Can i report my rental income and mortgage in schedule E and claim standard deduction still. or should i only take itemized deduction

[VolvoGirl]

Yes the Standard Deduction or itemized deductions on schedule A are separate from rentals on schedule E.    You can take the Standard Deduction.

[Carl]

All rental income and expenses "has" to be reported on SCH E. On the SCH E, rental expenses are itemized as such no matter what. As for your standard deduction or itemized deductions on the SCH A, that has no relation to the SCH E.

[keefemorrell]

where do I put the year that the rental property was first in service.  I want to capture the depreciation.

[Critter]

Look in the rental expenses section for the ASSETS area ...