Even if their online banking and technology is not as strong, the ability to take advantage of their ancillary banking services, most notably their real estate lending far outweighs any minor inconveniences. 

I admire the rulers of Dubai for their vision and ability to put those into life.

Your credit at risk and might affect your ability to buy a home in the future. 

You can always leverage rentals within their ability to service the debt. 

Originally posted by @Chris Seveney:@Charles RobbinsI would say the ability to get a note and mortgage to acquire a home has helped a lot more people than it has hurt.

It creates far more visibility into the company's operations, their investment decisions, etc.And lastly, you get to the overall ability of the sponsors.  

Done right just the first house will give the owner the ability to retire for life after the mortgage is paid. 

-- sort of depends where you live and if you want to invest out of state / have the ability to manage a team remotely, the best out of state investors are very active in managing their teams.

This successful deal highlighted our ability to act quickly and capitalize on market-ready opportunities, delivering impressive results with speed and efficiency.

I guess I can keep it as a STR and push my way through, it would just be nice if it was something that worked for someone right now and helped me take a step back for a bit, and go back to STR when I have more ability to keep up with it!