The passive loss would be applied to any profit on the sale, not to your ordinary income.
Did the sale of the rental result in a capital loss?
3,000 capital loss can be applied again ordinary income.
Did you enter the sale in the TurboTax program? Did you report prior year depreciation for recapture?
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