With our investing in lower-priced properties, we're far from being immune to these tax hits but can better absorb them with higher cash flow than most site-built single family homes.

., blogs, webinars, or whitepapers).

Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog4.

The inspector told me there is a new smoke detector requirement for Section 8 homes coming January 1:https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7981...https://www.us-hc.com/blogs/new-smoke-detector-requirement-f...Has anyone heard of this? 

You look for good houses, get okayed for loans, pick the best changes to make, plan your money, put your place up for rent in a smart way, take care of the house, list on many sites, borrow again, and use the new cash to buy another house.

@Mike Farr I have not used any sites like been verified however you can go to the county clerk's website for the county where you are buying the property and search the owner's name and that will pull up a list of any liens that are on the property.

Some great resources would be here on BP, passive pockets, SEC edgar site (for example you can review Regulation A fund offerings as well as their financial statements to understand how to read audited financials).

Are there any tried and true/ industry standard sites, forums, etc. where those looking to avoid capital gains look for investment properties?  

Quote from @Jason Xenakis: There are many blogs and forum discussions of this topic.

Also, some municipalities require that the property be your primary residence and that you live on site to manage.