Finding an experienced person to lease it to and let them run with the business. 

I work with a large group and we help people start investing passively as an LP, I've found it's a great way to get started because you can watch and learn with much of the risk removed since the experienced sponsors are doing the heavy lifting.

And even if so, would me walking the properties really give me more information than I would get from an experienced contractor/inspector?

I am getting a little scared as my wife is an experienced realtor and is experiencing the same across all her listings in central FL. 

I am shocked that an increase could come at this scale YOY and am considering deploying the capital elsewhere to prevent any future loss on valuation.Have any other owners in CO or nationally experienced a massive increase like this in 2024?

Instead I would find an experienced flipper, offer to partner on a deal, maybe bring the deal to him if you can find one, and agree to take a reduced amount of the commission in order to be involved and learn about the process

I love hearing from experienced individuals. 

It's super comprehensive and I've been told by experienced PMLs that they've still learned a thing or two, as well!

If you feel uncomfortable with that $850k price tag, I would pause and recommend attending RE meetups in your area and getting feedback from other local experienced investors on San Gabriel Valley and other parts of LA.

The city's resurgence can be attributed to a combination of tapering construction on new units and a steady increase in demand, pushing rent growth above its pre-pandemic average of 3%.Similarly, San Francisco experienced a dramatic turnaround in July, with apartment rents jumping from 1% in June to 2% at the end of the month.