It was modified at some point in time and it apparently is now an investment property for her.  

So the mortgage, taxes/insurance, and all general costs of operations are covered entirely by the renters, PLUS I typically add about $50 a month to the principal payment of each mortgage, which leaves me with $4300 in passive income.In my opinion, inflation rates are extremely understated, please see these two articles that drive the point home:http://www.businessinsider.com/if-people-knew-the-...https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-09/devonshi...Essentially, in times when the dollar is depreciating rapidly, in our situation due to excessive years of "easy money" and quantitative easing by the Fed, low fixed-rate debt is the best tool to combat inflation.

I am not sure which route to pursue at this point in time.

If you can travel back in time (say go back 20 years in 1999) and be able to meet your younger self - what will you TEACH yourself about real estate investing.

We can then plan out estimates for different activities and over the course of the year we can track whether we are over or under our budget in time or ressources spent on activities in each period.Essentially.I have more advanced ideas, but this is the core need/idea I have, I hope it makes sense and you might have suggestions you want to share.Best regards, Daniel. 

I guess my question is to you, what would your suggestion be for me at this point in time?  

I am assuming you've only used your VA loan at this point in time?

At this point in time, I am hoping to learn from this site, connect with people in the Denver Metro area, and get advice on where/how to start. 

Not enough info in your post to know if any of this actually makes sense for you or not, obviously you’d want to be sure the area has appreciation potential, and maybe you’re not even planning on staying at that school 4 years in which case don’t buy, but just a thought as it’s something I would do myself if I could go back in time and had that money at 19.

@Maurice NixThanks for letting me know in time!