The sports and cheap beer help but above all, people have to want to pay to eat your food.

Since REI is a team sport, you need to attend as many different meetings as you can so you can start finding the service providers you need to be successful (in addition to learning more before you start spending real money, as other posters have suggested).

That city has major golf tournaments all the time and has nice weather 9 months of the year. 

It might not be a productive use of my time but it will be more entertaining than listening to the same old boring news and/or sports radio.

IMO, Breckenridge has it all of you want access to a vast trail system (all seasons/sports), recreation paths, events, and a walkable/bikeable lifestyle downtown.

The point was mentioned that you can negotiate a better price by not using an agent, true, but to me REI is a team sport & if I started excluding my normal broker from deals word might get out, especially since I am in a smaller market.  

If your vacation home happens to be located near a major event — like a PGA golf tournament or a big multi-day concert — you may be able to rent the place out for a short period even at high rates and pay zero federal income tax.Tax-smart year-end strategy: The more rental days between now and year-end, the better — as long as they don’t exceed 14 days for the year.Rented more than 14 days with substantial personal useYour vacation home falls into this category if you rent it for more than 14 days during the year and your personal use exceeds the greater of:(1) 14 days or (2) 10% of the rental days.

The content and resources in the student portal alone were worth the price of admission.Lastly, as many people on BiggerPockets would probably agree, real estate investing is a team sport. 

I know golf as a sport has declined over the past few years, but with the world changing maybe outdoor sports such as golf will see a renaissance. 

It should be no surprise to anyone that Ben and I disagree here, as Ben and I disagree for sport...it is fun for both of us