Airbnb, VRBO, etc, doesn't matter what you use for listings, in the end you are essentially running a micro-hotel and like most businesses you need to optimize systems and processes, make sure your customers (all your customers) are having a 5-star experience and keeping your liabilities limited the best you can. 

Now seems like an optimal time with prices low.

Locally go to the networking tab above and select the events item from the drop down menu.

How do I find leads on optimal properties to flip?

You can find local meetups in your area by going to Network>Events up in the menu bar.

Starts with a deal, then apply the optimal strategy to it.  

Buy and hold is just something I don't have much experience in, but if it's more of an optimal strategy in the Denver metro area it might be something I need to look a little more deeply at.I am surprised to hear your comment on flips though, is the market just a little past the flip stage?

@Timothy ChurchI was just taking an online real estate modeling course and I think the leveredIRR and unleveredIRR would be good models to optimize paying off the loan.  

My failed expectation of safety is rooted in the frequent early morning visitors often get the wrong house on the first try, theoretically allowing for a dope head to walk into my house at any hour, the fact that the son is still at large and we could be raided by the State Police again at any moment, and the fact that the secluded nature of the area makes our side of the property easily surveilled by the other side - which is not optimal when my wife is home alone.My landlord is now seeking damages for the lost rent and has served me with an eviction notice. 

Might be other factors though.Sure not everybody has a soul-sucking existence and many would still want to work their W2 anyway, for as long as they can - that's the optimal situation, and I hope everybody could experience this, but let's assume for the sake of discussion that this is not the case for everybody.