Before I invest in furnishing the unit I was curious about how much demand there is for mid-term rentals in south Denver.

I'm curious what the demand is for midterm rentals...outside of major metropolitan areas.  

Your mentor’s advice about starting with a rental property is solid, and a duplex could be a great option for house hacking.

The truth is, a good host will spend time managing each rental.

When evaluating markets for rental properties, there are a lot of factors to consider: population growth, employment rates, rent to price ratio/GRM/Cap Rate, rent trends, vacancy rates, etc. 

Purchase price: $170,000 Cash invested: $30,000 This is an international short-term rental property on a Greek isle.

Only with a definitive goal can you accurately assess your options.What I hear you saying is that you do want to build a rental portfolio. 

Why do you want to buy 2 rentals a year?

Quote from @Mary Jay: Quote from @Jay Hurst: Quote from @Mary Jay: hi guys,so I have a lot of equity in one of my rentals but the interest rates are super low on it. so I dont want to do a cash out refinance on it because I dont want to lose the 3% interest rate on it.I want to get some cash out of it via Heloc or another vehicle,  so I could buy another rental, but its not my primary, so I cant get a HELOC on it from lots of banks....I think PenFed does helocs on rentals, but because I have more than 5 rentals, I dont qualify for their HELOC loan.IS there a bank that would give a HELOC/cash on a rental?

Do you think a duplex is generally a better investment than a single-family home for rental purposes?