Ok thanks this was a lot of help. My last question is about this "Routine cleaning and maintenance expenses are only deductible if they are incurred while the property is classified as a rental. Cleaning and maintenance expenses incurred in the process of preparing the property for rent are not deductible."
So while I wasn't living in my house my neighbors were telling people that I wanted to rent it out. I went up to my house just to empty it out and hadn't yet planned on trying to find a renter however when I was there one of the people my neighbors told about the house knocked on the door to tell me they were interested in renting. I showed them the house even though it wasn't ready to be rented out yet. They loved it and wanted to move in asap. I still need to have the house cleaned, painted, landscaped, and some electrical repairs. Would these count as preparing the property for rent and not be deductible? Or is my house already classified as a rental and they are deductible?
