VA Loans worsen the matter here with all the active duty military getting subsidized loans with no money down.  

On a side note, you should look at the Boulder area specifically, because you have a huge pool of ready tenants and all parts of the city are much more open to progressive (especially environmentally conscious) ideas.

I work full time in the military and likelihood of me being able to be there for every decision and keep a constant eye on progress is slim.

@Nazz Wang How's the deal progressing?  

Very glad to have found the BP community - hopefully I will have some updates as things progress!

Do you soft-market your rehabs while in progress?  

Keep us updated on your progress.

Learn to do your own inspections... watch the progress and don't focus so much on what goes right but instead on what goes wrong... what were the warning signs, what are the gotchyas, what are the WHOOPSes.  

Great that you Post your, progress, My Question is the Yellow List? 

My partner and I found a duplex the other day, looked up the owners records, and we're just going to drop by this week and see if she'd be interested in selling.If they're too far away, follow @Bill Jacobsen 's advice and send them a letter.Good luck Kevin, I'd love to hear how this deal progresses!