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What is cost segregation? A rental owner’s guide
Understand how cost segregation separates a rental property into different depreciation schedules, what a study should document, and where to start.
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Cost segregation,
explained.
Practical guides for rental owners. Understand the rules, know which questions to ask, and take the next step with your property.
Guides from Deductify, with links to IRS guidance and federal tax rules.
Start with your question.
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The STR tax loophole: how rental losses can offset W-2 income
Qualifying short-term rental losses can offset W-2 income without real estate professional status. Learn the guest-stay and material participation rules.
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Depreciation explained4 min read
100% bonus depreciation: what it means for your rental
Learn which property can qualify for restored 100% federal bonus depreciation, why acquisition dates matter, and how cost segregation fits in.
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Built from the investor’s side
It started with
one duplex.
Damian M.Founder, software engineer & rental-property investor
When Damian bought a duplex in 2024, researching cost segregation and comparing quotes felt harder than it should. He worked through the research and prepared his own property analysis.
As a software engineer and rental-property investor, he saw a way to make the organizing easier: a guided tool for property details, room photos, and findings you can review and correct. That idea became Deductify.
These guides explain the concepts behind that process and the questions to bring to your tax professional.
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