Double whammy.A) you can't write off a capital loss against income, only against capital gains
B) as there is no capital gain on your prayer residence, there is no corresponding capital loss provision.
It is after-tax money that has forever disappeared. Ouch.
I thought @Evoex went through a similar situation with his dad's place a few years ago where he indicated that it can help with income.
But been a while.
