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In-laws own the other half

  We live in a duplex. We own our half and my in-laws own their half. Can we sell our half and get our half of the equity?
Mona
 
  You don't say how you own your half -- as co-owners of the whole building, or as individual owners of your side. Either way, I suppose you could sell your part, but there's a big if -- you'd have to find a buyer who was willing to share the building with your in-laws.
    Edith
Originally published on August 22, 2007
 
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