Despite my efforts to educate them on this topic, they remain convinced.

I have posted about it previously:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/831924-beware...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1191846-cauti...Here is one more example, this time from a presentation made to CPAs by a prominent cost segregation company.

Even the most active moderators tend to stick to specific forum topics.

As far as I know there isn't clear guidance on this topic from the IRS, but most professionals take a similar view as Melanie above.

Here are some previous posts about the potential reality of investing in these types of markets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1171104-the-m...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl…

When considering a Cost Segregation study, here are a few things to consider:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1206189-cost-...Feel free to reach out with questions!

.: @Jonathan Greene- good topic. 

I wrote a long post about the basics of depreciation if you want to understand it better:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1121063-expla...2.

But, if she were to transition to a job in the RE sector, she would develop a skillset that would enable her to take this much further and in her own direction.I have a couple reasons for posting this topic: the main one is that I think this is a good topic for discussion in the BP forums.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.