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You can depreciate your rental property if it meets all the following requirements: 1  You own the property. 2  You use the property in your business on income producing activity. 3  The property has a determinable useful life. 4  The property is expected to last more than 1 year.
Obtain the recovery period designated by the IRS for the rental property. As of 2010, the recovery period for residential rental property is 27.5 years. Divide the total basis in the property by the IRS-designated recovery period. That is the total amount of depreciation allowed for a year.