I own four of my SFH in Bagley (48221) along with my other ones around Detroit metro.

no one is going to play that role if you don't.

Congratulations to myself on this one.Unto the next one!

Or should I really narrow it down to one?

@Sean Dillon figure out how to buy a 2-4 unit with FHA loan.Then rent at least one of the units long-term for stable cashflow.Try STR in another unit as well as the other bedrooms in the unit you live in.You may even consider living in the basement, attic or worse unit in the building to rent everything else out and max cashflow. 

It's one of the last few "affordable" areas near downtown Denver.Are you buying as a primary residence, looking to house-hack with the studio out back? 

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When my youngest went to school, I changed my license status to Active, and have learned and enjoyed helping people buy/sell/invest for around 7 years now.Everyone's journey is different....you might one day no longer be a firefighter...you might move to another state....you might want to buy a house one day and having a real estate license could save you some money. 

But of the options you note, the only one that really makes sense to me is the CoC option. 

After the inspection, we sent a request with a mortgage contingency date extension (because it was also difficult to schedule this with the agent), a credit for termite treatment and an extension for the closing date which would allow one of the current tenants to move out at the end of this month (when their lease is up) before closing.