The first being - don't bring your friends or family into the mix :)Since it sounds like you're pretty solidified in your friend moving in, and it could be a good first roomie, so just to get your feet wet... i'll double down on Laura's advice - do a lease, for the legalities, but i also highly recommend some sort of written (we call it a) Room Mate Agreement.

Hey @Marc Shin, I agree with those that have said to scour the sites for quality USA made furniture.We have a mix of Basset and La-Z-Boy furniture and it still looks great after 7 years.

So far, my research shows a good mix of demographics, population, incomes, AND the crime stats seem pretty low... lower than the national average.Anyone investing in Appleton, WI and willing to share your thoughts/experience?   

Consider a mix of long-term rentals, short-term rentals, or even exploring commercial real estate based on your risk tolerance.

Doing everything for little 2-6 unit townhouses all the way to 300+ unit apartment complexes and 5-over-1 mixed used buildings with 200 units over 20k sf of commercial and structured parking.

Mixed results.

I’d argue that a mix of custom and arcane, broker-serving laws sustains current practice, not market demand like for Delta tickets or Colgate toothpaste.

An example of this would be mixing your personal money and LLC money in the same bank account.3.

I used to live in the Indy area so I didn't pick a random far away market and I have had mixed results in Indiana.

This means, effectively that there is no 'fair' way to split up the cost of the energy delivered for the locomotive method of 'moving' that air or water/glycol mix.The other main hurdle here is that heat losses as the air or water/glycol etc mix is traveling are significant.