Washington, DC · Member since 2017 · 11 posts · 0 votes
If I am buying a property to live in, I am eligible to deduct mortgage interest and premiums, and real estate taxes. Can I deduct these if I later decide to rent out the property?
Washington, DC · Member since 2017 · 11 posts · 0 votes
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Thanks. Ok, so this applies regardless of how many properties I own?
I was just confused misreading Form 530.
Qualified Home This means your main home or your second home. A home includes a house, condominium, cooperative, mobile home, house trailer, boat, or similar property that has sleeping, cooking, and toilet facilities. Main home. You can have only one main home at any one time. This is the home where you ordinarily live most of the time. Second home and other special situations. If you have a second home, use part of your home for other than residential living (such as a home office), rent out part of your home, or are having your home constructed, see Qualified Home in Pub. 936