I suspect that we will all be waiting a lifetime to see rates back to were they were 2 to 4 years ago.. so I would not bank on that.. as for pricing.. if its a place to live then you certainly can just wait and see.. its not like your homeless or need to move other than you don't care for your neighbors.. markets always slow about now.. what will be telling in my mind is were we are at next Feb March April in the buying season as it were.I was in a conference this week here in Vegas and some of the speculation is that many of the commercial type loans that had 5 , 7 and 10 year calls  are going to stress those that had max leverage.. as the rates rise the cap rates rise to keep pace thereby devaluing the properties.. to the point some of these investors are going to need to bring some to significant amount of fresh capital to pay down their debt to get a refi.. and that will stress those assets and there could be a real buying opp in that sector.. at least that's what I gleaned from the talk I listened to yesterday... hope you find that dream home in the country !!!

My first is a SFH that I live and do Airbnb in.

It basically says that anyone who has a short term rental, needs to live a few minutes away, has to pay $1000 annual permitting fee, get regular inspections, must do it in an area zoned commercial, and any short term rentals must be over 30 days.  

Maybe needs $5000-$7000 renovations. property is in Pa. and he lives in NC. 

We would really like to purchase an owner occupied multi fam unit (2-5 doors) in Spokane or Coeur D' Alene and live in while continuing to airbnb or long term rent mine in Spokane.

So, in this case, you get the best of all worlds - enjoying the most favorable cash flow situation that you can muster (the less you're dipping into the HELOC the better) - but if you pick the right opportunity you will also get the chance to actively manage some value add project(s) to a property that you're already living in.If you're married to your current house and living situation, fine. 

Hi,I live in Dallas TX.

Maybe needs $5000-$7000 renovations. property is in Pa. and he lives in NC. 

I could totally live here.

If Room and Board are an expected part of the deal, you'll likely need a responsible adult living at the home.