Schedule E on Kendall Creek Properties — Austin Property Managementhttps://kendallcreekproperties.com/tags/schedule-e/Recent content in Schedule E on Kendall Creek Properties — Austin Property ManagementHugoen-usSun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000Texas Rental Property Tax Deductions: The Full List Plus the Depreciation Mathhttps://kendallcreekproperties.com/blog/rental-property-tax-deductions-texas/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kendallcreekproperties.com/blog/rental-property-tax-deductions-texas/<p>Residential rental real estate is depreciated over 27.5 years under <a href="https://www.irs.gov/publications/p527">IRS Publication 527</a>, which means a $350,000 Austin rental with a $280,000 building basis (excluding land) throws off roughly $10,182 in annual depreciation deduction without you spending a dollar of cash. Combined with mortgage interest, property tax, insurance, repairs, and PM fees, that depreciation is usually what turns a cash-flow-positive Austin rental into a paper loss for tax purposes. Which is exactly the point.</p>