You can also assess a dollar amount that you value the cost of these requests to be, and ask for these as a discount from the purchase price or a concession to you for closing costs. 

There are some markets that you may be able to make a purchase with what you have available. 

Otherwise, you will have to explain the large deposit and possibly the source of the funds to buy the crypto.You can expect to need about 20 percent of the overall costs of the purchase and rehab.

This sounds like a home run and a great first purchase!!

That's when it clicked for me - that cap rates are more just a measure of risk.

To add to @Ashish Acharya, I would recommend using your retirement funds for notes that earn a nice interest rate, if you're into self directing.Given that you want to purchase a short term rental, I'd highly recommend not doing this within an IRA/401k. 

Is this purchase on the MLS or through a turnkey company? 

I was lucky enough to have purchased before a surge in the London housing market, so I got my foot in the door for 280k CAD.

I live in San Diego and am trying to purchase my first investment property I have about 150K to put down but am struggling to find deals that meet my price point. 

When running your numbers, if purchasing a home that isn't new construction and less than $1MM, I would estimate 1% - 1.2% of the purchase price as your annual insurance premium.