Great, I'm glad you figured it out.
Also, I think my original answer was wrong (I may have misread your post), so I will edit my original post. Because your original INTENT when you purchased it was to keep the structure, it would likely be deductible. See §1.165-3. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/26/1.165-3">https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/26/1.165-3</a>
