@dornstein22 , 2555 generally is geared to distinguish between US and "abroad / foreign" for purposes of qualifying your tax home as foreign and allowing foreign earned income exclusion. So for your scenario, use the country / employer you are with at the end of the year and show just trips to the USA and foreign countries as asked for on form 2555.
Owning a home or renting generally is not a tax event -- unless you are saying that your family is staying in your home in country #1 and you are in a different country #2. If that is the case then you report on form 2555 country #1 as your tax home ( foreign ) and that you are working in a different country is not tax important ( unless your cost of living differential and housing differential are of consequence ). In such a case ( once I have details from you ), will need to do a little more research on the IRS rulings / case law
Does this answer your query ?
