I own an AirBNB in Denver and I just got a year long request and the person doesn't have any reviews.

Arbitrage is not looked upon fondly here.Speaking personally, if I were a property owner with a rental and you said you wanted to do a STR with it, I would not be interested. 

I have no personal experience with them but I am skeptical.

Would it be a better idea to invest in a single family home with only my personal capital, or partner with a colleague(s) and go 50/50 or 33/33/33 on a larger multi-unit property?

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

Do you want to close in your personal name or in an business entity? 

circumstances.. education.. personality .. innate abilities.. lack of understanding basic math..desire .. drive.. familial pressures..  

Hi Jeff, @David Ramirez is a great person to connect with!

BRRRR is an amazing strategy to quickly scale and to recycle your capital quickly - it's how I personally got started investing here in Columbus Ohio and quickly grew to over a 7 figure portfolio.

@Jacky Fan Here is some more information on whether you can 1031 a personal house:https://www.1031exchangemadesimple.com/personal-residence.ht...The general theory seems to be that if your home wasn't used for investment purposes during your ownership, then 1031 doesn't apply.