On a related note; I remodel kitchens and there have been homes where we have been watched and listened to.

Also...watch for loose paint on exterior wood work like porches or basement window systems. 

These deals are available due to the shrinking population and job market, but I don't want to buy a house in a declining market that could lose me money in the long term.Are there any signs to watch for or examples of other towns that have been in a decline this long and have come back?

I definitely recommend listening to the podcasts, reading the books, watching the webinars, going to Meetups, grabbing coffee with other investors in Denver.

This lady I rented to passed my screening ( job, income, credit , etc.).

I plan to watch another's flip, have them watch mine, then go solo while staying in touch.Why should a flip take up to a year?

." - John Assaraf).Take an honest inventory of how much time you spend on social media, watching TV, in transit (great time to make calls) and you'll start to see there are more hours in the day. 

I had a friend leave a sales meeting with them singing their praises and telling me about all the amazing things they do about an hour after I watched the integration video for Buildium and I cracked their code, teehee

Personally, I like to watch inventory over the 200k mark because I think it's a very healthy way to track the market.

I recall at 23-24, getting off the train after my 1 hour and 40 minute commute had ended and watching middle aged adults sprinting to their cars to get home and beat the 2 minutes of traffic in the parking lot after commuting nearly 2 hours.