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Real Estate Property Review Files

Practical preparation files and editable worksheets for documented tax planning decisions.

Preparation resource. Record completion does not determine eligibility, deductions or tax savings. Ask your qualified tax professional to resolve the facts and applicable rules.

Find the file for your decision

Choose the context, then open the task that matches your missing records or review question. Each worksheet exports a source register for your adviser. These files support a documented handoff; they do not provide an automatic tax determination.

Single-family long-term rentals

Keep the purchase, tenant use and subsequent improvements linked to the same property identifier.

Duplexes

Separate unit-specific work from systems serving both units.

Triplexes

Map the three units and common-area costs before assigning figures to an individual unit.

Fourplexes

Reconcile apartment, common-area and exterior work to the total project.

Small apartment buildings

Preserve unit counts, shared amenities and each capital project's boundaries.

Large apartment communities

Use stable property and building identifiers throughout acquisition and project records.

Condominium rentals

Identify unit ownership separately from association-owned facilities and expenditures.

Townhouse rentals

Distinguish unit-specific construction from shared facilities governed by agreements.

Short-term rental houses

Preserve booking history, operating tasks and separately purchased guest furnishings.

Vacation cabins

Explain site work, furnishing purchases and seasonal availability.

Beach rentals

Record weather-related repairs, later improvements and personal-use periods separately.

Mountain rentals

Explain seasonal operation, access work and phased projects.

Mixed-use buildings

Map commercial and residential areas and shared systems.

Owner-occupied office buildings

Separate building ownership, operating-company use and any third-party tenants.

Medical office buildings

Explain tenant equipment, specialized installations and general building systems.

Dental office buildings

Distinguish dental equipment and related work from general facility construction.

Retail buildings

Separate landlord improvements, tenant work and common facilities.

Restaurant buildings

Document kitchen equipment, restaurant installations and building ownership.

Warehouses

Distinguish storage equipment, tenant installations and building systems.

Self-storage properties

Map storage buildings, access systems, paved areas and later additions.

Manufacturing properties

Describe machinery-related work and general plant construction separately.

Rental portfolios

Maintain a property-by-property map before aggregating results.

Shared review tools

Property portfolio source map

Keep addresses, owners and record sources together before combining estimates.

Study versus wait decision file

Compare a proposed study with waiting for better records or a clearer income picture.

Property transaction calendar

Separate acquisition, work, availability, filing and planned sale events.

Property advisor responsibility map

Agree who supplies, reviews and implements the property analysis.

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 AE Tax Advisors as an educational record-collection resource.

Focused implementation guides

Resolve the related evidence question before carrying a planning assumption into implementation.