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Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Grand Rapids.

Sale price: $163,500

"Henry I" - 3 Unit, Grand Rapids, MI

Brrr#1, July, 2015
Purchase price and type: $163,500...

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