Thanks for the reply. The sequence I go through is
1. On the "describe this asset" page I select "Rental Real Estate Property".
2. On the next page, "Tell us a little more," I select the bullet for the one that says, "Nonresidential Real Estate" which has an explanation of "Office Building, warehouse, factory, hotel, bed-and-breakfast. Replacing (instead of repairing the following: flooring, roof, heating system, electrical wiring, plumbing, central air conditioning, windows".
3. On the next page, "How Much Did This Asset Cost?" there are only two entries, one for amount paid for the asset, which I fill in, and one for the value of land included ($0 in my case).
4. The next page, "Your Asset Summary" is the asset summary showing the depreciation for this year, the cost/basis, etc. And that's the end of the entry process, the next page after Continue is the Rental Asset Summary, so no opportunity is offered to say how I want to deduct the asset.
I must be making an erroneous choice at some point, but I sure can't see where it might be.
