Additionally, I would be grateful if I could find a mentor from the forum to guide me on this journey.Thanks in advance! 

He even chatted with me through this forum (Bigger Pockets) and was very encouraging that you can even do it just with free stuff out there.  

Boulder is in the Denver MSA but Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Fort Collins are considered separate from DenverHope this is helpful.

Thanks for your help! 

Dave Van Horn is a collegue of mine and I am glad that he was able to point you in a direction that helped you feel better about your retirement planning. 

I was just reading Mark's book "The Tax & Legal Playbook" this morning and it specifically had a "critical warning" (page 31&32 in Chapter 3).

Quote from @Crawford Peay: Hey just wanted to jump on here and introduce myself My name is Crawford Peay, I am located in Memphis TNI help investors buy and sell properties along with managing their portfolios in Memphis and the surronding area!  

So, Benjamin, if you're American I would give that some thought.Below is a link to a forum thread in which I outlined why, you can read if it'd be helpful. 

Hope that helps.

It seems like the real support you would receive from Pad split is them helping find the occupants/tenants And them processing the rent.