The site it is located on is some what landlocked by other properties and would not be ideal for any other alternatives discussed.

The basics are spoken about and discussed all the time as are various alternative strategies.

Alternatively, if you used that $100,000 on a BRRR you ended up with $125,000 in cash plus a property that is paying you every month and you will one day be able to sell at a profit.

It sounds like alternative financing is my only option for anything above $120k (but also below in the $30-100k range that I can’t pay cash for).

Metal studs are about a buck a stud cheaper.I've also looked into Dens glass as an OSB alternate.

I've read this is a reliable alternative to copper.

You could use hard money but there are other alternatives such as commercial type lending or the conventional route.

My main question, is it worth investing in Vancouver or should I be searching for alternative options out of province?

If possible my advice would be to find an alternate source of funds to use. 

Because of the more labor intensive people pushing paper process that is required for an IRA to document the more individual types of transactions that occur in alternative assets, the fees are higher than in a conventional stock brokerage IRA.So, a few things to unwind.