Cost segregation studies help real estate investors accelerate depreciation by reclassifying building components from slow 27.5 or 39-year schedules into faster 5, 7, and 15-year
When you own commercial real estate, timing your cost segregation study matters. A lot. Get it right, and you could save hundreds of thousands in
In traditional depreciation, you allocate your property’s entire cost basis linearly over 27.5 years (residential) or 39 years (commercial). The approach can be pretty inefficient,
Many tenants, especially in commercial buildings, want custom buildouts and structural modifications to make leasehold spaces suitable for their specific business needs. To attract such
The goal of cost segregation is to reclassify a property’s components to accelerate depreciation of its shorter-lived assets. Because a significant portion of your property’s
Cost segregation helps you frontload depreciation on your residential or commercial properties. It is a time-value-of-money play. Therefore, when does cost segregation make sense for
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