@Alagi Faye Your STR property in West Africa can qualify for U.S. tax benefits, including depreciation (over 40 years- but not bonus depreciation that comes with cost seg) and expense deductions.

The study identifies with forensic engineering detail the immediate Bonus Depreciation 5, 7 and 15-year personal property class lives qualifying portions of a building that are normally buried in 27.5 year residential or 39 year commercial categories.

You can find great 2-4 unit buildings at reasonable prices (compared to New York City), and many of them need to be fixed up, which is an added bonus of equity if you are willing to tackle a renovation.I'd suggest somewhere along the blue line (train) in the northwest part of the city, where you can find some priceless neighborhood vibes.Plus, the real estate community is unmatchable...tons of people willing to give you a hand up.

Bonus Tip: take extra care to get 5 star reviews on your early stays.

K1's were distributed with the cost segregation and 100% bonus depreciation allowed in 2022 which helped offset other taxes, so that was nice.  

I'm assuming if I want to get bonus depreciation on my tax return in 2025, I will need to have a cost segregation analysis done by Dec 31.

@Jonathan B.Assuming you pass the "material participation" test for 2023 and did not use the property yourself (or used very little), you should be able to treat it as an STR for 2023, including bonus depreciation.  

Hello BP STR experts, If I buy land first for constructing/manufacturing home, can I then claim bonus depreciation for such a constructed/manufactured home and use that calculated depreciation amount to offset my W2? 

@Will Mejia if you reinvest prior to the end of the calendar year into the right type of property where bonus depreciation is taken, you may be able to reduce your tax exposure partially or completely. 

The study identifies with forensic engineering detail the immediate Bonus Depreciation 5, 7 and 15-year personal property class lives qualifying portions of a building that are normally buried in 27.5 year residential or 39 year commercial categories.The Cost Segregation Study was performed on the Asset Depreciation Range (ADR) and is based on a 40% tax bracket for State and Federal Taxes.