Since you asked...Our focus for this winter/spring is a mixed use project...we bought a hotel built in 1870 through a purchase money mortgage...we're adding 3 high-end guest suites for a BnB, building in a 2BR apartment for stable cash flow, and opening a gallery for the local artist community...we have plans for a tap room or wine bar in the future at the same site as well...

It has a small mixed-use component that works with FHA funding. 

Delighted, Trevon Hutchinson

I have a mixed bag some properties in LLC and some not....

Id much rather be mixing it up in a BJJ or Muay Thai class then logging miles running.

Hi @Tom De Moya, I think the 30-year gives you the right mix of stability and flexibility.

Planning on 23 2bd and 10 1 bd but the mix can shift if one bed is better.

I was thinking of purchasing a plex and live in one unit and have the other unit's rent cover a good amount of the mortgage.I've been getting some mixed signals on buying vs renting, and hopefully some experts can share their insights on it.Some of the arguments that I've received for renting first is:I don't really know the areas in Seattle, and buying a property will lock me down in a long and big investment.

Being 8 acres it might go mixed use.

I own a few properties in the Hudson Valley, NY (Poughkeepsie, Fishkill area for those familiar - B&C areas):7-unit apartment: $500,000 equity - free & clear5-unit mixed use: $400,000 equity - 7 years left on a small mortgage held by prior ownerSingle family (my personal home): $375,000 equity - free & clearSingle family: $80k equity - 22 years left on mortgage, worth about $300kOther than my personal home, all properties are breaking even as rentals - not losing money, not making money.