I think we will move forward with permitted work since reselling is such a big part of our long term strategy here in CA. 

I am an organizer of Brew City REI and a member of Milwaukee REIA, WINGS and soon to be AASEW (Apartment Association of SE WI) and through all of these networks. 

They are carpenters not business men and most of them can’t organize the time and resources to pick their own nose

There are several medians to acquire motivated sellers, and normally the person or organization selling the service or program to generate motivate sellers will give you all the reasons why this is the best way, with a price tag of coarse. 

Because you're not an organized crime figure.

The Book on Flipping Houses: How to Buy, Rehab, and Resell Residential Properties 6. 

A qualified Opportunity Fund is a privately managed investment vehicle organized as a corporation or a partnership for the purpose of investing in qualified opportunity zone property.

If it's a larger organization, feel free to inquire about their different staff qualifications.2.

DEFINITELY not like the TV shows (which are not reality) but if you advertise the auction, you could recoop losses by bringing buyers that know how to resell the products inside (if/when applicable to what's stored).

In both cases, you will also have tax on unrecaptured depreciation for the amount of depreciation taken (or allowed, if that's greater.)If you bought a property intending to fix it and resell it the holding period is irrelevant.