I finally figured out why these instructions didn't work for me.
Even if you sold your home previously (2012 for me), you still need to select that you lived in the home until whatever your tax year. So I needed to put in 2021.
If you answer Yes to 2nd question because you no longer lived in the house, the system won't allow you to go further and add form 5405.
If you say you lived in a home you didn't live in (because you sold it) then the system will take you further and you will be able to finally say you sold the home. It will proceed to ask when you bought it and when you sold it.
After putting the price in for the bought home, the correct Homeowner Credit Repayment will show up on your final tax return document 1040.
This was so frustrating and it took several live agents to figure out I needed to put incorrect dates to satisfy the programmed system to get through.
I hope it hopes someone out there with the same issue!
