Annette Klosterman and Adam Ostapenko have been confirmed dead. Flight instructor Annette Klosterman from Seattle and a student pilot Adam Ostapenko died when a University of North Dakota plane crashed in a swampy area during a training flight.

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To be successful at flipping houses, there is a considerable amount of prep work that you need to complete before you ever begin to make offers on houses. You should be able to answer the following questions with confidence.

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Time to get your investment properties ready for the winter. Every year I say I am going to do it earlier in the fall and I end up waiting until November (and do it when it is an emergency). Why not tackle those projects and prep items when the we

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Did you hear about this story? Troy Williamson, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings, was gone for about a week from practice and missed last Sunday’s game to attend and assist with the planning of a funeral for his grandmother.

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Since the discovery of a huge void in a corner of our universe, there have been plenty of theories about why it might exist. A team lead by theoretical physicist Laura Mersini-Houghton claims that this is an “unmistakable imprint of another universe beyond the edge of our own.”

Interesting theory.

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In my post “I Know You Have Questions”, I asked the readers of my site to send me questions or topics that they are just dying to ask or are confronted with often. John Gall asked: “If you could purchase only one property would you choose a 4 bedroom and skip 3 bedrooms or consider all looking for the best deal with the best cash flow or over

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This week's Carnival of Real Estate #74 was held at Minnesota Investment Property blog. Many great posts were submitted, but only 11 were chosen. I spent the last couple cold days over the warm glow of my laptop reading all the fantastic submissions. Considering it is currently 11 below zero outside as I write this, I thought it might be f

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Super Tuesday
One of the benefits of being online is it is a lot easier to research candidates while learning what fellow voters are doing and staying to stay up to date. Additionally, with the internet it is easier to explain while straightforwardly examples and links supporting topics on politics such as what is Super Tuesda

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Do you own investment property?  Are you always frustrated by the people that don't pay their rent on-time (or ever)?  You are not alone.  Rent collection is one of the toughest parts of owning investment property.  No one wants to be the bad guy!  Here is a simple, but effective way to do rent collect

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Most reasonable, sane people realize that the earth goes through natural heating and cooling periods over time. Most thinking people realize that man is so insignificant in the scheme of the universe and on the earth that man is not responsible for heating the earth.

It now appears as though the earth’s latest warming perio

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Many people buy investment property not really knowing how much they should be making in cash flow per month. Unfortunately, single family houses are the most difficult to try and increase your monthly cash flow. Scott Ficek gives us 7 different ways to either increase your income or decrease your expenses on your Minnesota I

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The Minnesota foreclosure process is very confusing. With that, real estate investors are sometimes unsure when they will see the best deal: at the short sale or at the foreclosure. Scott Ficek details out the foreclosure process in Minnesota including the redemption period and when a short sale can take place. He gives us

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Although not an exhaustive list, there are a number of things that you should prior to putting your investment property on the market for sale. It is amazing how many real estate investors don't even bother to put their best foot forward. This is a business, you should be always thinking about how to maximize your profit and

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When you own investment property, you lease is usually the only relationship you have with your tenant. Unfortunately, many landlords take that relationship too lightly and simply do not put in the time to understand what is written in their leases and put any teeth into it. In this post, Scott Ficek outlines 10 different add

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If you own investment property long enough, you may run into the day when one of your tenants just won't leave, even when their lease has expired. There are many twists and turns in this drama. By being prepared as early in the process as possible with good contingencies, you should be able to avoid the “What Now!”. I have

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