I've read through this thread and am now thoroughly confused. It appears some are not paying attention to the details in the original post. Here's the facts.
I have rental property loss.
Fully expected since it's most common for rental to show a loss on paper at tax filing time. Especially if there's a mortgage on it.
no other income.
So that means there is nothing but zeros on lines 1 -6 of your 2019 1040,
I am active participant.
That makes you eligible for the $25K maximum deduction against other ordinary income.
The above three facts were posted by @yog-g in the original post.
Later, @qofmiwok contributed some info and specifically mentioned Schedule K partnership. That refers to a Form 1065 K-1. Hence, that adds to the confusion. The original poster, @Yogi has made absolutely no mention of a partnership or any other business structure, or any mention of a K-1.
Finally, on top of all this, the post marked as "best answer" doesn't actually answer the question originally asked. (unless it's hidden somewhere deep in the link provided in that post, maybe.)
