Cost segregation studies have been around for decades, but the process hasn't changed much: you hire an engineering firm, they send someone to your property, and 4-8 weeks later you get a report. It costs $5,000-$15,000.
I kept hearing from real estate investors that this was frustrating. The tax strategy itself is straightforward: you're reclassifying parts of a building into faster depreciation buckets 5/7/15 instead of 30. The engineering analysis is what makes it IRS-defensible. But the delivery model was stuck in 2005.
So I built an engine that does the same analysis and delivers a 35+ page PDF report in under an hour. Starting at $795 instead of $5K+.
The report is structured so your CPA can apply it directly to IRS Form 4562. No site visit required. Same methodology the IRS expects to see in an audit.
With 100% bonus depreciation back for 2025+, a typical $750K rental property can see $60K-$80K in first-year tax savings. That's real money that investors were leaving on the table because the old process was too expensive and slow.
Would love feedback from anyone who's dealt with cost seg before or from fellow builders automating legacy professional services.
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