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When is a Property Considered a "Rental"

I am gathering my documentation to file my 2019 taxes, and I am trying to determine when my property would be considered a rental vs my primary residence. 

 

Situation: I owned a property and resided there as of January 1 2019. On January 6th 2019, I moved out of state to start a new job. The house sat unused as over the next several months I took intermittent trips back to complete maintenance and improvements to get it ready to rent. The home was listed for rent in July 2019, and the renter moved in on October 2019. 

 

When deducting, when would the property be considered a "rental?"