How do you know if the home you're buying is a 'good purchase' or at least do all you can to ensure the likeliness of such a major financial decision?

EXP has a better split and lower cap than many and that was a factor in my decision but not the ultimate deciding factor. 

It’s nice to see young people making good decisions.

That was part of our decision to go with Tiny Homes on Trailers rather than building anything permanent since the Tiny Homes effectively are treated like an RV.   

I don't have a final decision, but I have heard very good things about their course work. 

I think with money on the line he might be more reliable, but I'm struggling with the decision to team up with him or not.

I leave that decision up to you but please dont limit yourself to one area, or market, or one property before looking elsewhere.

It’s very important for me to know exactly how much we’ve spent per property so I can keep track and know how to make decisions moving forward.The best thing I think I’ve found so far is Expensify it allows you to take photos of each of my receipts and tag them to a report(which will be the house I’m working on) the only thing it doesn’t give you an option for returns, I just messaged them hopefully there’s a way to add returns as this would be a big bummer if you couldn’t. 

Also, I will be buying this mixed-use commercial property under a LLC, please let me know if that makes any difference for this type of decision? 

In fact, I will admit I’ve made plenty of mistakes around personal finance, business decisions, real estate decisions, and even in my own marriage.