I'm in Oregon which basically whips people for being landlords but 99% of your problems are solved by getting good tenants so screen, screen, screen. 

I've been in the lending Industry for 20 years, and I feel many people on BiggerPockets give misleading information a lot of times.

For your $240K new-build townhouse, a cost seg may make sense if the tax savings outweigh the study cost (~$3K–$6K), especially since you plan to hold it for 10+ years and can benefit from immediate bonus depreciation.For the $380K older townhouse, cost seg with look-back depreciation could provide significant one-time deductions for missed depreciation over the past six years.

Furnished finder has some stats on people looking for furnished spaces in Denver that may help. 

She missed other emails from the insurance provider confirming the policy did in fact cover all hazards.

What the heck is the matter with people?

Welcome Alana, you will find a lot of helpful people on this platform.

But for people thinking about diving in now, what’s the point?

They do this on purpose so new people get tripped up in the process and quit.

And proper screening prevents those people from even renting your place.