After reading a few articles, mostly here on Bigger Pockets, as well as watching the videos it seems like an easy system to use which worries me that I am over looking something.

You'll have to sign up to read these articles but its free signup and a good one if you are interested in commercial REI.http://www.globest.com/sites/lisabrown/2017/03/01/...http://www.globest.com/sites/lisabrown/2017/03/02/...

Based on what I read, half the articles say a flip doesn't qualify for capital gains, while the other half says " well you kind of do".

I have read Bigger Pockets articles and other Real Estate Investing books for years.

Its not  bad program but compare with regular internet rate and see if its make sense to take higher rate. 

$ 170.00   Insurance $ 70   HOA $ 50   Utilities   Internet   Total Exp

Be able to dominate the competition there and continue your education at whatever you choose to do.Watch out for what you see on the Internet, it typically has a bunch of people that try to make it by making emotional sales for things you do not really need.  

Get lots of leads from Internet that are thousands of miles from my home base.

Good luck and have fun exploring the forums and articles.

I agree with the article on a macro and national level.