Investors & landlords


@snoopyroc wrote:

...By the way, can he deduct mileage? I kept track of every single trip he did this year to the property (from our main residence), either for cleaning and maintenance, for showing the house, for welcome the renter and when they left, etc.


With respect to mileage, expenses incurred to travel between your home and a rental property generally constitute nondeductible commuting costs unless you use your home as your principal place of business.

 

See https://www.irs.gov/publications/p527#en_US_2018_publink1000218991

 

Cleaning, maintenance, and repairs are generally deductible expenses, but an owner of rental property cannot deduct his/her time in performing those tasks.