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Keyword: Investment Interest

3.6 Itemized Deductions/Standard Deductions: 6. Real Estate (Taxes, Mortgage Interest, Points, Other Property Expenses)

I have a mortgage for my primary residence and a second mortgage for land that I intend to build a home on. Can the interest be deducted for the second mortgage?

Unless you have begun construction of a home on the bare land that you can occupy within 24 months the interest you paid on the second mortgage would not qualify as deductible mortgage interest. . For more information, refer to Publication 936, Home Mortgage Interest Deduction.