Tree removal on a rental is usually deductible — but one IRS question determines whether you expense it this year or depreciate it over time. Plus: the $2,500 shortcut most landlords miss.
Yes, rental property insurance is tax deductible. The IRS treats insurance as one of the routine costs of running a rental, with no cap and no phase-out. Every dollar you pay to insure a rental property is a deductible business expense: fire, liability, flood, earthquake riders, umbrella policies, and loss-of-rents coverage all qualify. The deduction goes on Line 9 of Schedule E. Two rules related to rental property insurance often catch landlords off guard: * the prepaid premium r
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Yes, mortgage interest on a rental property is fully tax deductible with no dollar cap. Here's how to claim it, where it goes on Schedule E, and the one rule that trips landlords up.
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Yes, lawn care is tax deductible on a rental property when the work is done on a unit you don't live in. Here's the IRS rule, a real-numbers example, what records to keep, and the one mistake that gets the deduction tossed.
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A new roof on a rental property is tax deductible — but it's depreciated over 27.5 years, not written off in full the year you pay for it. Here's what that means in real dollars, what records to keep, and the most common mistake landlords make.
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For the first two years of owning rental properties, my monthly review was a single question: did the rent come in? If yes, I moved on. If no, I made a phone call. That was the whole system for tracking rental property performance. I thought I was running a tight operation. Then I did a proper year-end accounting on one property and discovered it had generated about $600 in net cash flow over twelve months. After the furnace tune-up, the move-out repair, the month of vacancy, and the
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Yes, pest control is tax deductible on a rental property — as long as the expense is for the rental unit, not your personal residence. The IRS treats pest control as an ordinary and necessary maintenance expense, and you deduct it in full in the year you pay for it. What the IRS rule actually says The IRS allows landlords to deduct all ordinary and necessary expenses required to maintain their rental property. Pest control fits squarely in the maintenance and repairs category on Sch
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Simple habits that save money, reduce stress, and survive an audit
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Why fast maintenance is one of the highest-ROI moves a landlord can make
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