A lot of my company's clients are trying to do this in 2024, with mixed results. 

Landlording friends is something that I've thought about for a bit, as in general, I think mixing friendships and business can be a hard line to straddle.

We have leverage ratios of 0% up to about 75%, and I like having that mix.

You are mixing your relationship with your tenant which is a BUSINESS relationship and making it feel to you like a PERSONAL relationship.

An example of this would be mixing your personal money and LLC money in the same bank account.3.

I was looking to purchase either mixed use or multi family later this year.

Monthly rates are a mix of variable and fixed costs based on the number of properties; with three properties here is what I pay (published rates):Hospitable $72Pricelabs $50Intellihost $59Canva $14Open ai $10Houfy $11$216 * 12 = $2,592

Also, I won't profit right now from rental income - only my IRA will profit (yes I know it's me later in life), but I want more capital now so I can pay down my private student loan faster and repeat the process with other properties.The place is 1 mile from the beach, 2 minutes to the bus stop, 1 mile to the train, and less than 1/2 mile to a new mixed use development that will open this spring (just the 1st phase) and it's a 20 - 30 yr mixed use project. 

Diversification can also be a key to a robust investment strategy, so considering a mix of both rural and urban properties could be beneficial.

It is a TurnKey mixed use building with 1 commercial unit with USPS as the tenant since 2008, and 3 apartments filled with long term tenants.