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Old 04-14-2011, 01:19 PM   #31
Jim in CT
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD View Post
If the interest deduction is the only reason they were able to afford a house then, they never should have bought one in the first place.

No different than buying a two-family. If you can only afford the two-family as long as the other unit is rented out then, you can't afford the house. I have a few friends in this latter category that got close to serious trouble because of an vacant unit.
The worst thing about removing the deduction is, it will send housing prices WAY down, because the same house will suddenly cost a couple hundred more each month. It would be horrible...
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