Real Estate's Biggest Tax Loophole: Cost Seg + 1245X

Real Estate’s Biggest Tax Loophole: Cost Seg + 1245X

Chris Streit | CEO

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Toby Mathis Esq Tax and Asset Protection

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Toby Mathis and Chris Streit, CEO, explore how investors can unlock major tax savings through cost segregation and bonus depreciation without getting burned at sale. Chris walks through real-world strategies to reduce depreciation recapture and explains the full lifecycle of cost seg from acquisition to disposition.

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