- If so, at what tax rate do I pay taxes - at the personal progressive income tax level that US citizens would pay or a different rate?

In most instances, the borrowers are hard working citizens doing all they can to make ends meet and make their payments.

Owner lives in Norway, is NOT a US citizen, but has an ITIN, works for a big US corporation, and has US bank accounts.

Owned lived in Norway, is NOT a US citizen, but has an ITIN, works for a big US corporation, and has US bank accounts.

talk to Peak Asset Lending in KC  @Alexander Felice  banks generally wont fool with stuff this low unless you have existing relationships with them.. the cost and risk of having a default far out weight what a bank can make on a 15 to 20k mortgage.but i have seen small local commerial banks do these for local citizens that own 10 to 50 homes and its their cottage industry so to speak

Yes....most normal banks are tough with investment property loans for non-citizen.   

About Me: I am a U.S. citizen, living and working abroad in South Korea. 

This is pulled from the Citizen Times from January 2018:"First, is your property in the city of Asheville?

@Kyle Moschkin You may be part of a relatively small group here on BP, but I'm fairly sure I've seen a few other posts similar to yours (US citizen living in China or other places with lower cost of living).

My tenants will all be senior citizens, so I don't think I can rely 100% on an online portal.