I'm guessing/hoping it's a combination of my screening, having a nicer than average unit and being responsive and respectful With the tenants.  

Anyone here can confirm that the rent from section 8 is close to the payment standards for the respective zip codes?

There is a wide range of sectors within commercial real estate.

They are business notes backed by our portfolio of 10+ businesses which does include some real estate.The note returns range based on investment but is double-digit. 

Quote from @Dean Malka: 1) what's your range for remodeling a kitchen completely (granit, backsplash, tiles, etc)?

In the past year or two we see lots of rentals and investors and rent prices hYou can probably find a place in Waco in your price range.

At one point he was flying on helicopters doing GI joe stuff, I found that fascinating and I developed a great amount of respect for him through this time while we were working together. 

You and this private person you met hammer out the details of the loan at the kitchen table so to speak and you seal it with a handshake and your reputation that this Private Person already respects or whomever introduced has vouched for you.But if a man opens a lending company tomorrow with 50 Million of his own capital and he checks in on the HML market to see what it bears and he copies his products and UW guidelines and now is he PML or HML? 

This leaves me $700/mo (plus $200/mo in reserves) to pay myself, which seems high for a “house hack”.Hindsight being 20/20, I may have bought out of my price range.

I have industrial suites that range in size from 700, 1,200, 1,800, 2,500, 4,000, 8,000, 12,000, 20,000 and 25,000 sq ft.