@racer914 No, unfortunately you can't choose where to put that mortgage interest deduction. Since you have already exceeded the standard deduction then there is no difference to your bottom line between entering it on sch E or sch A UNLESS your income is high enough that you can't deduct a rental real estate loss. In which case moving it to schedule A makes sense. Which is why the IRS requires you to deduct it where you used it.
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