Saved a ton of money and made some good capital gains after 8 years!

And meanwhile, I'm gaining equity in principal paydown and longterm appreciation.Your wildcard is your VA loan.

If you are wanting some consistent monthly income and want to avoid capital gains or bumping your income into a different tax bracket, then continue to owner finance them.

@Ashish AcharyaBut “flip income” is capital gains, isn’t it?

You should also consider the tax impact of selling the property for a profit if you haven't lived in it for 2 or more years and don't meet one of the other exceptions to exclude the capital gains from taxes.

How do you gain access?

If they understand who you are and what you want to do then getting your foot in the door will be easier.I would also encourage you to check out the BP posts about partnerships to leverage your investment capital and place the loans in another individual’s name (that you trust completely) to gain passive income.

What is your background and what are you specifically looking for and what kind of skills are you looking to gain? 

There is always the chance that they start to gain more control over your property than you have, but that's besides the point.We are still in a very strong seller's market right now, or demand is far exceeding supply.

Opportunity zone investments provide more tax benefits to investors than anything else because the benefit of the investment lies in investing capital gains into these zones and not just regular capital.