The typical clients that seek out cost segregation studies include:Real estate companies that buy and sell multiple properties each year.Individuals with a portfolio containing investment properties including apartment buildings, multi-family homes and even single residences.Franchise owners with properties that are similar to one another such as assisted living facilities, storage facilities and golf courses.Business owners of hotels, food facilities, shopping centers, restaurants or manufacturing plants.It depends on the type of property, but generally 15-45% of the building’s costs can be classified into assets with a shorter life.

It will depend on the quality you're looking for..

To answer your question, “it depends on how much money/net worth you have.”  

Depending on how much you need to raise the rents to market, the other updates in the building that are needed, how quickly you can rent to market rents will all drive your decision.

It depends on how long you plan on holding the property for.

It also depends on your goals and how safe/aggressive you want to be, how much you want it to earn, and what meshes best with your lifestyle. 

Many investors start with personal ownership and transfer the property to an LLC later, but it depends on your long-term goals and risk tolerance.

"Mileage" from both of them depends on an investor's overall tax profile and tax strategy.

What you do depends on your long-term goal.

Depending on where you invested in Florida, you could have lost a good deal of money due to hurricane damage.