other posters have started threads saying they're going to buy STRs for tax savings... and this doesn't make sense to me.  

Construction crews leave their tools and materials on job sites with doors unlocked and theft is extremely rare.Location, location, location.

Are you open to house hacking for this 2nd property?

Even Northwest has alot of development going in, and the 303 is offering good support to connect freeway access over there. 

This is not yoursituation, but just to walk through the different thought processesin Holding/Selling that a friend of mine is going through.Helped my friend getinto the Self Storage business and walked him through the wholeprocess from evaluating the market, selecting a site, developing thesite, systems, financing, insurance, etc.

Quote from @Jaikevis Reams: In order to put a property under contract I need to provide proof of funds I know that I can get that from a hard money lender but I don’t meet there criteria for a loan approval what should I do? 

I found a property on an auction site that I'd like to bid on.

Probably this.

Hi All,  I've had several rolled roofs installed and never saw anything like this. 

Quote from @Emily Shin: Hello, I am new to this community and to real estate investing.