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Personal residence converted to rental preparation files
Conversion can require comparison of adjusted basis and fair market value. Original purchase cost alone is not necessarily the depreciation starting point.
Preparation resource. Record completion does not determine eligibility, deductions or tax savings. Ask your qualified tax professional to resolve the facts and applicable rules.
Start with the operating facts
An owner moves out, renovates two rooms, and lists the home for annual tenants.
Specifically review the risk of using a new appraisal as if the property had just been purchased.
Collect original closing; conversion-date valuation; improvement history; and rental availability records. Match each document to the relevant entity, property and reporting period. Then choose the decision below that matches the question you need to resolve.
Source and review boundaries
Use the following primary guidance to frame the questions. The worksheet organizes facts; it does not replace analysis of the relevant year, ownership, elections or state treatment. Record the applicable period, confirm the source version and retain the preparer's written conclusions with the supporting documents.
Published 2026-10-09. Prepared by Stratum Cost Segregation as an educational record-collection resource.