Boat as a permanent residence...
Anyone know info or a good link? Curious what the requirements are and if it works for us northerners as well...
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bed head galley....thats it... write off the interest as a second home
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Originally Posted by dreamer
(Post 2036214)
bed head galley....thats it... write off the interest as a second home
Wait a minute - are you trying to claim the boat as a personal residence so that you can be exempt from income on the sale of your boat? :D That would be the only good reason - but to justify the trouble you would have to make atleast a $10-20K profit, which is pretty hard to do on a boat. |
boat as a residence
Make sure that your boat insurance has "LIVE ABOARD" coverage if you do this.
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Originally Posted by dreamer
(Post 2036214)
bed head galley....thats it...
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Yup.
Straight out of IRS publication 936: "A home includes a house, condominium, cooperative, mobile home, house trailer, boat, or similar property that has sleeping, cooking, and toilet facilities." |
If you mean REALLY living aboard, try Passagemaker Magazine's website That's where you'll find out the hardcore stuff about actually surviving onboard.
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There is a marina across the water from Boston. It has million $$ views of the city and obviously is right on the water. Electricity and water are included and there are no real estate taxes. You could spend short money on a large old boat and live for cheap. I woudn,t do that , but there are alot of people that do.
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I lived on a boat in Scotland for about 6 months solid. One thing I would recommend is not only make sure you have the right boat, make sure you have the right marina.
The one I was in had a great friendly community, plenty of services and close to all shops and the essential bars and restaurants etc. If I could afford it I would be living on a boat today!! (Plus its quicker and easier to clean than a house!!) :evilb: Greig. |
Originally Posted by fantastixvoyage
(Post 2036209)
Anyone know info or a good link? Curious what the requirements are and if it works for us northerners as well...
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