There is no flat answer I can offer you here, because as you can see, it all depends on the unique economic facts and circumstances of the partners.

What will help you most is your unique knowledge of your area, your own personal taste and expertise, and your willingness to seek out help when you need it (again, Google will come in handy here).Laurie has known Mike Woods and his family for many years, having worked for his real estate company in the past.

Mixed use comes with some unique benefits and challenges.

Invest in Performing Notes.You can get a general idea of an area's profitability or buildings by looking at the CAP rate, but each asset is unique.

Rent is rent and Rhode Islanders are unique.  

Given that ever deal can be unique a good Mortgage Broker knows exactly which lenders would be interest in each deal.  

QB Balance Sheet does NOT report via CLASS (at least my QP Pro 2006 doesn't) but so what.The PnL does and that's the most important.Be sure to also have a unique Bank Account in QB for each Owner.

From late January to early December (we are temporarily off Airbnb for family reasons), we had 61 unique guests (7 repeat guests) booked for 185 nights and cleared an average of $545 per month, which exceeded our monthly goal of $500 even with the short January and December months.If you are thinking about dedicating a full property, I would recommend finding a few hosts on Airbnb in your target area that operate this way and contacting them directly. 

My question is a super long one....but I feel like my situation is a bit unique....Thank you all so much!!!

I've got a friend who told me about a unique strategy he uses.