It's the middle of the winter in Chicago.

From flooding in the Midwest to bomb cyclones on the East Coast, drought in California, the weakened Gulf Stream winds…. all were suggested as risks years ago.i can’t remember 100 mph Santa Ana wind speeds in the 80s, 90s, or 2000s.

.), 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. 

Do you want to be more of a passive investor or active investor or somewhere in the middle?

I just turned over a unit in middle of August.

I'm a guy approaching middle-age, living in Chicago.

Quote from @Lenny Montesano: Hello to all,I am a 22 year old Husband/Father/student athlete at East Tennesee State University.

I don't recall the name of the East coast company (which used to be in partnership with Wildlands), but it's somewhere in Florida.I see that MA also has it's own TDR program.

Dalton,A multi LTR strategy sounds like a great play for 2025.i would suggest attending any and all REI meet ups in your area that you can find; my brokerage hosts a bunch of them up in the north east and it's been huge for our growth.i would also suggest finding an investor focused agent.

Some people seem to get locked in to one place they find, or a place a friend or family member is selling without really evaluating the available market.In a small town in East Texas I would think your biggest risk is a big player coming to town that can absolutely crush a smaller player.