As an Airbnb or short-term rental (STR) owner, maximizing your return on investment is paramount. A Cost Segregation Study is one of the most powerful tax strategies available to property investors. By accelerating depreciation, we can help you significantly reduce your current tax liability and immediately increase your cash flow, giving you more capital to grow your business.

By default, a residential rental property is depreciated over 27.5 years. A Cost Segregation Study is an in-depth, engineering-based analysis that identifies and reclassifies components of your property—such as landscaping, flooring, and fixtures—into much shorter 5, 7, or 15-year recovery periods. This allows you to take substantial depreciation deductions in the first few years of owning the property rather than waiting decades.

The benefits are immediate and substantial: You can front-load your deductions for massive tax savings in the early years of ownership, which directly translates to increased cash flow that you can reinvest or save.

Already owned your property for years? Even better. Through a look-back study using IRS Form 3115 (Application for Change in Accounting Method), you can claim a large, one-time "catch-up" deduction for all the accelerated depreciation you previously missed—without amending prior tax returns. This Section 481(a) adjustment brings years of missed deductions into your current tax year, creating an immediate windfall that can offset your income and put thousands back in your pocket.

States We Serve

We provide cost segregation studies to Airbnb and short-term rental investors across all 50 states. Learn more about how cost segregation works in your state:

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