I really believe that we live in a time where all the information you need to do just about anything is available for free online.

Having 2-3 contractors in each field is important, as your preferred guy won't always be available. 

I'd rather have a property remain vacant to I can spend time cleaning up and getting it ready and back-online so it could be available for someone else to rent.

What type of loan products would be available for an LLC buying a house?

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

Don't base it on one data point that is not available :) good luck

Hotel reservations at the 2025 venue, Caesars Palace, are already available to book using this link https://book.passkey.com/event/50916112/owner/4929/home and BPCON2025 tickets will be live soon. 

There is no harm in reaching out for a slight difference in budget you can just say that you got there contact on FF and have an available unit slightly above their price range and tell them the price and let them know to get back to you if they are interested.

I don’t have any direct experience with retirement accounts as I never opted to use them so I could keep cash available for investing now.

Denver and its surrounds have particularly active markets and a lot of active individuals offering ancillary services so I'd suggest you research those available services you're looking at offering to help you get an idea for what is well covered, what is lacking and what your competitor's pricing looks like.