I work in Boulder so I wanted to see how to drive was before buying in Denver.

They will NOT give you the name of some fly by night crew that drives a station wagon with a ladder strapped to the roof.

At the same time, I'm hoping to start investing via a small multifamily building somewhere within a reasonable drive of that area (looking as far as Philadelphia area but ideally closer). 

hd=13) Virtual driving from Fountain Square to  wholesale districthttp://youtu.be/PVB1LIYhi2I?

My recommendation would also be to get the highest liability coverage available on your landlord policy and then to follow that up with an appropriately sized umbrella policy considering all your assets, future wages and growth of both.

Look at fast growing cities, population growth, etc.

□If you have employees who drive during work, do you require them to have or provide them auto liability insurance in an appropriate amount?

You are also going to need to carry insurance in every state you are licensed in, which will drive up yoir costs.

I know in the area of PA where i invest, there are a lot of "Alley Ways" that belong to the town, and not the owners of the properties next to them, but they can be used by the property owners as a walk or a drive. a lot of times these areas are just grass, but it may just be listed in your title that you have the right and your neighbors to use it and you can not do anything on it. but also keep in mind that it may come into play if you ever decide to add on to the house, you may have to build to a setback from that easement line.

I assume I can count all my mileage as expenses (driving from my current apartment to the house to do work, trips to home depot, etc.)?