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Multifamily purchase - common mistakes

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What are some of the common mistakes people make when purchasing their first small multifamily apartments? What do you wish you had done differently? 

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    Quote from @Nana Sefa:

    What are some of the common mistakes people make when purchasing their first small multifamily apartments? What do you wish you had done differently? 


     In DC one of the most common is buying an illegal multi and believing it is legal.

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