KrisD15
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Deductions & credits

Yes, you need to select second home if this is the case and it sounds like it is. 

You simply have a second house and your brother happens to stay there,

UNLESS you are saying you want to treat the other property as a rental that is inactive. 

 

When you select "Something else" the interview has ended so you can't go anywhere, the program starts the interview over. 

 

"If you have more properties, enter the loan info for your primary home and the second home you paid the most interest on.  You can do this from the summary."

 

It really should say 

"If you have any other properties, enter the loan info for your primary home and the second home you paid the most interest on.  You can do this from the summary."

 

 

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