This is the main reason why I became a real estate to supplement my investing strategies.  

. - They have had to buy a portable A/C unit to cool rooms without wall A/C-Their living room is cooler because of its high ceiling, 3 outside walls, and radiators that do not heat up as hot due to being in the end of the "line", so they use a radiator heater to supplement heat and have mentioned it is cold (which is true - by why leave windows open then?)

Tentatively the prices are aimed in the $300,000 range.   

I would also aim to cash out refinance and pay back the high interest loans, but if we don't appraise at what we've spent....will I be able to do that?

If your goal is cash flow it may be better to aim for properties in the midwest or southwest where cashflow is easier to obtain.

Aim to purchase a new house every year or every other year and in 10 years, you'll be set.

@Luke Simpson you’re aiming to do too much too fast.

Take out a personal loan to supplement with cash I do have.

If multi-family is part of your crystal clear criteria, then aim there.

Hi Ben,A brewery huh...You probably have something else in mind. but when you say Fort Collins BreweryI envision a Brewery/public bar with the bar having 12 foot high ceiling to floor windows on one side (on the side of a mountain) with a long expansive unobstructed view of the lower lands below.With a 40 foot deep deck on piles with chairs and tables outside in front of the large windows.And inside chairs and tables plus 6 premium raised up horseshoe booths that go for $20 extra just to sit there and enjoy the view--and buy alcohol and food.The bar serves high quality skin on hot dogs, fries cooked in beef tallow, pizza with  ton of cheese on it, high quality fried cheese sticks, and hot wings.The interior color scheme is dark brown wood and burgundy Naugahyde with nail trim.With some salt blocks put out to attract Elk to the area.There is a large steel building on the property with it's own parking lot for rental for wedding receptions, which includes a bar (due to the liquor licence)It also has a nice view and flowery repose area for wedding pics with the beautiful view as a background.Customer base not aimed at the College level (animal House crowd), but a nice place, a destination, that if someone is going to visit Ft.Collins--this is "THE" place to visit (and spend money at).But with Covid...public gathering places...hmmmm .... hmmmmm(???)