@Glenn Gayet you should pack your bags, move to Denver, and talk to more than a few brokers who have been there for a very long time.

Made morning tea time about studying property investing?

Sometimes this works unless the guy is a  inconsiderate  d bag which obviously he is.  

. :-) I'd love to meet up for coffee/tea and chat about REI.

I have 4 rental houses right now and I'm here to learn more because my results thus far have been a real mixed-bag. 

You can invest it in real estate, stocks etc. my cup of tea is investing in mortgage notes where I know a lot of passive investors use their IRA to invest because it is mailbox money when your buying performing notes and typically they have plenty of equity and provide double digit returns

I stopped by the house and found that the tenant had subleased the house without approaval (prohibited in my lease) and has mostly moved out (just a few bags of clothes and random items).

Then he'd call and tell me to pick up a few bags of mulch, 8 or 10 shrubs to plant and bring my weekwhacker, chainsaw and big ladder.

Absolutely man keep working and you'll get that first deal in the bag.

When I used to fly a lot for work having a travel card was a blessing since I got advantages you can't buy.Boarding early, not having to gate check your bag ect, takes some of the hassle out of flying.