Property closed and profit pre-tax, was $60k.

Post Dodd Frank sellers have continued the same bad practice of selling houses to occupants with financing at selling prices that are way high, can't be justified via any type of 3rd party valuation (appraisal, zestimate, tax value, even recent sales in the same area).   

Any tax pro who is familiar with REI will be able to help you.

Had to negotiate to 999,000 only to stay under the NYC luxury tax.

Mostly because the tax incentives are *insanely* good. 

You do not need to provide tax returns, W2s, paystubs, etc.

Baselane has the added advantage of synching with your Schedule E you'll use at tax time to file your taxes.

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

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.

There are less taxes in Alberta too.