@Rilwan Lawal I'm getting quotes around $180-200 a square foot with rental grade finishes

Figure out what the price per square foot is for those sold comps.

They do this for a cash grab, they don't make as much as they think, and as soon as things go bad they will disappear into the night and leave you in a lurch.Unless you can prove they have a strong, stable business with a couple years of experience, I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole.

Interestingly, square foot wise, I’ve seen some neighborhoods where single families are selling for more than duplexes of similar sizes.

Inside the house it’s in pretty great move-in ready shape except - 4 or 5 cracks above doors and windows, and then a 6-foot long hairline crack in the kitchen tile from one end to the other.

I am really determined and wanna get started with my first Rental property (with in 6 months) My local city in Denver and I am worried this market is very high and need some advise on what is a good first investment to get my foot into the door.

@Michael Ludwig  There is a robust meet-up community and REI association network in the Twin Cities.   

If you are buying a single family and adding roommates, then it will look a little tighter.In my mind, the biggest part of a first time investment /house hack is to get your foot in t he door and to build some equity while defraying your biggest cost - housing. 

"Maximum size is 500 square feet, however, an additional 150 square foot expansion beyond the physical dimensions of the existing structure is permitted strictly to accommodate ingress and egress to JADU."

I am actively trying to get my foot in the door with wholesaling my first deal (vacant land or property, etc).