It's fantastic to see your determination to pursue financial freedom and independence.This community is filled with like-minded individuals who share your aspirations.Welcome aboard and best of luck investing! 

Explore the site some more, there are many articles, podcasts, etc. that can fill you in on every detail.

Your city's planning department will have a form to fill out or other method to communicate with AT&T's Engineering Department.

Starting a conversation up with the local Planning Department about your intended uses is a good place to start that can fill you in on the process or let you know where what you want to do might be acceptable.

Ask some Denver short-term rental owners how falsely filling out an affidavit went for them.

A reasonable amount of homework (stuff to watch/listen to, informational forms and worksheets to fill out... basically forces you to really THINK about what it is you want to achieve so it can all be mapped out and make sense as an actual plan). 

These are usually easier to fill because it's perceived as "better value" versus a 3 bed SFH that is renting for $1800-$2000. 

I would suggest looking at what you want at the end and working backwards (this will be difficult at first, but do your best and you'll fill in the gaps later).  

So when you place an ad you have any respondents fill out an application then you do a showing if they are ok?

I want to pay cash and refi after reno and filling with a tenant and would like to find a lender now that can help me with the refi portion.