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The property wouldn't cash flow using traditional financing at full price. 

Binghamton remains a lucrative market with ample cash flow potential, whether you opt for student housing or traditional residential rentals.While I personally focus on residential multi-family properties rather than student rentals, my portfolio offers valuable insights into the profitability of investments in this area.

If you have ~25 units at $500/month rent increase you $12.5K/month of increase or $150K/year in the increase.I recognize that there are Californians that cannot afford to purchase a turnkey non owner occuppied property via traditional financing in CA. 

Between your standard W2 . employment income and the rental income generated - those would be the deciding factors between a traditional cash out and a DSCR loan.

So if I setup an LLC, setup a self directed 401k, transfer money from traditional IRA into the 401k, use that to take out a 401k loan of $50k, how does that work with crossing streams and tax conflicts? 

Traditional loans dont usually work with investment properties, as far as I have seen.Plus it seems like most refinance and even HELOC loans I have found for investment properties are running around 15-20% interest.

I am now continuing to focus on investment properties while also helping clients buy and sell traditionally.

It seems to be quite "the norm" in the US, however in Europe banks tend to think a bit more traditionally (but I could be dead wrong).Would love to hear your experience!

This situation makes most traditional loans not viable.