Thanks you for spending so much time AmeliesUncle! I hate the ambiguity. IMO, there should only be 1 correct way to enter your taxes, but that's just not reality...
I had entered things your way with nothing entered in my personal home for 1098INT and everything in the rental section. What I didn't like was TT put rental expenses (cleaning, home insurance, etc.) into "vacation home loss limit" in sched E and resulted in more rental income then I really had. So I entered "0" for personal use days and pro-rated 7mo of 1098INT, Tax, & Insurance into rental expense and 5mo into the 1098INT for my home, and then checked the box for "the value entered is different than 1098INT received". This seems the most accurate. Hopefully it follows IRS rules....??? I'm no tax lawyer!
I don't intend to rent this property again.
Thanks again! Because of your help, I'm good to go with this issue.
