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Alternatively, restructure the loan with equity participation for potential capital gains treatment at lower rates.

For the right people with the right perspective, it could be a great way to diversify your investment and enhance your quality of life. 

Plus the hours of material participation. 

For many years I was contacted by the housing office to provide input of my rents, both Section 8 and market rented units and participated in their annual surveys. 

Frankly, we would not participate in the voucher program if it didn't have above-market upside in year two and beyond.

We have participated in hundreds of real estate deals. 

This allows us to participate in both pushing rents while also limiting vacancy exposure.

Second, for you as a taxpayer you need to evaluate if your tax situation (e.g. property type, tax profile, material participation, etc.) will allow you to leverage additional losses generate from cost seg to optimize your taxes. 

I was told that the dilution of my original investment would be 21.8% if I did not participate.