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posted Jun 4, 2019 10:41:07 PM

For my rental property, my net income is in the negative, is this normal? This is my first rental and didn't rent till last week of Dec of 2017.

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Jun 4, 2019 10:41:08 PM

It is common to show a net loss on rental property, even if you have a positive cash flow

Many of your rental expenses are fixed monthly or annual costs (e.g. mortgage interest, insurance, depreciation, etc.); if you only had one week of rental income, a loss would likely be expected.

Even when your cash flow is positive, you can also show a rental loss on your tax return. The reason for this is depreciation expense. You get a deduction for depreciation even though it isn't a cash expense. The more valuable the property is, the larger the depreciation expense will be.