Thanks Carl - I'm happy to start a new thread but just so you understand where I was coming from, I was referring to what Colleen3 had posted:
"Vacant while listed for sale. If you sell property you held for rental purposes, you can deduct the ordinary and necessary expenses for managing, conserving, or maintaining the property until it is sold. If the property is not held out and available for rent while listed for sale, the expenses are not deductible rental expenses."
That exact same wording is still included in Publication 527 for the 2019 Tax Year. So I'm a little confused as to your comment about the laws having dramatically changed.
Either way, I'll post my own thread if that's the way this works. Just joined so still learning the ropes.
Thanks,
Dave.
