Taking that money out and anything that leads to more people using the equity from their homes and reduces the friction to that process is not good in the long run.

They will be repossessed sooner or later, and investors will be able to pick them up at reduced prices.Gino

However, office vacancy rates remain high and are expected to peak at 19.8% by mid-2025.Larger companies are still reducing space, while smaller firms are shifting toward expansion, having reassessed their post-pandemic office needs.

I believe in practice it does not actually offset the capital gains but reduces my taxable income dollar for dollar with the loss, as long as my Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) is under $150K.

We are purchasing 1.39 acres of land and plan to utilize a workforce housing ordinance through the county to reduce the required lot size to fit more houses onto the land. 

. - Build out the equity on the house while living at reduced price (hopefully) due to charged rent.  

If the lines are already et/ duct work is done is typically costs about 3k on the affordable end for labor and install.

You are providing the seller a convenience1) The deal will not fall through because of financing contingency2) You can close faster than those neeeding financingIn exchange, the seller gives you a reduced price.

Labor costs are 20-30% higher than my core market in Denver, which was very surprising to me, which makes finding a PM that has in house maintenance, electrical, plumbing, HVAC very valuable. 

Hey @Shell Peterson I hope you are enjoying your Labor Day weekend!