Can I deduct the amount we paid when we bought our house in 2017?

[jtax · Accepted solution]

Amount paid for what? You cannot deduct most costs paid when buying a house until you sell the house (even then there is a gain exclusion that makes it not needed for many people).

You can deduct in the year of purchase any property taxes that you pay at closing (reimbursing the seller for taxes they paid prorated to the closing date) and mortgage interest you paid at closing (covering the time between closing and your first mortgage payment).