Remember the qualifying income is AGI not Gross income. (Technically it's MAGI, but for most people it's the same as Federal AGI).

Other tricks you can use. Pay your January mortgage payment in December, take the additional few hundreds (or thousands) interest expense this year.

Also, pay your January property tax in December, same deal, tax deductible in 2022 (of course you can't use it again in 2023).