"When I sell my house I'm not getting back all my property taxes paid, interest paid ..." Perhaps not - but you are deducting those from your taxes the entire

"When I sell my house I'm not getting back all my property taxes paid, interest paid ..." Perhaps not - but you are deducting those from your taxes the entire time. I have no comment to make about the appropriateness of the mortgage interest tax deduction. It exists and should be factored into your economic models.