You can deduct property taxes to the extend they are paid and assessed in the current year. I would suggest you look at the property tax invoice for your property for the tax year you are filing for and divide it by twelve and then multiply that amount by the number of months you owned the property during the year. That will give you your share of the property taxes for the year. That would be the amount you can deduct on that year's tax return, assuming you paid it during the year. You may have to adjust your calculations to account for an assessment period that does not run from January to December.
Prepaid property taxes are only deductible if they are assessed during the current year. You can probably look up the assessed taxes for your house online by going to the tax assessors website for your county.
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