You could also house hack and rent all the rooms out to friends, but some people would rather have their own space.

She's a wonderful person and is successful in the STR space in Pittsburgh.

They are both paid in full and completely rehabbed from the crawl space to the rooftop.

Given that the industrial market is softer than the prior few years, I intend to buyout/wait until current leases expire and leverage the space into self-storage. 

I would make sure that you connect with the right network and team to get access to solid deals and opportunities! 

For my commercial properties, I refinance every five years, allowing me to continuously access the equity as long as the cash flow can support the debt service requirements.

I believe that the spaces I am looking at would rent for $25-$30 per sqft.

For illustration purposes, it's quite normal to acquire a mix use building consisting of 9 residential units + 1 commercial space for less than a 9 unit multi-family building would trade in the equivalent location because the commercial space is an automatic disqualifier for many investors.

By structuring deals with regular refinancing, you can unlock the equity in your properties and access capital for future investments.

I'll be able to access my roth IRA in 3 yrs when I turn 59.5yo and I expect it'll be over $500k at that time.