A couple of important questions:What is the 12-unit worth based on the fundamentals?

#Peerstreet was built by magical tech beliefs without fundamental back stops.

One fundamental question bugs me: it seems that loan providers usually ask about the purpose of the purchase (self-used home vs. renting out) and charge different mortgage rates and fees (that part I understand from having worked in the financial industry myself), but how about the following scenario: I buy a single family home or condo, rent it out for the 1st 12-18 months (since I'm currently outside of the US but already obtained green cards) and move in as our own primary home after that.

If you're looking for somewhere that's actually directly tied to the strong fundamentals of the Denver market you're going to want to look down on the Front Range closer to Denver.

After reading a few books to try and understand the fundamentals I have no idea where or how to start.

Location is primary and fundamental.

IMO, apartment syndications are a safe bet, w/ typically higher returns than you’re looking for as long as you work with a syndicator w/ a proven track record, the asset is in a fundamentally stable/growing market/sub market and you confirm the assumptions used to underwrite the deal.  

@Arturo BorgesBecause it plays on the fundamental rule of being successful in business, "Buy low, Sell high".

I have little tolerance for agents that break some of the most fundamental rules of their business.

As Kristen mentioned already the market has some solid fundamentals to it indeed!