Do you see this area continuing to grow or remain stagnant, especially with the potential downturn we may be facing?

Is it worth it to do a complete gut job and basically make it new or should I patch it up and get it "good enough" to rent.

I am looking at a few properties in Colorado Springs and Manitou area but came across something in Pueblo West (new to the Pueblo market) that I would like to do the BRRRR method on.

Anyone have any idea how to do this?

Which of these scenarios do you think is best, considering my intention to pay off the loan sooner?

confirmed by Deloitte and Ernst & Young as they have been doing my taxes. 

Yes you can do a cost segregation and offset your w2 income assuming that the newly constructed home is placed into service as a short term rental and you meet the requirements for participation 

The TLDR is that if you can take the money you would have otherwise put in the property and invest it somewhere with higher returns then you could be better off doing it that way even if it means smaller or no monthly cashflow because money in your hand now is more valuable than the same money in the future.

How much money do I need , what licenses , where to look for off market deals?

Why do you think Section 8 is a good idea at 21?