Rental portfolios, commercial properties, and development projects have massive tax advantages most CPAs never implement.
These are the opportunities we find in nearly every real estate engagement — money left on the table by traditional CPAs.
Depreciating properties over 27.5 or 39 years when components qualify for 5/7/15-year acceleration
Missing cost segregation studies on properties over $500K — the single biggest tax tool in real estate
Holding all properties in one entity instead of per-property LLCs
Not leveraging real estate professional status (REPS) to offset W-2 or business income
Failing to plan 1031 exchanges before selling — losing the window for tax-deferred reinvestment
These are the strategies we evaluate and deploy for every real estate client — tailored to your specific numbers.
Cost segregation studies — reclassify 20-40% of building cost to shorter-lived assets for massive first-year deductions
Bonus depreciation on components identified through cost segregation
1031 exchanges to defer capital gains on property dispositions indefinitely
Real estate professional status (REPS) — allows rental losses to offset active income
Entity structuring: per-property LLCs under a holding company for liability protection and clean reporting
How we turned a $217K tax bill into over $1M in cumulative savings.
Generally for any commercial property or rental worth $500K or more. The study typically costs $5,000–$15,000 and generates $50,000–$250,000+ in first-year tax savings through accelerated depreciation. The ROI is consistently 5-10x the cost of the study.
REPS allows you to use rental property losses to offset other income — W-2, business income, investment income. You must spend 750+ hours per year in real estate activities and more time in real estate than any other profession. It's one of the most powerful tax strategies available to active real estate investors.
A 1031 exchange lets you sell an investment property and defer all capital gains taxes by reinvesting the proceeds into a like-kind replacement property within strict timelines (45 days to identify, 180 days to close). You can chain 1031 exchanges indefinitely, deferring taxes until death when heirs receive a stepped-up basis.
For most portfolios with significant equity, yes. Per-property LLCs protect each asset from the liabilities of others, make financing cleaner, and simplify eventual dispositions or 1031 exchanges. These LLCs typically sit under a holding company.
If you qualify for real estate professional status, yes — without limit. If you don't qualify for REPS, passive losses from real estate are generally limited to offsetting other passive income, with some exceptions for active participants (up to $25K if income is under $150K).
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