I've heard about owner-occupied portfolio loans on a few different podcasts but rarely see it being talked about.Does anyone have any first hand experience or insight they could share about the possible options?

I can share my process if you are interested.

Moreover, Japan provides tax deductions for personal residences but not for investment properties.

Happy to connect and share ideas.

Owner having a hard time selling, we wouldn't mind owning, esp for Short term rental purposes.Owner owes $249k.We would like to use very little cash, maybe higher interest rate for the seller, balloon in 5 years should interest rates come down.Anyone had success or any ideas you could share?

Then you click on the OP's profile and the account was created 4 minutes ago and there's one pic of some generic middle aged person.

Thanks for sharing @Jake Kain

If anyone has experience or knowledge in this area and is willing to share, I would greatly appreciate it.Looking forward to connecting with you all and learning from this community! 

If yours is the only STR within 20 miles and there aren't any cities or larger towns within a 20-30 minute drive, you could easily run into trouble even finding a reliable cleaning person, let alone a full-service STR management company.I would also definitely take the time to find some comps on Airbnb in the same area as yours, with as close to the same bed/bath count as yours, and with the same finishes and amenities as you are planning to put in yours.  

I haven't seen a lot of people (or anyone, really) doing a combo of STR and MTR in a shared space.