I'm passionate about helping real estate investors maximize their tax savings through strategic depreciation.Cost segregation is a powerful financial strategy that allows property owners to accelerate depreciation deductions by identifying building components that can be depreciated over shorter timeframes.

Purchase price: $1,500,000 Cash invested: $35,000 4-Unit building in Wicker Park, Chicago. 3-unit front building with a duplex up and a back brick coach house.

Great way to build a business and a rolodex of listings/sellers.

Quote from @Brian Dela Cruz: Data entry clerks - likely to miss deductions, overlook credits, miss carryforwards, make mistakes on tax law limitationsCPA - get it right, reduces errors, and helps you in building your wealth through tax savingsWhat are your thoughts?

I am trying to build a nice little next egg first then move onto rentals. 

In your experience is it common to calculate sq footage this way in buildings like this? 

I am building new, and they are designed for it.   

Living in the properties while fixing them up is a great way to build equity and keep costs low.

It sounds like @Ricardo Polanco is following the rules and just needs to let the OSE officers in for inspection.

If house hacking isn't the best option for me, how would you recommend starting out to build up some investments.