How do you value mixed use?

The reactions I've gotten from people when I'm discussing my plans have been a 50/50 mix of  yes you'll get that easy or wow that seems high. 

The village has done a great job on upgrading the Madison Ave biz district and the town is finally overcoming the impression many had of it being the place where folks in Oak Park went to drink.

Drifting through various strategies is a great way to waste time while suffering some losses mixed with some small gains.

We took a quick sander to the high points, filled in the holes, then over 2 coats absolutely raked on 20-3.5 gallon buckets of joint compound (mix just a touch of water in it).

@Hunter Adams I joke with my wife anytime we are in Downtown San Diego area that I would love to House hack a mixed use commercial high rise building if fha had a commercial program lol

If you just want to be a boring "builder basic" flipper, use the same fixtures and finishes for years and years but if you want to set your flips apart and help them sell faster, you have to mix things up a bit and picking those finishes is TIME-CONSUMING! 

We work with a lot of clients in the Denver metro who are looking to house-hack, either with Airbnb or long-term tenants (or a mix of the two).

I feel the need to write an article on this, since in many of these conversations folks were mixing the financial ratios up between rental and for-sale project types.

Let's say I wanted to buy a house. My first rental property but I don't have the 20% to put down for it. Would I be able to get a FHA loan and only have to  put down 3.5% and have a "Partner" Fund the down payment for...