Whatever works for you.I am also OOS, most PMs that I have found don't want owners mingling with the handling of your property. 

The other thing to consider is the original owner has died, leaving the estate to his sister and nephew to sell.

What I have found out since posting is that owners are unrealistic on what they can get out of the property and are not willing to drop down that much. 

For anyone that is looking at developing or purchasing an STR in Packwood, WA I would take a peek at the numbers that are on the rental sites and the amount of bookings.

I know that fannie mae recently changed its guidelines about multi-family property loans, and now allows a 5% down payment for 2-4 unit homes as long as the owner will occupy one unit.

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It is FSBO, owner is old school and simply looking to get rid of the headaches associated with being a landlord and fund his retirement.

Same owner that founded Shipt.

I'm unsure what the right path is, but I've been reading about investing in owner-occupied, multi-family properties.

@Daniel UchimotoThere are some MTR specific sites in addition to Furnished Finders.