Rental property.

[moonpetty58]

t/p purchased two rental properties 08/22.    Did not have renter income but expenses in 2022.  Can t/p claim these expenses on Sch E?  

[jeffmcpa2010]

Were the units available to rent?

If so why weren't they rented?

[moonpetty58]

Have proof that t/p tried to get renters thru renter agency/management but was unsuccessful. t/p has renters now- 04-23 

[rbynaker]

If you have proof that it was available to rent, that's your placed-in-service date when expenses start.  A few months is not unusual, if it were years I'd have more trouble claiming expenses (but even then, depending on how persuasive the "proof" is . . . here's the contract signed with the listing agent, here's a printout of the listing and the dates it was posted, here's a calendar showing dates and times the property was shown to prospective tenants . . .)