We put together the room-by-room fixture and photo documentation your CPA’s engineering firm needs to run a cost segregation study, using a guided SMS intake you complete from your phone.
If your CPA has brought up cost segregation for your short-term rental, the engineering firm doing the study needs detailed information about the property: room-by-room fixtures, finishes, and building components. Most owners don’t have this organized anywhere. Gathering it after the fact can slow the study down by weeks.
We built a documentation service to close that gap. You photograph the property using a guided, room-by-room framework sent to your phone by text. We organize the output into a file formatted for handoff to your engineering firm.
With 100% bonus depreciation restored for qualifying property placed in service after January 19, 2025, more STR owners are having this conversation with their CPA. If yours has come up, better documentation inputs can mean a faster, more accurate study.
Submit a request through the STR Capital Review, or ask your CPA to refer you. Tell us the property address and where you are in the cost segregation conversation with your CPA.
We text you a room-by-room framework. You walk through the property with your phone, photographing each room and fixture as prompted. No app, no site visit from us, no scheduling headaches.
We review what you’ve submitted, check for gaps, and organize everything into a formatted documentation file. If anything’s missing or unclear, we follow up before finalizing it.
We deliver the finished file to your engineering firm (or your CPA, if they haven’t selected one yet). From there, the study itself is between you, your CPA, and the engineering firm.
Flooring types by room, cabinetry, countertops, lighting fixtures, appliances, and built-ins. Engineering firms use this to identify components that may qualify for accelerated depreciation.
Decking, fencing, landscaping, driveways, pools, hot tubs, and outdoor structures. These often make up a meaningful share of a short-term rental’s total documented components.
HVAC, plumbing fixtures, electrical panels, and specialty systems where visible and accessible. We document what’s photographable from a standard walkthrough, not invasive inspection.
No. If you haven’t selected one yet, we can hand the finished documentation file off to whichever firm your CPA recommends once you’ve chosen one. Having the documentation ready ahead of time can actually make that selection conversation easier, since the firm can quote more accurately with real property data in hand.
Most owners complete the room-by-room walkthrough in under an hour, depending on the size of the property. You can do it in one session or spread it across a few, since the SMS framework picks up where you left off.
No. Asset classification is the engineering firm’s job, working from IRS guidance and their own professional judgment, in coordination with your CPA. We organize and document what’s there. We don’t make determinations about tax treatment.
Yes. Documentation services are available independently of financing. You don’t need to have used us for a loan to request property documentation support.
If cost segregation has come up in your tax planning, we can help make sure the property inputs are ready when your engineering firm needs them.