No. As long as you have a lien on the property they are not completely worthless. You can foreclose and collect your money. In order to claim a bad debt, the loan has to be completely worthless and then you would claim it in the year it became completely worthless. So, in your situation, you would need to foreclose on the properties then if you sold them for less than you are owed, the excess would be written off.
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