i rent out 1 room for my primary residence house, can anyone help me to understand if below items i purchased count as rental related expense thus can be deducted under MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE as their value under $2000 that no need to go depreciation?
1, front door smart lock (<$2000): need due to ease on tenant entry management
2, bed provide for tenant (<$2000): provide furniture
3, household supplier(<$2000): liquid detergent soap, toilet paper , etc.
4, new washer and dryer (<$2000): purchased to better attract tenant but no separate laundry room in house means i also used it. can this still be deductible?
5, internet& WIFI: share with tenant, does it deductible?
6, homeowner insurance: purchased for my house as primary residence purpose, does it deductible for that one bedroom rental?
also, for the item solely purchased for the tenant, like the bed, how i can enter it so turbo tax not propagate automatically under MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE ? should i deliberately increase its value so after turbotax propagation, it returns to purchase price?
