Days rented: The day count starts on the first day a renter "could" have moved in. It ends on the day you converted the property to personal use, provided you did not live in the property for one single day as your primary residence, 2nd home, vacation home or any other "personal pleasure" use.
it says *DO NOT count vacant days*.
That's because in the personal profile section you did not select the option for "I converted this property to personal use in 2019"
Personal use days: This will be "ZERO". It's asking for the number of days you lived in the property for "any" personal use *WHILE IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A RENTAL*. If you have no personal use days while it was classified as a rental, then you enter ZERO.
Ifyou elect to hvae the program do the splits for you, the program will split the mortgage interest and property taxes "for you" between the SCH E for the time it was a rental, and the SCH A for the time it was "not" a rental.
You will have to prorate the property insurance yourself, as property insurance is not deductible at all for the period of time it was "NOT" a rental.
All other rental expenses you enter are only for the period of time it was classified as a rental. For example, you can claim the utilities, yard care and other maintenance expenses you incurred, up to the date of conversion to personal use, and that's it.
