Investors & landlords

Hello MarilynG1, 

 Thanks answering my quesions. 

 I have some additonal questions regarding deduction: 

 In order to make the house avaible for rent, I hired a moving company to help me pack up the staff and shiping them back to Texas. 

 

 Can I claim the shipping cost $8200 and labor cost $1540 (pack up the staff and move them into the containers) as an expenses on my 2022 tax return?