It seems like you have some good goals set for yourself and the connections you make on here will definitely be able to help achieve them.

There are various areas to choose from to live in the Denver metro area and the prices can vary greatly so it would be best to understand the lifestyle you want to achieve. 

This can be useful for managing assets and/or achieving greater anonymity.

However, if you set a goal and stick with it, you’ll achieve a big permanent windfall of $ EVERY month when these things are paid off.

It seems like a good idea but i would like hear different people experiences using the house hack methods and what methods/tools you guys are currently using help achieve the house hacking methods.

The simplest way to achieve what you want is to purchase the property subject-to the existing mortgage.That said, there's a decent amount of training and paperwork you'll want in place before tackling such a transaction.

We usually stop when we have maybe 80% less noise, it is almost impossible to achieve 100%.

It will rely on rent appreciation for achieving cash flow. 

So the value add will only add so much; it is important to have purchased below market price.Between buying below market and the sweat equity achieved in the value add, we hope to leave little or none of our money in the property.  

I would first focus on what my goals are and I would focus on what my strategy is going to be to achieve that goal and make sure I knew that crystal clear and I knew how I was going to achieve that meaning the strategy and what types of properties which are the tactics are going to help you get thereJust because somebody says this area is a great area or a hot market does not necessarily mean it’s a hot market for you based on your goals and based on your strategy it could actually be something that makes you go bankrupt if you have different goals then this market providesSlow down to speed up And educate yourself as much as possible before you do anything