This Cash FIREhose is a more risky investment, because if the real estate market turns south, these investors may be unable to pay these loans, and property values could fall to a point where it is not possible to recover all of
the principal in a foreclosure sale.
Here's an exception: Filers who had a loan modification,
foreclosure or short
sale last year can exclude the amount of debt forgiven on their
principal residence from gross income
in 2017.