They will eventually lose the veterans like us to better forums and vehicles to express ourselves, but they're counting on us being replaced by the new, young, hip crowd - who have no experience....I just can't figure out why?

The 'goof off' spray from HD took it right off no issue on my underlying vehicle paint....I think you want 'goof off 2' which is water based vs the original which is a hydrocarbon based more like mineral spirits.

@Ashish Acharya whats best use of money if someone has additional income from stock sale / w2 in a particular year. say 100k or 200k you have additional to invest in a way, which can be used as tax deduction in next year. what would you suggest 1. would buying a vehicle under section 178 or 2. real estate / investment property or bothany other options available ?

This allows you to get started in real estate investing but using you first primary home as the vehicle.

But it isn't nearly as egregious as some are making it out to be so it's important to be precise.

I think that REITS are an excellent institutional investment vehicle.

HB 36/SB 100 Real Property - Actions to Repossess - Proof of Rental LicensureHB 102/ SB 279-Real Property - Actions for Possession - Pet ProtectionsHB 151-Real Property - Residential Leases - Notification of Rent IncreasesSB 848/HB 826-Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program – EstablishmentHB 830/ SB 477-Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle ChargingHB 976-Workgroup on Mold Standards and RemediationSB 746/HB23 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes - Relocation Plans and Sales of Communities (Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2023)Count your blessings that these bills did not pass!

Majority of my clients are real estate investors, I help them establish the vehicle (IRA or 401k) which enables them to invest into alternative options (rentals, trust deeds, syndications, private placements, private lending, etc.) but I'm not involved in the investments at all, and did not really have a desire to go back and sell "traditional" investment options so there was absolutely no use for my securities licenses (I held 6, 63 and 26) and while like you I worked hard to get them, I decided to let them go and I don't regret it. 

Commercial I see Automated Logic, Invensys, and Precision.

@Jim DahleGeneral partner's/managing members and the accountants who prepare the fund make the determination of how income is categorized and then passed on to it's partners/members.These partnership vehicles want to correctly classify the income.Failure to do so can result in interest, penalties from the IRS/State's.The partner's will look down on the partnership if such issues arises.If you are an LP in a fund, you simple get a K-1 and have to deal with what is provided to you on your K-1.