Extremely solid appreciation and growth, and I imagine a good portion of that can be attributed to recent years. 

You are looking at 100k+ difference in profitability between the two, so what are the primary differences between them that is attributing to this? 

Besides those three main cities, there are a number of cities and towns spread out through Jefferson and Orange counties, each with it's own attributes, so it is a bit difficult to generalize.When you speak of targeting Beaumont, are you limiting yourself to the City of Beaumont only?

Property Potential: Given the historical success of nearby property sales and the evident potential of the property in question, how can I factor in these positive attributes while making an informed estimation?

-some advantages of flipping quickly (less than 1 year) : some profits can be attributed to the QBI !

Hello @Phillip WrightYes, you can do a 1031 exchange with the portion of the sale that is attributable to the 'real property'.

I attribute that to the fact that the numbers run more similarly to that of Columbus' deals.

In addition, if you are self-employed with no full-time employees you may wish to consider opening a Solo 401k instead of a self-directed IRA as it has several advantages over an IRA LLC such as much higher contribution limits, direct checkbook control (i.e. no need to have the account at a specialty trust company), ability to take a 401k loan, exclusion from unrelated debt finance income tax with respect to investment in real estate acquired with non-recourse financing, etc.In addition, please note if you purchase debt-financed real estate with your IRA, unrelated debt finance income tax should apply to the income attributable to debt-financed real estate held by your IRA.

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There are quotes in your reply that seem that you are attributing them to me, but they did not come from my post.