I am a newbie in BP, just started listening all the podcasts, fascinated by the community!

Partner Driven saw an opportunity to create significant equity through strategic renovations.

The biggest reason I would advocate for mixed use is for the reasons you mentioned, the leases are longer, but also the general "issues" around tenants on the residential side don't come into play as much or at all. 

Had the proceeds from my previous sold property.

The day after you close, it will appraise for the sales price. 

Through realtor.

They've even called my mom who we don't live with anymore (but lived with at the time we applied for the loan).

I contacted ALE solutions on Friday through their housing request form and just resubmitted with a longer term minimum based on what you stated here.

In a previous post, I discussed the difference in each of the most common cost segregation study approaches.

Everywhere I turn all I see are pitches for affordable housing and the same (not so) compelling arguments regurgitated by syndicators, capital raisers, brokers etc. for the investment strategy....strong returns...lower volatility....supply (huh?)