So, I am up to my neck in debt with student loans.

Always glad to have a more investors in these neck of the woods.

We have an excellent regional hospital - but children with severe injuries or issues are usually transported by air to Children's Hospital in Denver.

He is sleeping in so I don't yet know if there is an injury there that needs medical attention.

Otherwise you may be asked to pay for their temporary lodging.If you allow pets and their dog bites someone - do you want your landlord liability to pay for that persons injuries?

Not a problem for AZ, but it might be an issue in your neck of the woods.

My brother who has a brain injury and can no longer provide for his wife is really struggling and I would like to be able to provide for them as well. 

Requiring renters insurance protects you from expensive renter accidents, injuries that occur on your rental property, and costly lawsuits that can easily pop up in the landlord business.

I recently started listening to the BP podcast and I’ve become extremely motivated to start diving into real estate investing.I’ve been sitting on the sidelines for about a year because I’m younger, 24 years old, fell on hard times (injury put me down for 7 months), I fell into a fog, trashed my credit, foolishly filed for Bankruptcy even though I wasn’t in a massive amount of debt (30k) and I ended up deeply regretting doing so.

She's in your neck of the wood and a great tax stategist.