.- **Alternative Strategies**: Continuing with delayed lending (refinancing after repairs and tenant placement) has its merits, allowing you to build equity and stabilize cash flow property by property.Please feel free to DM me.

I am planning to rent out my unit in a mixed-use building.

What I recommend is probably not good business practice (profit wise)  but i always build great relationships with my tenants ( also they always paid) and I had many over the years. 

Does anyone have an approximate cost per sqft to build new construction.

VA would be perfect for house hacking, or just building equity.

@Eric Armstrong BP has a partnership with Invelo, which has list building, CRM, and marketing all in one.

This strategy allows you to continue building your portfolio without immediate tax consequences.Long-Term Strategy ConsiderationsFinancial Goals: Determine your 20-30 year financial goals.

That's encouraging to hear that you were able to build successfully there. 

Document everything with pictures and video.

For example, a building with 12 doors and operating some of the units as MTR/STR and other units as LTRs?