I think it helps flippers as it is easy to find the purchase pricesp versus selling price.  

I agree with many of @Alan Asriants' points, especially when considering OOS Sec. 8 investing.A lower price point or smaller investment doesn't always mean low risk.House-hacking locally could be a better transition depending on your goals and situation.

Let's break it down with precision:The "Pain" (At First Glance):Your $2.8M sale splits out as:Building (§1250): $2.3MPersonal Property (§1245): $500KOriginal Basis Allocation:Building: $1.6M (depreciated over 27.5 years)Personal Property: $400K (fully depreciated)Building Depreciation:Annual: $1.6M ÷ 27.5 = $58,182Total over 10 years: $581,820Gain Breakdown:Building (§1250):Sale Price: $2,300,000Original Basis: $1,600,000Less Depreciation: ($581,820)Adjusted Basis: $1,018,180Total Gain: $1,281,820Unrecaptured §1250: $581,820 (25% max rate)Capital Gain: $700,000 (20% max rate)Personal Property (§1245):Sale Price: $500,000Adjusted Basis: $0Ordinary Income: $500,000The Strategic Play:Remember those suspended passive losses you couldn't use?

I would be very careful with a lot of course or guru in general right especially a price tag like that what I would always recommend reading the contract and see who is the person more in favor and if its not you then dont sign up very rare to see someone actually benefit from a course.

Assuming they are professional and skilled in the craft - alot of the issues you have faced, they will remediate and mitigate moving forward.

A lot of original details still remain but looking forward to uncovering some goodies.

I look forward to meeting others interested in real estate investing.

Anytime you have literally 100k lots of record that can be built on and price points so low your going to get a run on the market which if there is a coordinated sales effort it can outstrip the ability to execute..

Off-market deals give you control over pricing, terms, and creative financing options.

Being boots on the ground out here, seeing the state of some of the homes here both on and off the market and knowing the price of housing in the area, I am confident that I could be successful in flipping homes here.