Real Estate Professional

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February 28, 2025
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Try as I might, Turbo Tax refuses to classify me as a real estate professional. I am filing Sch E for long term rentals and Sch C for short term rentals. At one point it was working, then it quit. When I start the walk through , it asks me if I spend 750 hours or 1/2 my time on real estate. Yes. Then is skips the question where I materially participate. It caps my deductions when it should not be doing that. How can I fix this? I've been looking for HOURS.

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AnnetteB6

Level 15

After you have indicated that you are a real estate professional, you will need to answer the material participation question for each separate rental property.

Go through the Property Profile section for each individual rental property included on your return and there is a material participation question that will come up in that section.

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belledataAuthor

Level 2

Thank you for the quick reply. I went through that section again and it did not change anything on that property on Schedule E. I guess I need to delete it and start over?