If you run your real estate business from a home office, you may qualify for the home office deduction. For 2026, it must be your principal place of business—where you conduct business tasks like bookkeeping, phone calls, or showings—with no other fixed location for those tasks.
👉 Tip: The simplified method allows you to deduct $5 per square foot, up to 300 square feet, with no receipts required.
How is your home office set up? Is it your main workspace, or just a laptop on the kitchen table?