The deals are harder to find in my experience but they exist.

Do you have any real estate agents, with experience with OOS investors, that you could recommend?

Your experiences are invaluable, whether they're wins or lessons, and they enrich us all.

no experience or credentials necessary to go to a meetup. 

The experience isn't matching up here.Also, you would not want to put a trailer park or multifamily apartment complex right next to county magistrate building.

If anyone is familiar with this program I would  love to hear your point of view of it, as well as any pros and cons.

What are your experiences and tips to make the BRRRR method work in Denver?

So you are going to have to work through that fear and find a Qi who has the demonstrated experience and protections to make you comfortable.  

The only other option is to buy it as an investment property, but the rates are 1.5% more with 20% down, or 1% more with 25% down and 1 point.Was wondering if maybe anyone had any experience with this? 

I am a Real Estate Developer and multi-family investor based in Toronto, Canada, with over a decade of experience in these asset classes and a portfolio spanning 900+ units.