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Chinese man retires at 30 with 14 flats generating US$30,000 in annual rental income

Headline via South China Morning Post · first report 9 Nov, 17:39 IST, latest 9 Nov, 17:39 IST

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So far only South China Morning Post has reported this (9 Nov, 17:39 IST). It will be marked Verified when a second, independent news organisation reports it. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report9 Nov, 17:39 IST
Latest report9 Nov, 17:39 IST
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After spending more than 2 million yuan (US$300,000) on old flats and retiring at 30 on rental income, one young landlord’s decision to switch from rent to dividends has struck a chord across China. Fan Junjie, originally from Jilin in northeastern China…

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