I’ve been listening and reading about Tom Wheelwright’s suggestion on cashing out on 401k/IRA and taking the penalties and investing it in real estate since new tax laws would be in favor of investors.With new tax laws (2017) and the many deductions (bonus depreciation and doing a Cost Segregation), would passive investors benefit by cashing out their previous employer's 401k or traditional IRA to invest in real estate?

The homeowner cannot financially benefit from the short sale. 

Also this benefits you because they will be more likely to be able get the deal to closing in the first place.

@Suvarna Joshi I work for a home builder in Tampa Fl we borate treat all of the wood we use in direct contact with concrete on our home.

And I did note that some of the tax  statements contained an exclusion (per the new tax law) for Qualified Business Income which I assume is a benefit to investors...but again, I'm not a CPA.

Hello everybody. I’m new to Real estate investing, and thinking of obtaining a Real Estate license. I’m  not planning to become a full-time agent, but still would like to do a couple of deals a year. The Main reason i...

Hello everybody. I'm new to Real estate investing, and thinking of obtaining a Real Estate license. I'm not planning to become a full-time agent, but still would like to do a couple of deals a year. The Main reason id...

No landlord headaches (main argument against buy-and-hold) and no giving up of future appreciation potential and a portion of tax benefits (main argument against selling on terms).I vacillate back and forth between buy & hold rentals vs flipping w/owner-finance; why not just do both...?

Even if the fund bought assets in non opportunity zones, the tax benefits would apply to said company and it's long-term holdings. 

@Keesha DuminieI would target something where by benefit of skills, relationships, or location, you are likely to out-perform the average expectation.For instance, someone that lives in a small university town is much more likely to out-perform and fix and flips there when compared to an out-of-state flipper.