I got deed-in-lieu on a house. It was a rental from 2012-2016, however I was not renting it in 2017. For 1099-A purposes, does it count as personal or still a rental.

[virginiaj-harris]

I did not get a 1099-C, only a 1099- A.

[DanielV01 · Accepted solution]

A rental.  This would have been a requirement for the deed-in-lieu arrangement to be made, as described at the following website:  https://pocketsense.com/requirements-deed-lieu-foreclosure-rental-property-12065160.html.  (Although the website states that you should also have received a 1099-C, this document is not always provided in this type of exchange, and you can get the information you need off of the 1099-A).

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