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Hi Y,all
having a situation here. Got call from one roomate that another roommate threatened him. They both complained earlier also and its known they dont go well with each other. I don't know if he is telling trut...
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I was involved in a short sale last year that didn't go through. I bought the 2nd mortgage of 20K for 2 K, then the house was foreclosed upon. Can I report the 20K loss on my tax return?
thanks for your advice
jj
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We are working on an opportunity to take equity in a 100 unit portfolio in Manhattan, in exchange for management. The numbers they reported for 2019 are healthy and the owners have not been reported numbers 2020. Base...