However, especially for your first, I would suggest the money you pay for either option is a better value than doing it yourself.Pursuing an investment with a partner does complicate hings slightly and I'd recommend discussing the legalese with an attorney.How do you stop a tenant from wrecking your property? 

The smaller ones know the market better and usually dont ask for as much.

That would appear to be a better deal vice doing a cashout refi on your 400k and going from 3.75 to 8.99% on the entire amount. 

The worse the damage the better for you if you know what you are doing!

Unless vrbo gets better at it we will see continued issues. 

It is a very light cosmetic rehab, Just enough to get better rent rate.

There's no better investment than investing in yourself.

Whether that will be cashing out of the Colorado market at that point and re investing in a better cash flow market or maybe we will be able to make it in Colorado.

Most of the time, you are better off selling the home and getting the proceeds tax free and using that to buy a rental.

Look into the Dallas-Fort Worth area and start putting money aside, work on making your credit better, and get your finances in shape for more real estate deals in the future.Good luck!