Cash-flow is for "keeping the lights on" as in covering operational expenses to defend against any need for additional capital investment. 

You are already paying rent, so pay it to yourself to increase cash flow and accelerate savings for the next investment. 

 - poor cash flow.  

I've been analyzing a couple deals in the OH market recently to get some practice (my research tells me it's one of the few decent cash flowing markets).

as is prop value 75k and minimum loan size of 50k. as long as its turn key 30 year fixed is available. yes there are some fees and rate will be a touch higher. if it cash flows get it closed.

Quote from @Kyle Biggs: I'm a investor with 2 rental properties that cash flow $1000 a month.

@Damon AlbersSounds like these properties are in a class c area and your manager is not doing a good job vetting themBut this is not out of ordinary for c class rentals which is why people look at cash flow and be like wow but one $5000 bill can wipe out 4-6 months of rental income and properties never make money and rarely appreciateThis is why we do not do lower class rentals as stated cash flow vs reality are typically not close

We wanted additional units to pay mortgage and have cash flow.

.), I'd recommend that the residential units fully cash flow the loan as my experience is that mixed use properties are tougher to finance as most lenders tend to prefer one or the other and something in the middle gets more difficult.For example, and granted I don't know anything about the area/neighborhood, I would expect this property (https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/111-NW-Har...) to be easier to finance than the mixed-use property you mentioned. 

“ cash flow returns” almost always compare horribly to a simple bank CD after you deduct for insurance, prop taxes< vacancy, capex, prop management (or your personal time.) etc etc etc.