The case would be to buy to live in, and I know you should not mix investment with home to live in, but still, knowing that you can move somewhere else and rent this one out without loosing too much money is much more compelling.

Are you interested in working with mixed-use properties?

Mixing primary and rentals in one loan would be interesting.You wouldn't be over the max, so I don't see why not.

You’ll enjoy the weather and the mix of three cultures.

It’s also genera consensus that metropolitan areas and vacation rentals don’t mix.

Telling anyone you know specifically the what the future holds would either make you a fool or a charlatan, or some mix of both.

To me, you are mixing elements from both levels, which is perfectly okay.

What is the unit mix?

I also enjoy having notes and real estate in a mixed portfolio, I would recommend everyone to have that mix as they are two different investment types and nobody should put all their eggs in one basket.

@Jacob Heinisch we are in Calgary, Canada, so we have a local PM and they are going to manage the rental with a bunch of input from us at the start until we find the right mix of price/occupancy/pacing/amenities. we've been pretty hands on so far, but will start to back away as it gets up and running. we want to stay close to it so we can see if we continue to build a portfolio in Maui, or look for other opportunities nearer to home.