This is all bull ****.
I started working on my taxes because I'm worried about how much I'm going to have to pay this year.
I sold my house in Virginia instead of walking away. It cost me $1000.00 out of pocket to sell it and I took a pretty big loss, but it was money I made from selling the house prior to that one.
At the same time, I bought our new home here in Ohio. I employed several crews for about 5 months in building our home.
Do you think I can get a tax credit for doing that?
Nope.
If I'd waited until November I could have, but since I bought in March 2009 and was not a first-timer, I'm not eligibile.
It doesn't pay to do the right thing, and it pisses me off to no end.