Jason Malabute
STUDYING UPCOMING REPORTS
I was listening to the BP podcast last week. The guest was talking about using reports produced by big real estate firms like CBRE to help determine upcoming/emerging markets to invest in.1. Does anybody have experie...
Louise Whidby
Studying Appraisal Report
I have been reviewing an Appraisal Report sent to me by a Seller. Report was done in April 2013. House was left to gentleman by his late mother. His 89 year old aunt resides in the property, but they are trying to fin...
Bernard Reisz
Cost Segregation Studies and Reports
Your input is valuable: How do you want your Cost Seg study prepared?For context, let's cover some Cost Segregation fundamentals, and explain the interaction between Land Value and Cost Segregation:Cost Segregation is...
Wiley Hood
Are DIY cost segregations a good idea?
Recently, I've decided to do a cost segregation study on a new $490K property that I purchased this year. I came across a firm (KBKG) that offers a $400 DIY cost study (paying for a membership). I enter the informat...
Julio Gonzalez
How to Choose a Cost Segregation Company
Cost segregation has been a very popular tax strategy for real estate owners as it can provide significant tax savings. A cost segregation study is a strategic tax planning tool that separates the assets that have a s...
Philip Johnson
Reporting Bonus Deprecation from a Cost Segregation Study
Hi, I am getting my cost segregation study and need to know how to report this in my taxes. Any help would be appreciated. I have an idea of how to do it: -lump the 5 year items together in the assets worksheets, de...
Keivan Darius
Sharing cost segregation study report for commercial multifamily
I’m in a process of buying a multi-family apartment building the cost segregation engineering study can cost anywhere from $10K to $15K after I acquire the building. Is it common for the seller to share his cost segre...
John Hicks
Cost Segregation Reports for Real Estate Investors
I "stumbled" across a website that provides cost segrgation reports. What was unique about this one is they will sell you a membership and then allow you to create reports on your own. Unfortunately I didn't note thei...
Matt Hein
DIY Cost Segregation
Has anyone tried online DIY Cost Segregation services like https://diycostseg.com/ ?I have a SF rental with about $140,000 into it and am trying to decide: 1) Is cost segregation worth doing at all? 2) What is the v...
Julio Gonzalez
Which cost segregation study approach is required by the IRS?
In a previous post, I discussed the difference in each of the most common cost segregation study approaches. You can read about the differences here: Cost Segregation Study Approaches Explained
Let’s first start with...