If you subsequently purchased a property for 200k, would you count gains/losses against the 50k you now put in or against the 25k you started with as that’s what you’re actually out of pocket, depending on how you look at it.I hope I worded that clearly 

Most of my Section 8 tenants left on a bad note and resulted in financial losses.

Or just take the loss and move on?

I did just close on a sub to that also matches my view of a ramp up into 2021 stressed owners due to covid job loss / stress selling their house to me 4 weeks ago sub to, my costs:  $2k to the seller 1.5k closing costs...

Profitable or a loss?

How will you fund the improvements and vacancy loss?

I interested in hearing what others are doing if anything to recover these costs.

The consequences of the tax sale (loss of liens) continue.3.   

Please don't do what many do, which is trying to avoid losing money by selling now only to have a bigger loss later.

The is a lot of competion in the space from professionals who focus on recovering lost assets.