You need to understand the rules. First, when did you put the house on the market? Do you have the ad date or purchase info to show the IRS when they ask?
IRS Pub 527 for Rental Property states:
Pre-rental expenses. You can deduct your ordinary and necessary expenses for managing, conserving, or maintaining rental property from the time you make it available for rent.
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If you have any losses allowed, they would go on your resident return. Going forward, you will need to verify when you need to file AZ as it is prorated with your federal income and compared to the filing requirements for residents. Then, CA will give you some credit for taxes paid to AZ. The credit is the lower of CA or AZ tax on the same income.
Plus, if your income is high enough or your filing status is MFS, you don't get to deduct rental losses. Welcome to being a landlord.
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