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TIL in Korea, in lieu of monthly rent, a “Jeonse” agreement is where the renter pays a percentage of the market value of a property up front, the landlord invests it, and at the end of the lease, the renter is returned 100% of their investment. The landlord earns interest on investments this way.

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