Preferably newer homes (less than 15 years old).  5)  Hire a property manager (although the homes are local) ~ so I can manage her/him managing my prop's.6)  Hold $600,000 in cash for 2 years worth of expenses (emergency fund) ~ if indeed, I somehow spent $300k per year.7)  Travel, do some hobby stuff, grill out and drink beer, and spend time with the fam.

Its an international city, so demand will continually go up regardless of domestic economic situation.

Do any of these groups use the Meet-up format, record session topics for those unable to travel to meeting sites, by using YouTube, Ustream or Skype like technology?

I will be super busy with work and travel while I am living in Denver, could I hire a property manager from the beginning for even when I'm living in the duplex?  

For a landlord who self manages, what happens when you are out of town for vacation or travel for work, or whatever? 

The kids are being raised trilingually, we're quite an international family ;)I have recently (Feb 2015) switched from being an employee to becoming a freelance consultant in the Health IT sector.

I was traveling with a potential partner.

Very lucrative business in luxury vacation rentals. 43 million is the number of rental units in the United States alone $85 billion is the value of the vacation rental industry.92% of travelers want the option to book rentals online. 53% of travelers with income > than $125,000 prefer vacation homes to traditional hotels.

@Jim Brown Intern with a successful rehabber,

Stocks (us and international), preferred stocks, bonds (us and intl), rental property, hard money loans etc are all good options.