In my research the only place I found loan products for owner occupancy of multi families and mixed use (shops or offices and apartments) was in Australia.  

Make sure you take some time to familiarize yourself with the various sections of the site (forums, blogs, podcasts, etc), each has a ton of helpful information.Where do you think you would start buying rentals (Israel, Australia, US)?

If you are looking at capital appreciation, then Australia, U.K., U.S. are the markets to consider.

Check the number of fatalities in Brazil and Australia.

I met my American wife in Australia a couple of years ago.

we were a bunch of engineering students (Australia)Just for summer break kicks (& $$$) we bought old run down homes with OH mtgs, renovated them & then rented out the rooms (& the front screened in porch on one).

We have non stops from DFW to Australia, the EAU, and Hong Kong.The mistake they made was they were thinking about downtown Dallas. 

A friend of mine in Australia told me to look at this site and i am so happy he did!

My investors are from New Zealand, Australia, China, Israel, West Coast and more!

I have invested quite a lot in Australia and I’m now looking at buying property in the US.