Lost Down Payment

Today TaxMama hears from Somsak in the TaxQuips Forum, who is hurting, badly.
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“In 2005 I signed a contract to purchase 2 units in a pre-construction CondoTel in Orlando, Florida. I submitted a 20% down payment of $211,960.

In 2008 the project was completed, but only 47 out of 260 investors could close the escrows. The rest couldn’t because the mortgage lenders required 35-40% down payment to qualify and we had to disclose our income.
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After we couldn’t close the escrow for over a year, in 2010 the developer forced the rest of us to default the contract. They returned $84,784 to me and I lost $127,176.

My question is – can I send a 1099 MISC to the developer for $127,176 as their income; or how should I report this loss in my 2010 tax return?”

Wow Somsak,

This is an EXPENSIVE lesson. I mean WOW!

OK, here’s a stupid question.  Why did you enter into a contract in 2005, when you did not have the income to qualify for nearly a million dollars worth of loans? Did your income drop dramatically since then? 

This kind of investing, with stated income loans, instead of real analysis of the buyer’s ability to afford a property, is the cause of the mortgage lending collapse that put banks, brokerages and lenders out of business in the last couple of years.

You can certainly try to send a 1099-MISC to the developer.
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After all, he has your money. But, what’s the point?

What do you do about the rest? Unfortunately, it’s a Schedule D, capital loss, limited to ,000 per year deduction over your annual capital gains.
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This could take you forever to recoup any money.

Have someone do some research for you to see if there is ANY way to justify this being a casualty loss.  If there is, you’ll be able to use the loss immediately, and perhaps even carry it back a couple of years.  I don’t really see how. Since it was predictable that you couldn’t really qualify for this loan. But a good researcher might find an interpretation that will work – since over 200 other people were affected. (Wow! 81.9% of the buyers were unqualified!!!! Does that explain the collapse?)

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