You only count hours in real property trades or businesses in which you materially participate. 

How do you guys feel about the trade war we have going on with China?

Prior to the bill’s enactment, coverage was available only to those who were exposed to Agent Orange on land.The Blue Water bill initially sought to raise the funding fee on VA loans to pay for the proposed extension of VA health benefits to former Navy personnel who served on ships off the coast of Vietnam.However, housing and industry trade groups and veterans organizations lobbied against the proposed increase.

Most of the countries housing trades in the 3-5 times income range, with only 5 to 10 cities trading at higher rates than that.

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The trade off of course is tax free vs. tax deferred.I'd hold up those potential disallowed expenses against the tax that is eliminated with a 121 sale.If you're a high earning individual then the extra write offs of expenses and depreciation might tip the scales to investment/1031. 

One thing I know for certain as a group and combined with their trade associations, people who sell real estate are about the worst people to ask if a crash is coming, they always claim it's a great time to buy, regardless of the market.

So it's very easy to see a trend in the going price of my building.Should I be expecting all lenders to be doing the more expensive walk-thru appraisal, or could there be some out there that will charge me less for cheaper alternatives (i.e. drive by, or even just looking at comps on the computer?)

I typically over capitalize a deal and only re-trade if the deal dies without it.I NEVER EVER want to re-trade, I value my reputation greatly and want the transaction to be a positive one for the seller.  

I may be biased as that is my trade.