The thing is that I want to purchase the property through my LLC and my LLC doesn't have any credit yet.

I’m dealing with a plumbing issue in the tenant half of my duplex.

That being said, every FHA loan has UFMIP which is 1.75% of the loan amount, as well as monthly mortgage insurance pmts that are about 0.5% of the loan amount annually.

Who owns the LLC? 

Quote from @Felicia Nitu: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: hope it works.. but throwing in the affordable housing requirement a lot of times kills the project right there.Also at least in markets I have worked the time lines START from completed submission.. you make your submission and then get an incomplete letter this goes on for months and months soo time lines still extend.. but at least its a step in the right direction hope if works.Hi Jay, the affordable housing requirement can definitely be a dealbreaker for some projects.

People invest in people/brand more than the product - remember that

The biggest reason I would advocate for mixed use is for the reasons you mentioned, the leases are longer, but also the general "issues" around tenants on the residential side don't come into play as much or at all. 

Right now, Columbus Ohio is one of the hottest markets in the US because the macroeconomics are on fire - population growth, job growth, and companies moving and developing here such as the Intel 26B project, Honda, Amazon, FB, Google, Microsoft, LG, and many more.

Vernon) expect to pay a premium if the property is turnkey.

The lower the insurance cost, the less likely a natural disaster is to occur.Low operating costs.