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Real Estate Tax Strategy Insights

Actionable tax planning strategies for rental property owners, Airbnb hosts, and real estate investors.

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Passive Activity Loss Rules for Rental Investors: The $25,000 Exception and How to Use It

The income thresholds, phase-out rules, and three ways to unlock the rental losses your properties are generating -- including the $25,000 allowance, suspended loss carryforwards, and triggering events that release deductions.

July 15, 2026
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1031 Exchange Rules for Rental Properties: How to Defer Every Dollar of Capital Gains

The 45-day identification window, 180-day closing deadline, how to avoid boot, and a real example showing $187,000 in deferred capital gains and depreciation recapture tax.

July 1, 2026
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Cost Segregation for Airbnb Owners: Turn 27.5 Years of Depreciation Into Year One

How cost segregation studies reclassify building components into accelerated depreciation schedules -- turning decades of deductions into massive first-year tax savings for short-term rental owners.

June 29, 2026
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The STR Tax Loophole Explained: How Short-Term Rentals Create Non-Passive Losses

Why short-term rentals with average rental periods of 7 days or less are classified differently under the passive activity rules -- and how that creates enormous tax-saving opportunities.

June 29, 2026
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Real Estate Professional Status: The 750-Hour Test That Unlocks Massive Deductions

The two-part qualification test, what counts as real estate activity, how to log your hours properly, and the common pitfalls that trigger IRS scrutiny.

June 29, 2026
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Bonus Depreciation for Rental Properties: What Every Investor Needs to Know in 2026

How 100% bonus depreciation works under OBBBA, which assets qualify, and how to combine it with cost segregation for maximum first-year write-offs on rental properties.

June 29, 2026

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