Housing paperwork can pile up at tax time - here's what to keep, and for how long

Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:40 PM -0700

Many taxpayers are preparing for their annual battle with IRS form 1040 by gathering up all their documents, statements, checks and other assorted papers. At the end of this process, taxpayers are often left with piles of neatly sorted, tabulated and cross-indexed piles. From a homeowner's perspe...