can you elaborate?
It also needs to be your primary residence...i.e. you can't own 200 properties and deduct the interest on all of them.
Yes, as long as it is a high enough percentage of your income to qualify.
Yes. It is fully deductible as long as the funds are used to buy or build your Principal or second home.
You must itemize on your tax return in order to get the deduction. If you just recently purchased a home, there is the possibility that you will not exceed the standard deduction threshold and therefore will not be able to deduct the mortgage in the first year.
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See a tax preparer if you are not sure how to file your return.
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Yes, if it's your primary or second home, and IF you itemize. You choose between intemizing and taking a standard deduction, whichever is higher, but not both.
Yes, it is tax deductible. In order for you to take advantage of that, however, you will need to itemize your taxes instead of taking the standard deduction. If, of course, by itemizing you come up with a lower deduction than the standard, you're still better off with the standard. Most of the time, mortgage interest alone is not enough to make itemizing worthwhile.
For the record, mortgage insurance (if you still have < 20% equity against the purchase price of the home) is also tax deductible.
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