We have a rental property in Virginia. The tenant moved out the end of February 2021 and there was a lot of tenant attributed damage to repair. While working on repairs due to tenant activity, we also discovered and decided to repair other structural issues that were not the tenant's fault. The property remained vacant for the last 10 months of 2021 and repairs are still in progress.
Is it still considered a rental property for all of 2021 with limited income, some repairs attributable to Sch E and some considered capital improvements impacting depreciation and eventual capital gains and cost basis?
Or is it a rental property for a limited time (say until the end of April 2021) and then just a second property for us for the rest of the year? It was not used by us or a tenant as an occupied residence after February. Contractors and us have been over there at various times doing work but no one is living in it.
Does the treatment of the property for the remainder of 2021 have anything to do with intended use of the property once repairs are completed? Options would be continue its use as a rental or sell it.
Thanks,
dgoldsmith