I am not from your area  and did a quick zillow search that yielded a few old Victorian houses that definitely need a lot of work but could showcase your skills and in the meantime have a lot of rental potential if properly refurbished.

I'm looking for lawyer to consult and help me setup some LLCs to properly structure my assets under.

Make sure you don't run afoul of your state laws:)Also, if you are running your property management under your the license of your real estate broker, make sure you disclose this to them, so they can update their E&O insurance properly.

I am of the mindset that when I have my money out there in the form of a mortgage, I get interest for the duration. 

Make sure you are analyzing the properties really well before purchase and make sure that it will cash flow properly when you refinance out of it.

Maybe bump up your ownership to more expensive areas.Maybe more out side of Denver Proper.

The barrier to entry with cold calling is way too low these days, so non-serious investors are marketing and they don't have their business processes set up properly.

The rest of the lien as to anything prior to that 6-month window is divested (as long as the HOA was notified properly according to rule 3129).

Your attorney(s) should be able to advise the proper location and structure, which may vary from state to state.While there are reasons to go wider, I suggest you narrow down to a couple of states or preferably a smaller area than that.

There's more to it than this, but if you do it properly, you could have a nice portfolio in a few years.