I believe I am interested in multi-unit (min 15) and possibly mixed use with retail/office and apartment/res on top.

Or you get yourself educated and work in the industry like the Agent you work with.but the whoas me I was poor and the man is holding me down well that does not resonate !!!  

I would like to structure deals in a manner that is sustainable and highly beneficial to all parties, and would like these relationships to be long term and attract other lenders from their circles. 

Might I be better suited working a regular 9-5 W2 job until I acquire a few more rentals to be self sustained?

It seems like there's enough real estate investment happening in Valpo and Porter County to sustain a group/gathering...?

That's not really a sustainable business plan, though.

From your numbers, you are paying more than 1% of the gross rents which over a sustained period of time and multiple investments, typically does not equate to cash flow.

This is due to the compounding benefit of the tax deferral through time.It can be hard to sustain the 4-7% advantage over time because it becomes almost impossible to keep all your properties 75% leveraged.

Select ARM certified managers from IREM.orgChina is the current #1 country of foreigners investing in the US.There is a good association you may want to check outAsian Real Estate Association of AmericaFounded in 2003, the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) is a nonprofit professional trade organization dedicated to promoting sustainable homeownership ...areaa.orgYou may consider using Niche housing to add 2-4 times rent.Paul

You might have seen an uptick but I doubt it will be sustainable based only on the opinions of a few celebrities and/or podcast (as influential as it is).