In the US home sale profits are taxed as capital gains with an exemption based on marital status. It's hard to compare, though, since homeowners are not permitt

In the US home sale profits are taxed as capital gains with an exemption based on marital status. It's hard to compare, though, since homeowners are not permitted to write off routine maintenance as would a landlord. Would be interesting to simplify tax codes and handle homeowners as both renter-landlord on their own home.