Hi James, So I would love to go the traditional route, But I work a commission based job so qualifying isn’t as easy.

I am rather vocally against crypto currency, mainly because I don't understand it.

If the deal is "creative" and outside the traditional box of a real estate closing, they won't like it. 

We offer sellers 2 options generally.Option A - Traditional Package.

Like PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) you get with a traditional loan? 

I want to purchase my primary home there with creative financing options, because like all of us I want to set more favorable terms than the traditional lenders can set.

Start building a list of local  lenders (private and traditional)  contractors, handymen, realtors, wholesalers,  syndicators,..... 

I lived in Mexico shortly after they chopped three zeros off the currency, and remember how that impacted the economy.  

Traditional mortgage with cash invested from selling a few properties out of state.

With 9 properties, 4 paid and 5 financed, you could clear a bunch of cash flow, pay for rent in SFo area or almost and if you buy something in SFO, you could do the home buyer jumbo loan thing and pay the mortgage with the passive income your tenants give you each month.Keep in mind that a 12plex is a commercial real estate property that does not apply for traditional residential financing and the only way to increase value is by improving the rent roll.