The only part of mixed use I've struggled with in the past is that commercial tenants are often hard to source.  

In the past I have tried the "small bank" approach with my SFH refinances, only to end up having the bank pit me through the same conforming loan b.s where they quickly sell off the loan to Freedom Mortgage or some other scumbag giant Corp.  

I too am hoping for a correction versus a crash, although I know Las VEgas has experienced that in the past. I

Curious to see how some of you have structured deals with your private money lenders in the past. I

I'm trying to counter that by searching for a 25%-to-30% discount at purchase (it used to be that around a 15% or even 10% below value number resulted in decent cash flow for me in the past). I

He will be my CPA from now on.I agree with Curt, Chris, and the others in that as far as the question about choosing a CPA, I value he is a investor and owns or has owned properties in the past. I

(For example, each year a major bank credit card would give us up to $30000 0APR, 0% fee balance transfer offers and in the past I only put the money in CDs or Stock Market indices)4.

Although I've done deals with him in the past, I have been backdoored and screwed too many times to just trust that the guy will pass on the $12,450 I got him above the ask price he brought to me even though he's given me a verbal that he willWhat should I do in this situation?  

It is an interesting play, one I have thought about in the past. I

In a nutshell, next time I have a tenant in breach of their obligations I will consult with my lawyers and follow their direction, just as I have done in the past. I