Mom and pop shops aren't always keeping good records, which can be a huge detriment when trying to sell.3) Cash competition - There are many laundromats for sale under $500k.

Denver Creative Housing, Denver Sublets, Roomies, Roommates, and so on, there are a few good ones)Also, I use Roomies as well because it is a site specific to finding roommate tenants, and there is a huge demand for it as well, so it is a great alternative to fill vacancies for houses if your owners are open to it and you price it correctly. 

@Carini Rochester there’s a huge critical mass building at four corners.  

@Allen L.i hear you on the hassle of conventional loans, my portfolio is not as large as yours but I applied for a HELOC last year and it was a huge pain. 

I think the freedom of not paying your primary mortgage would be a huge stress relief and allow you to deploy cash quicker in the future and feel safer taking risks when you know your own living situation is covered.On the rental side, I know the magic ingredient in real estate is time and the sooner you get properties, the sooner they appreciate and are paid off by tenants and 5+ rentals 20-30 years from now would definitely be worth more than the one primary.Would love anyone's thoughts on how you would go about this situation!

The program is really beneficial, but the assistance comes in the form of a forgivable 2nd mortgage.

It would be a huge mistake to help your friend get into this rental. 

Be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

@John Clark I think the viable path to a presence element is huge.

Wood has a huge variability in strength--between pine varieties, the stress which can cause them to fail varies by more than 2x and you can see 20%+ increase in strength as it ages.Then I have stress concentrations which will yield and then redistribute the load in practice, but not according to the calculations I'm allowed to do.