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If you made the repairs before closing then you would add the $10,000 to your cost basis. The cost basis is the amount paid for the property plus improvements.
However, if the $10,000 was part of your Closing Expense (Check your Closing Statement), then this would be a selling expense.
In either of the above treatment, your gain on sale would be reduced by $10,000.
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if truly repairs I would not report them as part of the sale but as repair expense on schedule E.
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