About this episode

Sean Graham shares insights on leveraging cost segregation and depreciation for tax benefits in real estate investing.

Chris Pierce talks to Sean Graham as he shares his inspiring journey from CPA to real estate investor, unveiling how he uncovered the powerful tax advantages hidden in property components. You'll learn the fundamentals of depreciation: how the IRS assigns different lifespans to building elements, and how to leverage that knowledge to boost your deductions. Discover how the cost segregation engineering process breaks down your property into shorter-lived parts, creating opportunities for accelerated depreciation, sometimes recategorizing up to 30% of your basis into five and 15-year categories. Sean Graham, CPA Maven Cost Segregation Tax Advisors Based in: Detroit Metropolitan Area Where to find them: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-graham-cpa/ mavencostseg.com Chris Pierce Account Executive of Maven Cost Segregation Tax Advisors Based in: Salida, Colorado Where to find them: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierce-christopher/ Book your free demo today at bill.com/bestever and get a $100 Amazon gift card. Visit https://malabarhillcapital.com/ for more info. Podcast production done by⁠ ⁠Outlier Audio⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Chris Pierce

Guest: Sean Graham

Topics covered

• cost segregation
• depreciation
• tax benefits
• real estate investing
• CPA
• financial strategies

Keywords

• cost segregation
• bonus depreciation
• tax advantages
• real estate
• IRS
• deductions
• property components

Sponsors

bill.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maven Cost Segregation Tax Advisors, Outlier Audio, malabarhillcapital.com

Places: Detroit Metropolitan Area, Salida, Colorado

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