There is a lot of variation in neighborhood quality within Longmont, with some parts being fully gentrified (SE side which is rapidly approaching Boulder prices), others that are still "transitional" and also some pretty rough hoods that may never be nice (W/NW side).

We are currently looking at any location that’s close to transportation to NYC since one of us work in the city and thought this could attract high-quality tenants (eg. white collars working in NYC).2.

Has anyone used these to get quality leads or is it old leads that are hanging around?

Either way, your drive and desire to serve your community and help your clients are qualities that all agents should strive for!

This is pretty common to keep your first few purchases in your personal name in order to take advantage of high quality loans early on. 

The larger you go up in price the smaller the buyer pool shrinks so can get a little better cap rate and also better loan terms ( more lenders compete for larger loans as it is less to keep track of for servicing volume and locations tend to be stronger for higher priced properties.)My clients sign exclusives with me because it is a considerable time investment on both sides to work to achieve the common goal of effectively finding the best property in the buyers range to purchase that meets their quality and cash on cash objectives.The STNL market is fluid and the good properties go fast ( typically in days to 1 week max).

So, all of it has been a slow and patient go, but I have been able to work my way up in gross rents, total cash flow, quality/physical condition of buildings, property value and finally appreciation potential, all while learning the business with first-hand experience.

Otherwise quality of life has improved dramatically.

@Morgan Carpenter Those are great qualities to have in life

Purchase price: $215,000 Cash invested: $36,000 This was my first partnership and turnkey quality property.