Inspection costs in buying a home deductible?

We went into escrow in Dec 2016 and had nearly $1k in inspection costs (including appraisal), can we deduct those expenses in 2016 even though we didn't officially become owners of the house until Jan 2017? Thanks!

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Your inspection and appraisal costs are not deductible.

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