Last year the tenant we inherited moved out and we completely renovated their unit and got another tenant in it.

Using sites like Upwork allow you to easily claim the expenses for the work completed. 

It won't stay around long enough for me to complete a pitch deck, approach investors, work on those details, and then return to the seller to make an offer, especially in the current market. 

How long ago was the original appraisal completed?

Love it mainly because they have an amazing app for tenants (which actually seems a bit more complete than the landlord app so far) that even has features for tenants to use with roommates.

I have completed training  in RE for the State of Michigan, but decided I did not want to become license.

This means you complete the flip the income stops until the next flip is completed. 

I am completely new to the real estate investing, but I am taking a real estate investing training to get at least some basic understanding of the game.

Once you start narrowing down markets ask for Brokers or Property Management for those areas here on BP.Also complete your profile.  

Would it be crazy to try and buy a house from half a country away, or is this completely do-able?