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One $835,000 STR. $4,500/mo cash flow. $112,415 in tax savings.

Preston breaks down the actual property, the cost segregation numbers, and the short-term rental rules that made the tax result possible.

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The case file

$303,824 in added depreciation × 37.0% tax rate = $112,415 in tax savings.

The tax document shows the depreciation increase: $303,824. Apply the 37.0% tax rate, round the result, and the savings comes to $112,415.

Tax Impact

How the $112,415 was calculated

Building cost basis$799,922
Current-method depreciation$7,703
Cost segregation depreciation$311,527
Increase in depreciation$303,824
Tax rate37.0%
Tax savings$112,415
Property File

The deal math behind the cash flow

Purchase price$835,000
Building cost basis$799,922
Land / non-building allocation$35,078
Monthly revenue$13,728
Debt, taxes, insurance($6,813)
Cleaning, utilities, platform fees($2,415)
Monthly net cash flow$4,500

The tax result comes from following the rules correctly.

Preston covers the short-term rental exception, material participation, cost segregation, bonus depreciation, and the records needed to support deductions against active income.

Real student proof

People are using the STR model in real markets.

A wider set of student examples. Results vary by property, financing, taxes, market, and execution.

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Ann Marie Hadley

Went live and got three new bookings right as the listing posted.

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Dustin Cotten

Best month: almost $60K net across seven properties.

Brian O'Leary screenshot showing a twenty seven thousand dollar booking
Brian O'Leary

Landed a large booking right after launching.

Student screenshot showing eleven thousand dollar booking and eighty five hundred dollar profit
Record-month update

$11K booking. $8,500 profit in a single month.

Student message screenshot showing five thousand five hundred dollars per month in net profit
Student win

$5,500/month in net profit. Summer months expected to be bigger.

Monique Avery screenshot saying the property is cash flowing eighteen hundred dollars per month
Monique Avery

Self-reported update: $1,800/month cash flow from a short-term rental.

Preston-posted student wins screenshot showing thirty five thousand dollars in bookings in thirty days
$35K booking window

$35K in bookings within the first 30 days.

Matthew Ellis screenshot showing a first-week update and close to four thousand dollars per month in cash flow
Matthew Ellis

First-week update: close to $4K/month in cash flow based on the numbers.

Alex Sarmiento screenshot showing a live property with a booked-out calendar
Alex Sarmiento

Live for a month and already showing a booked-out calendar.

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