Portland AirBnB STR Permit Type B approval difficult? (vs Type A)

[Logan Loughmiller]

Has anyone had any difficulty with the Type B/3BR+ Portland Short term rental permit?

I was looking over requirements outlined here:

https://www.airbnb.com/help/ar...

Type A (2BR or less) seems pretty simple and inexpensive. Minimal to get approval and a $65 fee

VS

Type B (3BR or more) "required to go through the City’s conditional use land review process." with a whopping fee of $5800. 

My situation:

I'm investing in a 2BR property that I'm going to house hack (I live in an attached ADU) and will be relying on short term rental income for mortgage payments. I would like to convert it to a 3BR for ARV. I would do it right off the bat for the extra STR income, but I'm wondering if I should hold off on doing that at the start. If there's an intense process for 3BR+ approval vs simple 1-2BR approval, seeing as how that will be such a vital staple in paying my mortgage.

Anyone with experience on what the Type B/3BR+ process is like, first hand or otherwise, I'd love to know how it went. Even more so if anyone knows of people who have been denied.