@mjmoorman from your post it appears that because you are on the title, you can indeed can claim the property tax deduction ( either all or partly). However, the mortgage interest deduction requires you to be liable for the loan and you are already claiming the interest you are paying on the refi amount. So I don't believe you can do that ( unless you are on the loan doc of the new place ).
But what worries me (perhaps needlessly ) is a statement that you made that about using itemized deduction because you are self-employed. Are you saying that you are having a lot of deductions because of the business / self-employment? Self-employment is reported on Schedule C where you recognize your gross income, all allowable expenses associated with this income stream and are taxed on the net income. Also you pay Self-Employment Tax at 15.3% on the net ( computed on Schedule-SE -- equivalent to FICA taxes for the employed earners). I hope that I am wrong in my worry.
Please let me know i you need more on this.
