To whom it my concern:I’m interested in networking with individuals that are looking to expand there portfolio's,  I have worked in Government, Private, Merchandising, Construction, Real Estate sectors and have numerous hours and training.

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.

For rental rates, take a look at for rent houses in your area and compare size, rooms, bathrooms and other features.

- What tax advantage(s)/disadvantage(s) do you get; the 401K grows 100% tax free (but then you pay taxes upon withdrawal); with the REI, you'll have tax, but also numerous deductions.Taking a stab at a very simplistic analysis that doesn't account for everything in the above, but why not it's a fun mental exercise :)- 25K of cashflow accounts for your vacancy rate, maintenance cost, property management (i.e you're paying yourself to manage them before that 25K) and so on; i.e it's free and clear.- 1MM of property increases in value at 2% annually in appreciation (making a rough guess that at 100K per property you're in a C neighborhood with low appreciation rates?

Be sure to join one of the local meetups (use the search feature to find "Denver Meetup" and you will get a number of forum posts about them). 

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.