If you want to learn more about real estate and make some additional income, becoming an agent can be a great way to do that.  

That brought the monthly mortgage to within range of over $200/month cash flow.

Property was more disgusting than we anticipated and we had to put extra money into deeper cleaning.

The best way to do this would probably be to refi both at around 50% and get that private loan.

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

That said it is possible that you need to evaluate your stays and decide if it is worth taking shorter stays or sticking to some longer stays to reduce your time commitment and maximize the revenue for time invested.

I don’t want to just evict otherwise great tenants.

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.

Also, I would suggest going to DIG (Diversified Investors Group) as well as DPI (Delco Property Investors) as they are two local REIA groups where you can meet other wholesalers and investors.

Put a pad with a digital lock on one door.