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All,Apologies for the newb question, but I just heard about cost segregation and have been reading up about it online.My understanding is this (and please correct me where I'm wrong):Pros: -accelerate depreciation, fr...
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Has anyone done a cost segregation study, and what are the pros and cons? Has anyone used Engineered Tax Services for this study? It all looks good on paper, but I wanted to see if anyone has some real world experie...
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Hi not sure if anyone has a guide or some suggestions from experience but I use credit cards a lot and they aren't doing that much for me right now. I would love to earn miles on purchases and other travel perks. I ha...
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I'm curious around the overarching strategy regarding accelerating tax depreciation through cost segregation. 1) Does this approach generally make sense on single family rentals?2) I have heard that the majority of th...
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Hi everyone, I recently sold a house and made 80k net profit. Can I defer paying taxes on the 80k if I bought an investment property with the earnings? I currently am in the process of buying 2 properties and putting ...
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I have a single family rental property that has been rented for two years. I've done the normal long term depreciation of the property.My question: Can I do a cost segregation even though in previous years I've taken ...
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Without a Cost Segregation Study, this $595,685 Single Home in Miami, Florida purchased in 2020 would have generated first-year depreciation of approximately $22,000. By applying a Cost Segregation Study, the prop...
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I retired from my current career at the end of 2021 and will be managing 2 of my rental properties 100% while having a company managing a third rental out of state. My wife still works full time. Between the two prope...
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Hi all - I understand the benefits of cost segregation in year 1 and how you can front load the depreciation of the unit. However, in future years, isn't the depreciation much less? If so, then how can one still maint...
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Cost Segregation is a bit of a buzz word these days, but in case you aren’t familiar with what a cost segregation study is, let me explain. A cost segregation study is a strategic tax planning tool that separates the ...