Cost segregation studies in under an hour.
Estimate your first-year depreciation benefit and order a CPA-ready report when the math makes sense. Transparent pricing from $495 for qualifying residential properties.
A representative sample of recent studies.
Six anonymized properties, all single-family or small multifamily. Year-1 deductions are based on engineered cost segregation; tax savings assume a 37% federal rate and an investor with capacity to use the losses.
Numbers shown are illustrative; individual results depend on property specifics and tax position.Traditional studies often run $5K–$15K. For straightforward residential properties, that pricing reflects scope — not quality.
Engineered cost segregation follows the same IRS framework regardless of who delivers it. Most of the cost in a traditional engagement is project-managed labor: discovery calls, site visits, and bespoke reporting. For a typical single-family rental, those steps add time without changing the answer.
When a study may not be worth it.
We turn down work when the math doesn't support it. Four situations where you should think carefully — or talk to us first.
Without active or REPS income, accelerated rental losses are usually suspended as passive. They carry forward, but the time-value of the deduction shrinks. If a sale or income change is years out, ordering today may not be the right move.
Below that threshold, the $495 study fee starts to eat a meaningful share of the benefit. Run the calculator first — if Year-1 savings are under ~$3K, the math gets thin.
Cost segregation works best in the first few years of ownership. A late-life catch-up (Form 3115) is still possible and often worthwhile, but the analysis is more nuanced — we'll flag this on the estimate.
For mixed-use, ground-up construction, or properties over ~$5M, a traditional firm with a site visit is often the right call. We'll tell you when to pick that path instead.
Is a study right for your property?
Three questions, no signup. We'll tell you whether ordering today is the right move — or whether to wait.
Run the numbers on your property.
No signup. Live calculation. Share the result with your CPA before you decide whether to order.
Three ways to get a cost segregation study.
Each path has a use case. We're the right answer for most residential investors — but not everyone. Pick the one that fits.
- Price
- $495 – $2,995
- Turnaround
- Under 1 hour
- Best fit
- Residential 1–10 units, $100K–$5M
- Order process
- Online, 5 minutes
- Site visit
- Optional · photos sufficient
- Engineering basis
- Yes — RSMeans 2024 + MACRS
- Audit defense
- Included
- Refund policy
- Money-back if your CPA can't use it
- Price
- $5,000 – $15,000
- Turnaround
- 4 – 8 weeks
- Best fit
- Commercial, mixed-use, > $5M
- Order process
- Discovery call required
- Site visit
- Often required
- Engineering basis
- Yes
- Audit defense
- Sold separately
- Refund policy
- Rare
- Price
- $499 – $2,999
- Turnaround
- Self-paced
- Best fit
- Hands-on owner, smaller properties
- Order process
- Self-serve portal
- Site visit
- Not applicable
- Engineering basis
- No (rule-based)
- Audit defense
- Not included
- Refund policy
- Limited
Read before you decide.
Every resource here is downloadable without a signup. We'd rather you understand the methodology than be surprised by it.
A 40+ page CPA-ready study on a real (anonymized) $625K STR. Includes component breakdown, depreciation schedule, fixed-asset ledger, and the 13 IRS ATG elements.
A one-page methodology brief, the Form 4562 walkthrough, and a Form 3115 catch-up template. Send this to your CPA before ordering — we built it for them.
100% bonus is back for 2026. A short guide on what changed, who benefits most, and how to think about timing if you bought in 2023–2025 under the phase-down.
We paid $7,500 for our first cost segregation study. Six weeks, three calls, one site visit.
When the report arrived, the methodology was straightforward — RSMeans cost data, MACRS classifications, a depreciation schedule. The methodology wasn't the differentiator. The delivery model was.
So we rebuilt the workflow: same IRS framework, same data, same engineering basis — delivered through software for properties where that's defensible.