Tom Read,Your accountant is correct.You can itemize the prorated portion between when it was your residence and when it was your rental.

I have hired a full time assistant to work on my database and other office items.

A big part of the 50% rule is saving capitol back for those big ticket items like furnace replacement or, the most used example, a new roof.

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It's been on the market since late March/Early may, and we fixed a number of items outside, had some landscaping done, and installed beautiful granite countertops after repairing a broken cabinet. 

No problem - I'm trying to keep myself seated today and plunge through some back-logged honey-do type items, and posting these pics is one of them.

Detailed itemized written estimates are all part of the contractors marketing plan and tools to land the job.

A week ago he got caught bringing a large moving truck into the complex, turns out that he was planning to move somewhere else and I instructed the security guard to refuse the truck's entrance, later on the day, he and his family had gone from their house without brining any item/furniture from the house and had yet to be seen for a couple of days.

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If you owe the landlord any amounts of money for items that were your responsibility to pay as required by your agreement (written or oral) with the landlord.