The one performing is retail strips Fund.Long term I anticipate that 2 of my three MF deals will still turn a decent return (not the heyday level returns, but still high single/low double average annual return).  

We have record employment, all of our retail is booming, housing is still selling.

I have been investing in Columbus since 2017, and I have a diverse portfolio that includes residential, warehouse, retail, and office rentals.

many houses in the midwest, for example, are very old and need major rehabs.i personally think out of state investing is more difficult than advertised, and much more difficult in the current investing environment, with: prices high; interest rates high; tremendous demand for inventory, by both investors and retail buyers; and good PMs, contractors, etc. booked up.here's a really thoughtful thread with the experience of another CA investor and lots of different responses:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1215726-break...and here are some threads about how it can very easily go wrong:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...finally, you also said you "don't have a lot of money to start with." 

Mixed-use are retail and residential.

A lot of flippers and turnkey companies taking advantage of "hyped up investors" and selling them Class C & D rentals without telling them the whole story.Not sure there's anything wrong with the Memphis market, but did hear Nashville is slowing.Detroit is still growing and we've helped a lot of investors with "BRRR Turnkeys":1) We help source a "fixer-upper", but don't really care who you buy it with2) We handle the renovations, providing bids & video completion updates3) We find a tenant4) We manage the property It's cheaper than buying a Retail Turnkey AND you know exactly what rehab was done and the quality of all the work that gets hidden behind drywall:)DM us if we can help with anything else.

I will finance it but want closer to retail and I know you dont buy like that.

This is part of a larger trend of waterfront developments happening such as the Potomac River Generating Station turning into a 2.5 million square foot mixed-use community, the Montgomery Center turning into 327 new apartments, 25,000 square feet of retail, and 13,000 square feet of arts and cultural center starting July of 2024,This puts Robinson Terminal North as the next big project developers are eyeing, with Rooney Property groups announcing their plans to redevelop the decade-long abandoned warehouse space into a 600,000 square feet multifamily, retail, and thriving park area by 2025 following the completion of Hazel Waterfront Tunnel at the site.This new development, which received approval just a little over a month ago, has had many delayed development plans due to concerns about environmental hazards, which have now all been cleared upSources:Robinson North plan advances amid environmental concernsAlexandria Waterfront Small Area Plan March 2024Potomac River Generating StationSwimmable Potomac River CampaignMontgomery Center Redevelopment ApprovedAlexRenew completes two-mile long, 100-foot deep tunnelAlexandria City West, Landmark Mall Redevelopment (2028)Alexandria's Landmark Mall, which at a time was a thriving 52-acre strip mall that was a major attraction in West Alexandria, has long been an eye soar and swath of unused space.

Multi-family and retail.

Primarily, my work has been in small commercial retail buildings (new construction and tenant improvements) with some work in single and multi family projects.