Reading some of the posts it seems I’ve stumbled into an arena of folks far more comfortable with large amounts of debt. 

Check out my latest Bigger Pockets blog on why all debt is bad. 

There are some limits on the amount of depreciation that you can deduct for a short-term rental property based on the number of days that the property is rented out each year.

There is established law that payments apply to oldest debt first.

You can continue deducting mortgage interest and depreciation if the property is owned by an LLC.If the LLC is multi-member, your share will be based on what the LLC agreement says.

Along with the same client is building a small resort on one of the Islands. to me the pros are things are based on english law and english is the language of the country.for us where at our age health care is important I would not choose to live there as an x pat.

HELOC as a short term debt instrument.

The Rental Property Association of Wisconsin is a Milwaukee based non-profit for landlords.

@Praveen Van  Not sure on a DSCR loan specifically but I have similar commercial loans, that are based off the rental income of the property. 

@Allison Zittritsch whether STR, MTR or LTR, you'll first need to figure out a target purchase price and get pre-approved by a lender.Then you'll need to research where to buy, based upon rents versus purchase prices.We can assist with referrals, PM us.