Putting it all together: If I were starting over and looking for a house-hack in Denver, CO today, I'd be looking for a 4 bed / 3 bath property in the $500K - $600K range in an up and coming area (like Aurora near the medical campus).

Also, many PadSplit properties have bedrooms that are created via flex walls that wouldn't meet the definition of a bedroom in an appraisal, so many PadSplit owners may think their property is worth a certain a mount based on a bed count that's not valid. 

Mixed-use are retail and residential.

Highlight the “family-friendly” perks, like extra beds, pet policies, and flexible terms.

Ideally they did not pay over retail because if they did they could easily lose the money they put into the property if the loan gets called.  

there is tremendous demand for inventory by both investors and retail buyers which is making it tough for the casual investor to succeed.it's great that you're thinking about getting your financing in order. 

I own a commercial retail property and am looking to refinance it.

Is it a typical inn/bed and breakfast setup with all the rooms inside of a main house? 

Purchase price: $134,900 Buy and hold 2 Bed/1 Bath rental in Keene New Hampshire What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

there was a group of 8 of us that pooled money in a Cabal myself and one other were the main money guys the others put in smaller amounts and when we won one.. we would divy up interest prorata to the amount contributed.. this kept those guys from competing against us and for sure we bid up newbies .. really the only ones that would beat us were those that wanted to live in the house and would just go almost all the way to retail or above .. or someone bidding on a second thinking it was a first and no one is going to help you if you dont know what your doing.. this is a very caveat emptar bizz.