Is your rental dated? 

I have toured a couple vacant houses.To me, downturns are the time to ramp up marketing so that whatever business you are in, you are the name people think of as things start turning around, or even just settling down.

Work backwards from your expected rental date.

Was assigned a court date 21 days later (in CA it’s supposed to be within 20).

Property managers and real estate agents are providing virtual tours and virtual open houses to comply with social distancing right now.

Just because a property has a date for a courthouse steps auction does not mean it will sell on that date or any time soon.

However, if your property/rental is well priced, has high quality photos, and/or has a virtual tour, you can still get some good traffic!

Do I include anything on my 2019 taxes or do I start claiming on my 2020 taxes next year because the 'in-service date' is March 2020?

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When we inherited it, it was badly out of date.