#real-estate
Real estate accounting, property tracking, and investment management
Trinidad and Tobago taxes landlords 2.5–3.5% of gross quarterly rent: BIR registration, quarterly deadlines, penalties, and the annual income-tax credit.
A forfeited deposit on business property is usually a deductible loss — capital or ordinary — while the IRS bars any deduction on a personal home.
Exit a paid-off timeshare four ways: rescind within days, deed it back, resell at market value, or donate with an appraisal. Never pay an upfront exit fee.
Tucson taxes short-term rentals at 10% since March 1, 2026 — above the 9% hotel rate. Arizona hosts now owe 16.05% total with state and county layers.
KB Home's FY2026 Q3 revenue fell 20% to $1.30B and net income 41% to $65.3M, yet housing margin rose to 16.5% and backlog grew for the first time in four years.
IRS Rev. Proc. 2008-16 lets a vacation home qualify for a 1031 exchange: rent it 14+ days a year at fair rent and cap personal use, 24 months before and after.
A community land trust sells you the house and keeps the land on a 99-year ground lease: a far lower price now, with resale gains capped near 25%.
Canceled mortgage debt is taxable income again in 2026 — the IRS principal-residence exclusion expired. Insolvency and bankruptcy on Form 982 can shelter you.
Florida taxes deeds at $0.70 per $100 and mortgages at $0.35 plus $0.20 per $100 — $5,700 on a $500K purchase with a $400K loan, before title fees.
Any co-owner of US heirs property can force a sale of the whole parcel. How partition sales work, what the Uniform Act changed, and how USDA loans help.
Win a US property tax appeal with evidence: fix record errors, file 3-5 arm's-length comps, and add an unequal-appraisal claim before the 30-60 day deadline.
Cash for keys pays a tenant to leave voluntarily, often $1,000–$2,500 versus $4,000+ to evict. Here's the agreement, local rules and IRS 1099-MISC.
