I have seen gangbangers reformed.

Some reforms and a little more budget there could do a lot more for the people at the bottom of the economic ladder I suspect.That said,   I should also ask this question:   If somebody can't come up with say 2 months rent worth of move in costs (the first month and an equal deposit lets say) up front, but can pay it over 3 equal installments,   why could they not save those funds ahead of time?   

Assuming that they are used 100% for business, and the truck is a full-size truck - then yes.Before the tax reform, you could not use Section 179 with a rental business, but now you can. 

The end of the year is approaching, and tax preparation should be under way for most of us.With the introduction of the tax reform bill, how has your tax strategy changed?

There has been a big push lately for the city to reform the rental market but the code enforcement officers are severely understaffed.

However those costs might qualify for 100% bonus depreciation if they are not structural components, which is an added benefit with the new tax reform.

It's understandable, considering the awkward IRS (and Congress) language.HELOC is no longer deductible as a personal (Sch A) itemized deduction, unless used for improving you own home.However, the tax reform did not change the old rules that allowed deducting interest used for acquisition of business assets (Sch C), including rental properties (Sch E), regardless of the source of the money.One catch though: the money must be traceable to the purchase.

I distrust the gov-mint a lot so I surely wouldn't want to implement something permanent at this point in my career.I have read countless pieces of literature claiming on the '84 tax reforms buried a number of investors.

Despite all that, he's a hero to many in his party.Bill Clinton gave massive power to corporations, insurance companies and investment banks; he signed welfare reform acts that required people to get jobs; he left office with a budget surplus; and he spent a ridiculous amount of money on the military and defense.

It seems that even the politicians that get elected at the local level on a platform of low taxes, reform, and waste reduction end up getting co-opted by the system and eventually ask the voters for more tax dollars!