My focus has been in Lexington because of my familiarity with the area, but Louisville seems to have more options in the small multi-family investing (my preference!).

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Doing everything on your own with limited experience and no professional support typically ends up with one of two results:1.

From my research so far and conversations with a couple property managers it sounds like there is more upside on the STR/MTR side of things however it doesn't seem like Denver's government is very friendly to the STR/MTR option. 

There are four options:1.

.#5  If you still think you want to rent, you can get a PM, typically that will be about 10% a month and don't go cheap on that. 

Need some advice on a way to structure a creative finance deal...  If it does not work I will likely try to buy it outright and a bit lower price and use Hard money.... 
1 Bed / 2 Bath Condo about 900sq ft - Can NOT ...

Option A: get $300k lump-sum, no taxes.

perhaps a heloc might be an option. just because you have credit in a heloc you dont have to pay for that unless you use it

Multifamily properties are selling just as fast as they were in 2023 despite there being more options on the market.If the trend of increasing inventory continues, we could see price growth slow down even more in 2025.