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[quote=Anonymous]What are the numbers from the general population of prospective home buyers for duplexes and/or quadplexes?

I've done a few quick searches and found close to nothing about the demand or interest in buying multiplex housing, so other than a loud, niche group, who else is screaming to buy these housing units?

I mean, I used to live in one back in college. They weren't called duplexes back then. We called them Knox boxes. At no point when I lived there, did I think, "Hey, this is so great. I think I should like like this 10, 20, maybe even 30 years!"

What bothers me the most about the screams for multiplex housing is that they tend to target historic areas, as if there were not any other places to build these things. "I want to live in Takoma Park, but I can't afford it, so demo that 1895 Victorian home and build me a multiplex in its place!!"

"Hey, there are some more affordable options in Mount Rainer."

"No! Did I say that I wanted to live in PG? Demo now!!"

Once building decisions are made, they can't be undone. You don't know what you've got til it's gone. Put up a multiplex.

Meanwhile, the builders and real estate agents are busy counting their cash while sitting in their 5 bedroom, single family homes.[/quote]

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