This kind of creativity (or a massive pile of cash) is what's needed to "Cash Flow" in the near-term with a Boulder investment, but unless Boulder dramatically reverses course and halts the NIMBYSM that stops new construction in it's tracks, those who hold on for the long-term are likely to be highly rewarded. 

I stopped buying in southern AB almost 2 years ago now. 

Makes it easy for the Realtors, but stopped me from viewing the house more online. 

Better tenant selection and regular inspections will stop this from happening.

There is nothing stopping them from saying "no" to five properties, pocketing the fees, end of story.  

So budget + team is what is stopping me, but 400k is very doable. 

Keep in mind the neighbors may know who it is that's reporting them if they haven't been turned in before and all of a sudden they're getting citations and the house next door to them just changed hands, but that shouldn't stop you from cleaning up the block.I'm sorry you're dealing with this, at least they aren't your tenants but still a big issue.

There was one instance discussed in the forums with a syndicator called Norada (you can search the forums for that name) where they not only stopped paying dividends, but also converted everyone’s capital to an equity position - which is code for “We don’t plan to give your money back unless we can survive to eventually sell the building.”  

Huge risk when the city can literally turn off all your revenue over night.

My job is to fulfill our vision as a complete one stop shop for investors to go from newbie to early retiree.Absolutely, to get there, and to make money, we have to provide so much value that people not only decide to come, but to come back to, our conferences and events.