You have lots of choices when considering housing options in the U.S. as a snowbird. The most popular choices are mobile home parks, RV parks, manufactured homes, and condominiums in retirement lifestyle communities. Some of the advantages of include the opportunity to live and socialize in a homogeneous community of like-minded active people in the […]

Many Canadians own U.S. recreational property near border states. Retired Canadians who are seasonal residents of the U.S., or “Snowbirds” frequently own property in the U.S.

If either of the above situations applies to you, you may be renting out your U.S. property on a part-time or full-time basis when you are not using it. If so, you are considered a “non-resident alien” by the IRS (the U.S. Internal Revenue Service) and you are subject to U.S. income tax on the rental income.