In addition, PMI was not originally tax deductible. They made it tax as one of those stimulus measures, I think around 2008 or 2009 (about 1 month after I paid

In addition, PMI was not originally tax deductible. They made it tax as one of those stimulus measures, I think around 2008 or 2009 (about 1 month after I paid mine off... not that I'm bitter or anything). Since PMI is tax deductible now that makes it effectively less expensive, and avoiding it less advantageous/important.