You have to have net passive income to utilize your suspended losses (unless active participation exception applies or RE pro status applies ) 

Dan DietzI am not an attorney but I believe that limit only applies to Regulation Crowdfunding.

The last step would be to apply for the loan and get the appraisal. 

First, cash out on primary THEN make offer and get a new loan for new primary or complete cashout and apply for a new loan at same time. 

County public health director Barbara Ferrer says the current rules also apply to customers going into workplaces, like grocery stores or other businesses: "Until there's been a change in that, it's really important for us not to jump the gun and create an unintended consequence where we're creating risk where we didn't need to,” she said.

My goal...As I understand it, there is a 2 year seasoning period after a chapter 7 discharge before you can apply for an FHA loan. 

I need clarification on whether the 2-out-of-5-Year Rule would apply in our situation to get full exclusion from capital gains tax.We live in CA and had purchased a condo in Jan 2005.

All the same rules and steps of a regular flip apply. 

Yes, my impression is that the commercial loans, although not reported on your personal credit, will still impact applying for a conventional loan. 

In many states disclosures for commerical property are exempt and the disclosures normally only apply to 1 to 4 SFR.