I am thinking several options. 1.

Your dad's cost basis for the portion of the property he now owns outright (his life estate portion plus the remaindership portion he received back from your brother) would likely be based on the value of the property at the time it was originally transferred to both you and your brother.

I can put X down and would you seller finance or lease option the rest for a 12 month period or 24 months so I can have 2 years of work history and then get conventional financing?

This property is ideally located in northeast Colorado Springs with easy access to military bases, shopping, dining and entertainment.

I also broker ALR's in Colorado, and create deals in which I connect operators with landlords looking to lease option the properties.PM me so we can connect!

You may find them excited about either option.

I have searched for other places based on owners responses to guests. 

You don't know what a good property is because you are basing it off metrics from a couple of years ago or the one percent rule.

They will come up with similar options anyway. 

We give our clients a few different good options and lately our client's have been independently going with Lease Killers every time.