If you own a rent house, you can fully depreciate the actual house over a span of time. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p527/ch02.html http://www.irs.gov/publi

If you own a rent house, you can fully depreciate the actual house over a span of time. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p527/ch02.html http://www.irs.gov/publications/p527/ch02.html It is land that gains in value, unless the house is unusual in some way.