In the Province of British Columbia, companies are using bare trust agreements (held confidential at Lawyers office) to hide the true owners of Limited Companies.

I only received a letter from the appraisal office saying that the value went up but no notice about my taxes going up by 50%.

If the property is a personal property used for personal purposes, there is no depreciation since its not a business asset.There may be a chance that you have a home office within the home that is eligible for some write-off but you have to be using the home office towards a business activity.

It was a planned office building and mixed use development.

She oversees their Cleveland Office. 

Larger Syndications: When you see the syndicators achieving the larger raises that can attract the checks written by the private equity/family offices but are instead raising those funds in smaller friends and family check sizes, that would give me immediate pause.

I think it is easier to find a deal if you are house hacking since your deal doesn't need to be a home run; it just needs to be better then the alternative (paying rent).To be completely honest the loan officer never clarify why I got pre approved for 300K and when i got into a contract for 268k and we were ready to close they said I was 800dollars off.

Distressed homes are hard to find, and I am learning that I don't have the fortitude to withstand the rehab process.My goal continues to be finding residential and commercial (office/conference space) property for rental purposes over a one- to five-year period.

Also I'd say the first step before you get too far is sit down with a great loan officer and let them run your credit and look at your tax returns and assets and come up with the best gameplan for your situation. 

Most seasoned professionals in distressed real estate either transition from extensive careers at real estate firms or legal offices that deal with foreclosures and similar issues.