Here are some great places to invest, and some places where you may want to avoid.  

This will help potential renters make informed decisions and avoid confusion.Professional staging: Consider staging your rental property to make it more appealing to potential renters.

Wondering if anyone has experience extracting information from PDFs of Tax Delinquencies / Code Violations.It is really tedious to copy the information out, and trying to find the properties and owner information manually.What sort of tools do you use?

A mentor can help you avoid typical problems and offer advice, support, and insights as you negotiate your initial transactions.Assemble a trustworthy group of experts to support you during the wholesaling and subject-to transactions process, such as real estate brokers, lawyers, contractors, and bankers.Real estate investment may be difficult, and tenacity and determination are frequently necessary for success.

If I sell am I just paying full capital gains tax or does any type of exclusion or proration lower that?

For tax purposes its a passthrough entity, but it makes it a lot cleaner to do tax strategies around maximizing expenses to lower taxable income. 

I'm open to bringing in approx $50K but think I'll need to bring in more to cover realtor/closing costs esp if I want it to avoid it being cash negative each month.

Some lenders also upcharge you and use this as a profit center, so avoid that if you can. 

If don't do a 1031 exchange and decide to pay capital gains, I would have about $450k free of taxes (this accounts depreciation and other costs).

I am extending an invitation to be part of this research to understand how risky evictions are and how to avoid them.