topic We traveled to another state from Virginia to sell a rental property. Can we count the travel as an expense for the sale? Can we use the business mileage rate. in Investors & landlords https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/we-traveled-to-another-state-from-virginia-to-sell-a-rental-property-can-we-count-the-travel-as-an/01/407733#M16619 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:23:26 GMT supt123 2019-06-04T20:23:26Z We traveled to another state from Virginia to sell a rental property. Can we count the travel as an expense for the sale? Can we use the business mileage rate. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/we-traveled-to-another-state-from-virginia-to-sell-a-rental-property-can-we-count-the-travel-as-an/01/407733#M16619 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:23:26 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/we-traveled-to-another-state-from-virginia-to-sell-a-rental-property-can-we-count-the-travel-as-an/01/407733#M16619 supt123 2019-06-04T20:23:26Z Yes and Yes, as long as the primary purpose of the trip w... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/yes-and-yes-as-long-as-the-primary-purpose-of-the-trip-w/01/407761#M16625 <P>Yes and Yes, as long as the primary purpose of the trip was business (sell the real estate).</P><P>The standard mileage rate is 54 cents a mile in 2016.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:23:28 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/yes-and-yes-as-long-as-the-primary-purpose-of-the-trip-w/01/407761#M16625 MichaelL1 2019-06-04T20:23:28Z