Isn't it possible to declare in the US (pay the taxes there) instead of declaring in Canada where I live? 

Don't have to be on the deed even to declare it your homestead.

Dave Ramsey might feel the way he does about debt because he got burned and declared bankruptcy (a publicized fact), and you are influenced by your past and learn from it and others might benefit from sharing.My biography is what is it and is fully disclosed on several public websites by 3rd party regulators (TSBPA, FINRA, NFA, TDI, etc) and reiterated on several of my own.  

I don’t know how the IrS would feel about you writing someone a large check with no one declaring any taxes being due. 

I will have a chance to exercise my creative deal-making muscles early that will hopefully serve me well in the future.  

You are finishing college and you want to immediately declare those four years a waste and not use them except to "take a facilities job for the time being"?

There are a lot of criticisms about college in the US right now, but some people declare college as a neccessity. - When do I apply for a loan in the process of me getting a deal?

Also, if a tenant moves out without turning over keys etc, there is a court action similar to eviction in my state where the judge can award possession by declaring the place abandoned by the tenant.

Their muscles get stronger.

If that is the approximate time frame, then throw them a bone and move on.If they have been unable to use the bathroom since the water incident because it was declared unhealthful, then it would have been much better to have made an insurance claim.