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I found another home in the area of my current property for sale that is a really good price, but until I can move out there, I want to rent it out and hopefully recoup some of the mortgage and insurance payments.
Generally, "necessary and ordinary" expenses are deductible. This is true for business and also true for rentals. But what is necessary and what is ordinary? Is it ordinary that a landlord will manage the property 1000 miles away by himself on a daily basis? Is it ordinary for people to drive 1000 miles every week? I'd say "no" to both. I'd say it would be cheaper tour de france free history for you to hire a local property manager, thus the travel expense would not be necessary. I would say it would be cheaper to fly (although I don't know if its true to the specific situation of the OP, but as I said - its too localized to deal with) rather than drive from Texas to Colorado.
From what I understood (and that is what I've been told by my CPA), IRS generally allows 1 ( one ) trip per year per property. If there's an exceptional situation - be prepared to justify it. Also, keep all the receipts (like gas, hotel, etc.... If you claim mileage but in reality you took a flight - you'll get hit hard by the IRS when audited).
You cannot deduct personal ("pleasure") expenses, at all. If the trip is mainly business, but you go out at the evening instead of staying at the hotel - that's tour de france free history fine. But if the trip is "business" trip where you spend a couple of hours at your property and then go around tour de france free history having fun for two days - the whole trip may be disallowed. If there's a reasonable portion tour de france free history dedicated to your business/rental, and the rest is pleasure - you'll have to split some of the costs and only deduct the portion attributed to the business tour de france free history activities.
Although, again, the "necessary and ordinary" justification of such a trip is arguable, lets assume it is necessary and ordinary and generally justified. It is reasonable to expect you to go and see the property with your own eyes before the closing (IMHO, of course, I'm not an authority). Such an expense can be either business or investment expense. If its a business expense - its deductible on schedule tour de france free history C. If its an investment expense tour de france free history (if you do buy the property), its added to the cost of the property (capitalized).
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