The retail was a class b and will likely have the smallest "juice" ie equity captured, but I loved the area and I did it as a JV so less cash out of pocket - but the idea is that appreciation.

I know a good tropical juice spot and there is also a good hotdog place a few blocks away.  

Is the juice worth the squeeze? 

I hope this helps stir those creative juices on how to perform due diligence. 

Otherwise, the squeeze just isn't worth the juice. 

STR can juice your cash-flow, but then you're talking extra active participation. 

I even have folks doing sewer scopes on our new construction just so make sure there is no bellys..  

Probably not every self-employed person is able to do this, but I would always offer a recent statement from all my accounts to show that I had ample funds in reserve to pay rent even if my business went belly up.As a self-employed guy myself, I would happily rent to another self-employed person as long as they proved they had a legitimate business because, in many cases, the self-employed are far more resilient financially than many folks with traditional jobs.Think about it.

You'll see they either have add-on fees out the wazoo or they go belly up within five years.

I’ll swoop back in at higher cap rates when many of these recent buyers taking down 5% and lower caps go belly up!