Being that Illinois is a Judicial process State when it comes to foreclosures, meaning it has to go through the court system, the lender has to file a suite against you and there is a timeline of when responses are due and even a redemption period that extends up to 7 months after being served where you can retain the property if the note is paid in full including costs etc. 

In OR, yes, they ae deductible and your CapGains based on the net.If it helps, in OR, seller pays for STANDARD title insurance since it basically is there to protect the seller from come-backs on title stuff.If buyer wants EXTENDED title (needs a survey), then buyer usually pays the diff between STANDARD and EXTENDED.  

With the extended ban on evictions, how is it possible for rental property investors to survive?

The deadline to invest in a Qualified Opportunity Fund for these taxpayers is now automatically extended to March 31, 2021.https://opportunitydb.com/2021...

All you need in your guest suite is a desk to add the amenity of 'Dedicated Workspace' and you can make you listing more appealing to people looking for an extended stay but still need to work. 

Having to evict an inherited tenant can be tricky... especially with the current eviction moratorium in place until the end of March (could possibly be extended as well), meaning those tenants can just sit and not pay for quite a while and it might be difficult and costly to finally get them out.

Federal moratoriums extended to end of march, California has to vote on if it's going to expire feb 1 or extend, and then there is Los Angeles which already has extended it to february 28,2021..

I am planning on the appreciation game as of now, and possibly refinance once we leave to get into the cashflow game, or do the landscaping before we leave to enter into the extended "live in flip" avenue.

It was interesting to see that the outgoing president just extended the 26% tax credit in the most recent stimulus package. 

It works great for someone that works for a company that hired you based on a single contract, and if that contract extends, or if the employer likes your work, they will keep you on.