Thank you SO SO much @MarilynG1!
Ok, so I delete the 1098 info in my deductions and credit section (I'm not using the forms-based edition).
I then verify that I converted the property from personal use to rental, and that it is my first year renting the property, since I bought it in 2022 and didn't rent it at all that year.
Since the lease began October 27, 2023 and extended through December 31, 2023, the rental use days would be '66.' Because I did not have any personal use days once I began renting it, even though I converted it from my primary residence, my personal use days would be '0.' Because of this, there is no option to elect tax court or IRS method. This should remove the check mark on the actual form itself.
Because I enter this information as such, my Schedule A should be populated with the ratio reflecting the part of the year that the home was NOT used for rental purposes, or roughly 10/12 of those full amounts I originally listed above (~ 10,800 and 27,000).
Thanks again!
