You can go on this loan as non-occupying co-borrower. 

Does anyone have a good lawn care service in grand junction, co?

Believe it or not, my wife and I both lived in NYC, and had co-workers commuting to work in NYC from Philly every morning by bus. 

We have absolutely no seasoning on cash-out refi's BUT we do not lend on those in Colorado, unfortunately.

My dad will be co-signing on the loan with me so I will probably be approved for a loan far greater than I would want/should take on.

This is good.Also, a little backstory:  the reason I mentioned insurance, was a developer I worked with in Colorado finished a condo complex in the early part of the 2000's, when there was a rogue lawyer whose business  model was buying a condo, tearing into the structure looking for any defects (as minimal as sheetrock screws might be spaced @ 12" instead of 8"), then going after the builder, which of course was actually the deep pockets of the builders insurance company.  

My wife went to RPI for her undergrad and is going back this fall for her Masters, so we're moving from Colorado to Troy this summer.  

I set up commercial accounts with garage door company, an appliance co. that sells used, repairs, and delivers or moves appliances, and an AC company that is also 24/7 where I can call the owner on the weekends.     

Hawaii and Colorado have been recently added to my searches with a few relationships set up in each region.

im in the same boat as you. only thing holding me back is Knowledge. i have bad credit, no money, but lots of time. i spend my weekends looking at unkept houses and try to find out the situation, maybe i can wholesale it. maybe i can ask my bro to co sign a loan to flip it.