I get a mix of checks, a lot of money orders, a few online bill pay and a few auto deposits. 

I went to school in Chicago and rented in a condo complex that was mixed into a SFR area.

I guess I shouldn't have mixed the 2 types in this one blog post on 401(k)s.

At least then you'd know it's a little less likely you had a local owner who is mixing a personal interest in the property with an investment philosophy.  

Baby boomers are retiring and more tech-types work from anywhere.My personal preference is residential real estate, so from your list I prefer Multi Family

Take a packet of Colored koolaid mix, dump it in the tank above .

i noticed that mix properties like that have property tax 3 times higher then just residential.

Do many of you see upsides to mixing up your portfolio meaning short-term properties looking for instant cash flow adding fix and flips and holding for long term appreciation or even goals extending further of paying off these properties and holding for long term retirement or do you see if it's better to stick to one of these and go all in and make that the only strategy you use? 

It'll have to be something like a tech industry crash or a crash of some sort from China. 

Well they sell you on either at minimal deductible of $50-100 each trouble call, then you call in and they say we will send someone out ti fix it within 48 hours all you have to do is have the make and model number of everything covered under the warranty or they can't even schedule a service tech to come out.