Well I think my investment in the property is relevant to calculate my capital loss, which will offset the COD.However, you bring up a point that I may be missing in regard to calculating the COD.

Or, at least make sure it’s relevant ( the OP is NOT after “property manager “ leads.

I know sometimes Brandon was adjusting some of the questions because the ones by default were not relevant but were too specific to the guest to extract a common info from all of them.

Then, get on Amazon and buy the relevant code books.  

So, now I've gone from a cashflowing property to a property that's costing me a mortgage payment every month and needs over $50k of work (the only way to fix the problem was to demo all of the flood damaged drywall, cabinetry, and  trim, jackhammer through the slab, excavate and remove over 5 truckloads of concrete and clay (by hand), install and plumb an industrial level sump and irrigation system, backfill it with rock (by hand), re-pour the slab, and re-finish everything.How is this relevant to your question?

It can take 2 weeks or it can take 2 years. 2) Permitting & environmental standards: Particularly relevant if you are running your own rehabs.

Since the title company has no way of knowing if the foreclosure was handled in compliance with all pertinent statutes, doesn’t know if all relevant parties were provided proper notice, and may not even know the potential claims concerning previous transfers ( many people about to lose their real property for an IRS lien begin to do a serious of title transfers to try to frustrate the process), they realize that the title policy fee is t worth the potential liability.In the old days, there were some independent, small insurers who would take the riskier policies.

Lots of good advice relevant to real estate there (you may just have to squint a little!) 

This will prevent condoms or other product liability issues and it’s more gender neutral which may or may not end up being relevant

The location is less relevant than the home style frequently found here--railroad style apartment  in small multi-fam homes.