Investors & Landlords Tax Forum Q&A

Investors & landlords

All About Rental Real Estate & Vacation Rentals

You’re in great company if you’re thinking about joining the rapidly expanding group of real estate investors. Whether you want the adventure of becoming a full-time landlord or simply looking to make a little extra cash by renting out a room - or yo... read more

Mileage deduction for rental property and trading in the car for a new car

I have been deducting the mileage for use of my car to drive to rental properties (about 4% of annual rental use). I have not been deducting any other auto expenses as it is a small percentage of use. In late December last year I traded in the car fo... read more

I accidentally marked my two rental properties as 'aggregate businesses' on the QBI forms. I can't figure out how to unlink them. Help?

I am unable to enter all expenses for a rental property. When I edit certain expense items, it does not save the value and states "not started". I am on the web version

Below FMV aren’t to a relative

I have rented a second home to relative for the full year 2025. It was about 35% below market in my area. My only expense this year was property taxes. How do I report this income.

Has anyone been able to complete the "sold my rental property" portion?

I am working on a K1 and am being asked if my all my investment in this activity is at risk. I clicked on learn more but still do not understand. Can you help?

how to report a stock sale without a 1099 b?

the stock is worthless not a brokage transaction

DC non resident with rental property

As District of Columbia (DC) non resident with a rental condo in DC, I believe that I was supposed to fill out a D-30 for my rental if gross rental was over 12k? Turbo tax does not generate this form. Is this something I need to fill out outside of T... read more

Rental Property Expenses

I bought a rental property in April 01, 2025, and was ready for rent on April 30, 2025. It was rented on May 16, 2025. It was bought strictly for rental, and never used for personal or vacation use.My question is, what fees from closing statement fro... read more

2025 software is incorrectly computing my rental property's depreciation. I checked my entries. How can I reach someone @ Turbotax to help resolve the software problem ?

The problem is beyond my control. I'm asking Turbotax to help me navigate a problem it has caused. Will someone at Turbotax reach out to help, please. Several hours have been lost already, and over $1,300 is at stake.

Timber Sales

Inherited property our family has held for 60+ years. Timber sales occurs on 4 different sections on a rotating cycle about every 5-10 years based on tree maturity. We received income from the sale of timber in 2025. I am the nominee and my sister re... read more

Turbotax is deducting all of my Schedule E losses, even though it exceeds the $25K threshold - why?

Hi there, I've been using Turbotax for years and was surprised when it calculated a huge refund for me. When I look why, it is because it is deducting my full Schedule E loss, which far exceeds the $25K threshold - it was a rough year. I'm not a real... read more

Where can I find last year's depreciation report for my rental property. What cost basis did Turbo Tax Use?

Depreciation from Federal return not showing up on Arizona return

This is my 3rd year using Turbotax. I have been taking depreciation on my federal returns for a rental property in another state from the one I live in. I have added two other long-term depreciable assets (a furnace in a previous year and a water lin... read more