After arriving though, I do think there are some areas where you'll also see good (or better) appreciation in the future, in addition to cash flow. 

For example, someone mis-measures an area of the kitchen which means that last cabinet just doesn't fit, which means you have to order a different one, which means you're behind schedule, and then two days after it's supposed to arrive you get an email saying it's on backorder and will take another month, which means you're either going to list it with an unfinished kitchen (not ideal) or you're not going to sell it when planned.  

My aha moment was when I arrived at the 2012 BP Denver Summit.  

Does the tenants require a lot of time once they arrive and throughout their stay?

Anson Young The books that you mentioned have been purchased and should be arriving any day now!

At least, this is my story, and I am in a pretty prime location for AirBnB (right by BART, few minutes from SF).In terms of key drops, I have simply installed a lockbox on the front door so that I do not have to return home anytime a guest arrives.

Stay connected to BP and you'll have some great friends to hang out and show you around town when you arrive.

You could start to get licenses in Colorado so when you arrive you already have everything and can hit the ground running.

I do need people to manage the holiday rentals for me, the laundry, cleaning and meeting guests when they arrive ... so if you have some reliable people to manage the holiday rental period (summer), I would love some recommendations :) Good luck!

But there are exciting developments like this in nearly every city center around Denver, of different design of course.When you arrive, I would recommend you consider taking a look at some of these other areas that may be a bit more affordable than downtown, and may have great equity potential in the longer run.