My client held a rental for half of the year and then had to relinquish it to their ex wife. I have reported the rental as sold with no gain or loss on disposition to remove the rental property. My question is a restoration that was done in 2018 before the property was relinquished. It was a $6,000 expense.  Can I report it as sold with the $6,000 loss?  What is the best way to handle this?