It had been a rental property but at the time of his death it was undergoing a complete renovation, so there was no income generated. (There was no active work going on at the time of his death. He had paid someone to do more work but that person took the money and never completed the work.) The estate was contested so while that was being worked out, the estate paid taxes, insurance, and utilities. After the estate was settled and I inherited it, I paid the taxes, utilities, and insurance while getting the work complete, for which I also paid. It took two to three years to get it finished and sold, for many reasons, chief among them the fact that I live on the west coast and the house was on the east coast.
