I was just wondering if there are any issues that wouldn't allow me to make this deal because it is close to foreclosure.

@Steve WrightIf it is really a rental property, then capital improvements made to it (once it is a rental) are also deductible, but slowly via depreciation and not right away.The more important issue is whether you HAVE converted it to a rental property.

I know the permitting and building process is way easier with ADUs, but I would assume that it's much more difficult with single familys.I will be acting as my own general contractor (currently waiting to be issued my remodeling contractors license).

The 2nd and 3rd floor needs rehab work including, - Full Painting Flooring (Vinyl/Linoleum)- Replace Kitchen cabinets- Renovate the Bathrooms (replace tiles)- Drop a wall and make a corridor- Electrical throughout My question is, do I need to apply for a permit for all of this work?

The 5 year proforma by DEFINITION is based on a whole slew of assumptions about a whole host of issues in the future - national economy, local economy, interest rates, cap rates, rental rates, political and geo-political factors.

Most of our tenants are reasonable folks, and the buildings in A and B level communities have mostly routine issues (leaky drains, roofs, etc). 

There seems to be issues with covering your expenses.Taking the sec121 exclusion, which is only for primary residences, is pretty much the best living tax exemption. 

With that, we became the American Association of Private Lenders—and we began spreading the word.Finally, Some DefinitionsUnderpinning the concept of minimizing the use of “hard money” in our industry is a recurring theme of standardization—that the root of the issue is too many interpretations of what the same terms mean.We offer up the following definitions for discussion, debate, fine-tuning, and eventual consensus [last updated 5/9/2022]:Private lender: Any non-depository individual or entity that primarily originates business-purpose loans secured by hard assets, generally real estate.Hard money lender: A subset of private lender where creditworthiness is determined solely by the securing real estate collateral.Correspondent lender: A subset of private lender where the closed loan is sold to investors.Portfolio lender: A subset of private lender where the closed loan remains in the lender’s portfolio.Fund manager: A subset of private lender where, depending on the fund structure, the deployed capital is sourced by offering exempted securities to accredited and occasionally non-accredited private investors.Private investor: An individual or entity that seeks a return by deploying capital through a private lender or fund; the investor may or may not be named on the loan’s promissory note.Private money broker: Any individual or entity that acts as an intermediary between a borrower and a private lender without directly originating the loan.

Hi - I have a second / vacation home in upstate New York which had an issue and is under maintenance for almost two months.

@Jay Hinrichs  I think part of the issue is that while we might consider it entertainment, so many people see these podcasts, etc as fact.