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Is mortgage interest on a second home deductible as home acquisition debt if purchased (for less than $100,000) using home equity from a mortgage (first lien position) on the taxpayer's primary residence?

 
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ToddL
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Is mortgage interest on a second home deductible as home acquisition debt if purchased (for less than $100,000) using home equity from a mortgage (first lien position) on the taxpayer's primary residence?

Yes. The source of the downpayment for a second home does not affect the deductibility of mortgage interest for that second home.

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ToddL
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Is mortgage interest on a second home deductible as home acquisition debt if purchased (for less than $100,000) using home equity from a mortgage (first lien position) on the taxpayer's primary residence?

Yes. The source of the downpayment for a second home does not affect the deductibility of mortgage interest for that second home.

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