Unless you have a lot of other deductions to get over the standard deduction of 12k single and 24k married, then it wouldn't be worth the effort. 

So yes, every single crowdfunding deal is potentially susceptible to a downturn (just like every real-estate investment), with some more than others.The first thing to look at is the capital stack.

Bought a single screen theater in a small town and flipped it a year later for 50x.

My goal is to buy a single family buy-and-hold in the next eight months.

I plan to buy distressed or outdated single-family homes in DC area and Indianapolis below market value to rehab and sale.

Find the best deal on a single family that may be used commercially, or commercial property that can be leased as is.

I plan to buy in the Chicagoland suburbs area.My plan is to buy single family homes/condos/townhomes in the $150-$200K range, spend about $20-40K in rehab.

Was the property built as a duplex or was it a single family house that was converted into a duplex?

-I run operations for a company with Propery Management clients with over 20,000 single family detached homes!

@John Woodrich and @Bruce Runn  I ran across this discussion today while I was researching single family conversions to multifamily zoning issues.