Should I continue to pursue the original house deal by deducting their estimated repairs?

Assuming you sold the home at the end of 5 yearsYour NET ROI would be:0% appreciation: 10.93%1% appreciation: 12.13%2% appreciation: 13.33%3% appreciation: 14.53%This ROI calculation takes into account taxes, insurance, selling costs, repairs (calculated at $3500) through out the lease.

I’ve had to step out of my comfort zone and do a lot of the repairs myself.

I obviously want to get the best tax benefits and write off the expenses for the house and repairs I have done.

Quote from @Drew Sygit:My apologies w/my earlier post (below), I was on my phone and not laptop so it wasn't tagging.I will if I may add some additional thoughts...1) The appraisals I've seen in these markets are no where near Zillow estimates. 

@Sophanara Khoeun For significant repairs like foundational issues, plumbing, and electrical updates, hire specialists (e.g., structural engineers, plumbers) for precision, or a general contractor for coordination if the scope is broad.

Finds (1) half of what plaintiffs told him is incorrect or untrue; the potential defendant has filed all the correct paperwork for Reg D and hence has “statutory” protection against almost all but fraud; unlike what the plaintiffs believe and told the attorney the risks WERE disclosed to them, NO specific return was promised them; and the defendants have not stopped communications; they merely grew tired of the 82 daily phone calls asking, accusing, and raging by the same three plaintiffs.  

Just recently got hit with a 10K sewer line repair.

How would you like to be a tenant waiting on a repair because the owner wants 3 bids for everything and not only will that delay the repairs, but you'll have 3 people coming through your home everytime you make a maintenance request?

You'll still have plenty of money to do a duplex/quadplex and give you breathing room (what would you do if you needed a large repair on the rental?).