I took the gamble that possible mold remediation in the basement and structural deficiences wouldn't be a greater than $75k issue. 

"All you need to do is invest a recognized gain in a Qualified Opportunity Fund and elect to defer the tax on that gain."

I can only assume its located in a rapidly appreciating market where investors are willing to suck it up for a couple of years and let price appreciation do the hard work for them (always a risky gamble in any market).

How to recognize the good ones from the bad ones?

@Jane A.Stock market is more like gambling on hoping that your stock improves in my opinion.

This method  can be no better than gambling, no thanks.

It's made me a fountain of surreal stories, but as this one unfolded, all I could do was recognize that I had been pulled into Crazyland again and just try to keep it together.

If you can’t see it - it’s a gamble plain and simple.

Hi everyone....A group of investors looking to start investing in Florida yet not sure how to recognize the best market for flipping purposes.From what we get to see, read and hear Florida is one of the best places to invest these days yet we fail to solve the question whether its good for buy and hold / flipping / both.Any insights concerning how to choose the best region for house flipping will be highly appreciated :)Thanks,Shachar.

First, recognize that any decision you make to deploy capital affects your plan.