This is yet another reason not to mix family/friends with your landlording business. 

Interesting mix, 2 bed won't be as easy to rent as a 3 bedroom so your tenant pool narrows and rent is at the 2 bedroom rate.

I would not mix and match by putting his name on the deed but not on the mortgage.

Probably worth $2mil.What is the market like in the Hudson Valley NY area for mixed use buildings? 

We take all kinds of location information, mix it together, and give you 1) a detailed mapping of risk & return 2) an early warning on locations that make sense for you.Some questions for investors who have several SFRs or more:1.

I'm getting mixed responses from lenders on a cash out refi on a property I own outright in WV.

It would be considered a "mixed use" property. 

It’s a mixed bag around here for parcels.  

I only ask because Dayton has a lot of rough area with pockets of good mixed in and the lower the price the more likely it is to be rough.

Find out what they would rent for, the expenses, loan terms (talk to bankers/credit unions/PMLs/hard money), rehab costs, etc.You can always have a mixed portfolio of singles and multis - it's just up to you on what your end-goals are for your business and to make decisions accordingly.As for finding out what the value of a multi-unit, talk to other local investors, look at other units in the same area and what they're renting for by checking sites such as realtor.com, rent.com, apartmentfinder, etc. - and talk to your property manager and ask for their estimates for a property or general area you're interested in (this last one is a huge resource to have on your team).