So, for the interest paid on the loan from August through December, who can claim the interest for tax purposes?

Hi Kin,Transferring your share of the property to your brother may have tax implications, including gift tax if the transfer is considered a gift.

This will also allow you to avoid taxes on the sale.

Where to get the most recent and accurate data for things like:Unemployment dataPopulation growthJob diversity and top employers in the areaVacancy rates (eg huduser.org)Property taxes and jnsurance costsI saw bp pro and reventure and a bunch of other websites provide some of this data, but i wonder how accurate and recent it is.

As U.S. citizens residing in Europe, we are required by the local tax code to hold the property in our personal name.

No personal income or tax returns are required.

Tampa can work, but yes, taxes and insurance are higher and might keep cash flow tight.

Immediately, I performed a Roth conversion, and instead of paying taxes on $50K I'm paying taxes only on $21K.

During escrow converted it to a Roth and paid the taxes.

However, there is no specific holding period contained in the tax code or regulations and there is no "safe harbor."