Rental property comes with real tax advantages like depreciation, deductible expenses, and cost segregation, but taking advantage of them requires understanding the rules, not blindly trusting your CPA. We walk through the math, the IRS forms, and the strategies that savvy self-managing landlords use to win tax time.
Only Stessa and Baselane appear to be offering native banking services at the moment, with competitors like TurboTenant, Hemlane, Avail, Landlord Studio, and others opting to stay on the sidelines. So it got us wondering,…
The rental property market in 2026 looks nothing like it did five years ago. Interest rates that once seemed impossible are now the new normal. Insurance premiums have doubled in some markets. Property values have…
How much can you depreciate on a rental property?Most residential rental properties depreciate over 27.5 years using straight-line depreciation. Some short-term rentals may depreciate over 39 years depending on how you operate. For a $300,000…
When someone first tipped you off that owning rental property comes with significant tax advantages, you may not have realized it also comes with some scary math. CPAs love to talk about depreciation as if…
While there’s no shortage of vacation rental tax deductions available in 2026, finding your way through the thicket of confusing regulations and guidance can be tricky. In this timely article, we break down the most…
While this is clearly not an exhaustive list of all 1031 exchange rules, it’s a great place to start. Section 1031 of the tax code has been around since the 1930s and the IRS has…
Everyone Gets an Account Whether you run a portfolio of long-term rentals or operate a few Airbnbs, your real estate portfolio is a real business. You should absolutely treat it like one! One of the…
It’s surprising how many real estate investors get their rental property cost basis wrong—even experienced ones. The confusion usually starts with not understanding that cost basis, adjusted cost basis, and depreciation basis are three different…