If anyone has first hand experience and an example of how to use this deduction, that would be really helpful.

In a related example, I was looking to get in to a property before year end to lower my tax bill further.

For example, true vacation markets offer a lot less risk of future regulations than urban markets do.

Finding him is the challenge, typically your attorney can pull a lexis nexus and try and find their location to get them served. 

For example, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is calling on state legislators to limit the number of houses institutional investors can purchase.

A typical house in my portfolio would be 400k (40k down) = 360k loan @ 10% = 36k annual ... 

For example, I could save about 18% by increasing the deductible from $5,000 to $25,000.

Gap funding usually requires collateral and or pledging of other unrelated assets. i don't like leveraging those items and are typically a oxymoron because if you have those assets and dont have cash you essentially get into a leverage position you dont need to be in.having a asset that can be pledged for a gap loan without cash to me is kind of an oxymoron in itself just my opinion. 

This is a good example of getting in and out in 8 months with more than $200,000 in profit.

For example if the downpayment is $100k and they put in $50k i would give 25% of the overall ownership of the deal and the cashflow to that individual.