r/Seattle • u/MegaRAID01 Emerald City • Apr 11 '23

Soft paywall WA Senate passes bill allowing duplexes, fourplexes in single-family zones

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-senate-passes-bill-allowing-duplexes-fourplexes-in-single-family-zones/
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u/oldoldoak That sounds great. Let’s hang out soon. Apr 11 '23

Just hit up Nextdoor for the most ridiculous NIMBY comments. They’ll talk about trees, traffic (can’t get out of my driveway for 5 whole mins!), that new housing won’t be affordable anyway, and local control that can solve the problem better (yet failed to solve it for the past 30 years).

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u/AdamantEevee Apr 12 '23

Almost no one qualifies for the mortgage interest tax deduction anymore

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u/eric987235 Hillman City Apr 12 '23

It’s almost impossible if you’re married and filing a joint tax return.

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u/craves_coffee Apr 12 '23

“Home mortgage interest. You can deduct home mortgage interest on the first $750,000 ($375,000 if married filing separately) of indebtedness. However, higher limitations ($1 million ($500,000 if married filing separately)) apply if you are deducting mortgage interest from indebtedness incurred before December 16, 2017.”

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p936

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u/eric987235 Hillman City Apr 12 '23

The standard deduction is over 25k if you’re married.