
Illustrative photography · Not the modeled property
We source your short-term rental, help you buy and launch it, and include a cost segregation study. Your CPA determines whether the resulting loss can offset your W-2 income.
The deduction reduces taxable income. Your tax savings depend on eligibility, available income and the tax rates the loss actually offsets.

Illustrative photography · Not the modeled property
Play the journey, or tap any step. See what we handle and where you take the lead.

Underwrite revenue, operating costs and downside before making an offer.
Your CPA reviews the property’s use, your operating duties and loss limitations.
Property screening informs the shortlist. It does not establish tax eligibility.
We research the market, underwrite the property and help you build a shortlist around your goals.
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Representative photography · Not the modeled property
A hypothetical Broken Bow cabin with a separately funded $65,000 furnishing package.
Assumes the entire modeled loss is usable at a 35% federal rate. Not a guaranteed or typical result.
Market demandWho visits, when and why.
Property economicsRevenue, costs and downside.
Your fitBudget, owner role and CPA review.
Higher-capital hypothetical scenarios, not market forecasts or client results. Every address requires current diligence; tax eligibility is assessed separately.
Find my starting pointA deduction lowers taxable income. Your tax rate determines what that could save you.
Closing costs, other setup and reserves are additional.
Illustrative bonus depreciation
Modeled rental tax loss
Illustrative first-year tax reduction
Modeled cash remaining after operating costs, loan payments and reserves, before income tax.
Cash flow and tax savings are separate. Depreciation is a non-cash deduction; tax savings are not assumed to recur.
Financing is illustrative, not a lender quote: $100,000 down (20%), a $400,000 loan (80%), 7.5% fixed interest and 20-year amortization. The first 12 payments total $38,668, including $29,696 interest and $8,973 principal. Figures are rounded to whole dollars; calculations use unrounded amounts. Operating expenses and revenue are assumed, not market forecasts. The $100,000 shorter-life acquisition allocation is 25% of the $400,000 depreciable acquisition basis. This fictional full-year illustration assumes 100% business use, no personal use, qualifying new or used assets acquired and placed in service in 2026, no election out of bonus depreciation, and a substantiated $100,000 shorter-life acquisition allocation plus $65,000 of additional qualifying furnishings with no double counting. It assumes the activity is nonpassive because the customer-use exception and a material participation test are met, sufficient basis and at-risk amounts, and no excess business loss or other deduction limit. It excludes regular building depreciation, closing-cost basis adjustments and tax treatment of advisory and acquisition-related costs; your CPA determines those items. Actual results and the study allocation differ by property. State conformity, credits, AMT and other tax interactions are not modeled. A shorter launch year changes income and costs. This is not an incremental benefit comparison against ordinary depreciation.
The $65,000 furnishings are funded separately and assumed placed in service in the same year. Purchase plus furnishings totals $565,000; modeled down payment plus furnishings requires $165,000 cash before closing, other setup and reserves. Furnishing purchases are not included in the displayed recurring annual cash flow, so initial-year cash outlays are materially greater. Tax savings are separate from operating cash flow and are not assumed to recur. The actual acquisition and setup budget requires property-specific quotes. Accelerating deductions reduces future depreciation and can trigger recapture upon sale.
Read: IRC §469 participation and loss limits · IRC §168(k) bonus depreciation · Rental expenses, land and personal use.
A common route is an average stay of seven days or less for the tax year.
You must meet a valid annual test through real work. Buying a package does not qualify you.
Your CPA checks basis, at-risk amounts, other loss limits and the full return.
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A good investment needs to work beyond the tax benefit.
Yes. STR Launch includes the provider fee for one completed cost segregation study on the acquired property, plus delivery of the report and asset schedules to you and your CPA. Your CPA’s return preparation and independent advice are separate. A study does not guarantee an allocation, deduction or IRS acceptance.
Eligible depreciation and expenses can produce a rental tax loss. If the activity is nonpassive and the loss is currently allowable, it can offset income reported on your individual return, including W-2 income. The savings are the difference between your tax with and without the allowed loss. We provide the property services and records; your CPA determines and claims the deduction. Follow the worked example.
No. A deduction is not a dollar-for-dollar credit or purchase reimbursement. You still fund the purchase and expenses. Savings depend on usable losses and applicable rates. Any refund also depends on withholding and other payments; future depreciation and recapture affect the longer-term outcome.
We provide property research, acquisition coordination, launch guidance, operating tools, on-demand advice and an included cost segregation study. You fund and approve the acquisition, perform your assigned launch tasks and lead day-to-day operations. We document responsibilities before engagement. Our work and automated activity are not your personal participation hours; your independent CPA evaluates your actual work and eligibility.
Potentially. Hiring help is not automatically disqualifying, but the actual allocation of work matters. Under the more-than-100-hour test, you must participate at least as much as any other individual. Other tests have different requirements. Changing what a service is called does not change its tax treatment. Your CPA should review the real arrangement before you engage. IRS participation guidance
The schedule depends on your financing, available properties, inspections, local approvals and setup needs. We establish milestones after the initial review. We do not promise a purchase, launch date or tax deduction by a specific deadline.
For the common seven-day route, average customer use must be seven days or less for the tax year, and you must materially participate. Real estate professional status is not required for that nonrental activity route. A separate exception covers average stays of 30 days or less with significant personal services. Loss limits still apply. IRS Publication 925.
One test requires more than 100 hours and at least as many hours as any other individual, including non-owners. Other tests include more than 500 hours or substantially all participation. Spousal work can count. Investor-only report review generally does not. Your CPA selects the appropriate test; keep credible records of tasks and time. Material participation rules
No. The study classifies property components into appropriate recovery periods. Under IRC §168(k), certain eligible assets acquired and placed in service after January 19, 2025 qualify for 100% bonus depreciation, subject to acquisition rules and exclusions. Land is not depreciable, and the remaining building follows its applicable schedule. IRS depreciation guidance.
Basis, at-risk and excess business loss limits may restrict deductions. Personal use can change treatment, including when use exceeds the greater of 14 days or 10% of fair-rental days. Local permits, HOA rules, financing, insurance and economic risk also matter. IRS rental-property guidance
No. These are modeled examples, not actual properties or past client results. Revenue, expenses and valuations can change; investments can lose money. Your CPA determines tax treatment, including future depreciation recapture. Service scope should be agreed before engagement.