on keeping the flagpole? This flagpole is the seller’s keepsake. Oh dear, please advise. Thanks. Arissa D. Monty’s Answer: Hello Arissa, […]

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  3. What advice do you have for a first time developer of a residential subdivision?

    Reader Question: Monty, as an apartment developer, I fuel future development by regularly investing in raw land. I have owned a 40-acre parcel for 20 years. I am certain I cannot rezone it for apartments as the surrounding area has developed as single family. It is a beautiful parcel and has many natural attributes. I […]

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  4. Can a landlord switch to charging shared utilities and raise my monthly bill $20-30?

    Reader Question: I am a long time resident at an apartment complex that used to have utilities included with the rent. In 2010, they switched to charging shared utilities. The average monthly increase was about $20 -$30. Since April of 2013, the complex is now using a 3rd party billing company. The utilities added to […]

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