@Johnny265 wrote:
....Should I file a schedule C or E for the property purchase and repairs made to the buildings?
Report the real estate rentals on Schedule E unless you are a real estate dealer or provide significant services to your tenants.
See https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040se#en_US_2023_publink24332td0e1083
Generally, rental real estate activity is reported on Schedule E even if it is also a trade or business activity; however, if you provided significant services to the renter, such as maid service, report the rental activity on Schedule C, not on Schedule E. Significant services do not include the furnishing of heat and light, cleaning of public areas, trash collection, or similar services.
If you were a real estate dealer, include only the rent received from real estate (including personal property leased with this real estate) you held for the primary purpose of renting to produce income. Do not use Schedule E to report income and expenses from rentals of real estate you held for sale to customers in the ordinary course of your business as a real estate dealer. Instead, use Schedule C for those rentals.
