I also paid her $425 which she had worked off for Sept rent.  

I would work with your real estate tax professional on that piece.More than likely looking at capitalizing that 11k and depreciating it, unfortunately. 

@Shane PetersenContact Ash Burden with Bright Way Insurance +1 (479) 458-3981He has worked with SafeCo but SafeCo has been recently pulling out of CO and having very high rates. 

Hope to get to work with some of you!

Always have your business cards handy and be ready to follow up on leads promptly.Work with an investor-friendly agentRather than conduct a search independently, work with an investor-friendly agent (or multiple real estate agents) who can keep their eyes open for off-market properties.

If they are allowed to be here legally than they should be able to provide you with documentation to live and work here.

Companies like Intel, Amazon, and Google are investing here.I own all my investment properties in Columbus and work with many out-of-state investors from both coasts who love the turnkey and BRRRR opportunities here.

We are eager and we’re smart and we work very hard. 

At the end of the day, you can make a lot of different places work, but nowhere is going to be perfect. 

The biggest mistake of my life was not keeping 50 or so more of the 500ish I flipped, MASSIVE mistake.