I would strongly recommend going the option of @William Collins and here is why: It is the easiest and quickest path to getting money in your pocket.

., as well as a strong rental market in the area seems to provide a great recipe for great cash flowing units. 

Beside writing love letter to the sellers.Looking for tips on writing strong offer for cash strapped buyersLooking for tips when your listing a house that clearly needs updates but upgrades can't be done.

There isn't much of a VRBO presence here but theres a few chain hotels and many new apartments going in. 

While it is true that traditional rentals don't do that strongly here, there are plenty of ways to make solid cash flow (upwards of $1,000 a month) here in Denver.

Overall MF demand is very strong so as long as you price them right you'll get your highest price on the MLS and be able to close within 30-45 days.

Definitely interested in finding a lender who can close in 30 days, will let us us a HELOC and has strong rates/fees.

I would also want to vet their team (lawyers, CPA, lenders, PM, etc.) a strong supporting cast can compensate for a lack of direct experience.Do they have skin in the game?

small towns are very hard to lease out if you don't physical presence.

They seem to be coming back pretty strong (although I haven't gone to one since COVID).