I have a very similar situation with rental income from Germany and an otherwise fairly straightforward US tax situation.
Claiming the tax treaty exemption sounds like the way to go but I am at a loss on how to complete form 8833. @simon-bamberger did you get through with form 8833 and can you maybe share some guidance or an example?
Also, in a tax treaty exemption scenario would I simply enter the gross rental income (and exclude the same via an identical negative income) and thus would not need to itemize related expenses in the US tax return (thus saving some effort)...
