1 The Bahamas economy is dependent on the tourism and offshore banking industries. 2  The economy in the Bahamas is steady and stable.  Constructions for hotels and resorts is booming, due to the large influx of tourists.
Loss on Sale. When you earn a profit on a real estate sale, you have capital gains. When you sell at a loss, you have a capital loss and you can deduct it. If you gains from other sales, you subtract the loss from the gain. If you have any loss left after that, you can deduct up to $3,000 from your other income, then carry the rest forward to next year.
So if your house is insured for $100,000 and your insurance policy has a 2 percent deductible, $2,000 would be deducted from the amount you are reimbursed on a claim. In the event of the $10,000 insurance loss, you would be paid $8,000. Deductibles in many parts of the country have been going up.