Solid advice @Guy Gimenez.Its all about providing value then absorbing whatever skillsets/approach from the mentor

If you can get a good chunk of your neighbors to support it, Denver might look favorably on absorbing a larger number of lots into the U-TU-C nearby, but that's a lot of neighbors that you'd need on your side.From a planning perspective, the original plat for the neighborhood shows the typical lot sizes as 50'x125' and the TU zone lots were originally platted as 25'x125' lots.  

I am like a sponge right now and want to absorb as much as I can in order to feel ready to purchase my 1st home in the 7-11 month range.

Once you have a small game plan or big game plan, start reading and absorbing all you can on the topic.

That's what I was looking into, I know it will be a costly approach, but at this point I have to do what I can and absorb the losses.  

Plenty to learn and absorb here, so I'm glad you found the site.

That's great that you see the need to educate & absorb as much info as possible in your free time.

A LOT to absorb for sure!

We are trying to absorb what we can now so we can act when the wife is more comfortable with all of this.

Plenty to absorb here.