I will try to find out from my PM why, although I know she tends to be picky (which I appreciate) when selecting tenants for my property, because she wants to make sure that the existing tenants will blend with the new tenants and not cause problems.My next question to all of you guys is if I do seller financing, what other fees am I looking at when closing, since I will be working with the listing agent.  

Any otherother opinions on whether I should have them blend in or stand out?

I see basically 4 reasons for investing in rentals: 1) Monthly rental income (cash-flow) 2) Hold for appreciation/equity (wealth building) 3) Save on taxes (reducing your AGI) 4) A blend of the above 3.

If you are trying to blend one project with the next I would use the same discount rates and weight the projects by their overall value to come up with an overall return for the rental portfolio.

It is not only a collection af great minds and varied experience but also a blending of old and new.  

I have the option to do a 10% down no-PMI loan at 3.51% blended rate.

For a more industrial area, you'd likely see businesses and tradesmen storing materials, but in terms of quickly adding value to an existing self storage facility, we've been able to "dress" these converted units up - with paint and positioning - so they nearly blended into the existing facades. 

This is a real estate site.What are your thoughts/comments if you have a mix/blend of other investments?

I'tll still show up as an asset and the loan against it will just blend in with your other stuff on your financial statement.

If you intend to use a seller carryback for the 2nd you'll need to blend this rate into your loan constant and verify your lender will allow the seller to carry subordinate paper2.