Today TaxMama hears from Mark in the TaxQuips Forum, who’s doing well.“ If I purchase a cruiser with a kitchen, 2 bathrooms, and 2 bedrooms, does it qualify as a second house? May I deduct interest paid on the boat as mortgage interest? Several boat dealers say “yes” (of course, but they do not have to face the IRS later).”
Ahoy Mark,
That sounds like you could live in it. Bed, bath, kitchen (galley). Yup. Not only could you treat the mortgage interest as a second home, but if you had bought it early last year – and make it your principal residence, it would have qualified for the homebuyers credit!
For once, salesmen are telling the truth about a tax attribute.
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