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Mountain out of a molehill:
Yes to all of that, but that is not the point of OP or me.
The point is that the line is mislabeled. Real estate taxes paid on real estate that is not your primary residence (for example, a second or third home) and is not income/investment is not "primary residence," which is what the line says.
Yes, the tax return will be correct after putting all of this interest on the line that says primary residence. Yes, you can use the standard Lacerte detail entry (Ctrl-E or double-click), but they are still under primary residence. For prep, I've gotten used to it. What bothers me is next year's organizer.
On next year's organizer, the real estate taxes show up under a line that also says primary residence. I have clients that felt obligated to explain that the taxes were not for their primary residence. So, I tell them that I am an excellent tax preparer using an excellent program so there is no reason to worry about it...