The intent is to cut down on the cost of applying for rentals, particularly for renters that have to apply more than once in a competitive market.Do you support this?

I did a similar thing, instead of a GC, I was an engineer  already in the land development environment and put together my own group to purchase land, entitle, develop, etc. 

@Jordan Fujan In my calculations to buy a property once I’ve gone to the initial viewing I typically put between 5-7% for CapEx depending on the condition of the property and how much work we plan on doing to it upon purchase.

You simply call your 401k provider and let them know you are trying to borrow money to use as a down payment for your home purchase.

People purchasing single family homes for almost retail price for outdated home that will not yield any profits unless the work is DIY.

However, once I get my own home purchase out the way, the next move is to start building a rental property portfolio. 

I lent $225,000 of which $185,000 was for the purchase of the property and $40,000 is going toward renovations.As a lender I just want to get back my loan amount back (in this instance $225,000) if there is a total loss with the property.I have seen where a lender tells the insurance agent how much property insurance he/she wants based on a price per square foot calculation.On the other hand I have also seen where a lender tells the insurance agent that the amount of property insurance should be the loan amount in this instance $225,000.

We purchased it because the house was a good price compared to the same quality in OKC.

Specifically, eyeing entry-level markets with all in purchase + rehab between $80k to $170k.What markets do you think I could maximize the likelihood of recouping most, if not all, of my cash?

Thanks Your umbrella will not protect you because an umbrella only kicks in when there is underlying liability insurance.You should be able to find other property insurance but if you can't or don't care about it you can purchase liability insurance only for the property.