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“name”: “What is the tax treatment of real estate professional fees and commissions?”,
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“text”: “Real estate professional fees — agent commissions, attorney fees, title insurance, escrow fees — are treated differently depending on whether they’re paid on acquisition or disposition. Acquisition costs (paid when buying) are added to your basis and depreciated over 27.5 or 39 years (or accelerated through cost segregation). Disposition costs (paid when selling) reduce your amount realized, directly reducing your taxable gain. For San Diego investors, properly categorizing and tracking all transaction costs can reduce taxes by thousands of dollars. KDA’s team will ensure all transaction costs are captured and treated optimally.”
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“text”: “The STR loophole is the #1 tax strategy for high-income W-2 earners in 2026, according to leading real estate CPAs. By purchasing an Airbnb or VRBO property with an average stay under 7 days and materially participating in its management, you can generate large paper losses (primarily from cost segregation and bonus depreciation) that directly offset your salary or business income. KDA’s San Diego team will analyze your income profile, model the potential tax savings, and structure your STR investment to maximize the loophole.”
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“text”: “Reverse 1031 exchanges are the solution when you find your dream replacement property before you’ve sold your current property. Rather than risk losing the replacement property while waiting to sell, you can acquire it immediately through an Exchange Accommodation Titleholder structure and complete the sale of your relinquished property within 180 days. KDA’s San Diego real estate CPA team will assess whether a reverse exchange makes financial sense for your situation and coordinate with your qualified intermediary.”
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“text”: “The savings depend on your property value, type, and your tax bracket. As a rule of thumb, cost segregation typically reclassifies 20–30% of a residential property’s value and 30–40% of a commercial property’s value to shorter-lived assets. On a $500,000 rental in San Diego, that’s $100,000–$150,000 in accelerated deductions. At a 37% combined federal and state tax rate, that’s $37,000–$55,000 in tax savings in year one alone. KDA offers a free cost segregation feasibility analysis for San Diego investors.”
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“text”: “Multi-property LLC structuring is as much a legal question as a tax question. From a tax perspective, the structure should preserve your ability to do 1031 exchanges, maintain the stepped-up basis benefit, and not create unnecessary self-employment tax. From a liability perspective, isolation between properties is key. KDA’s San Diego team will coordinate with your real estate attorney to design a structure that achieves both goals — and we’ll ensure the tax reporting is set up correctly from day one.”
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“name”: “What is an installment sale and when does it make sense for real estate?”,
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“text”: “Installment sales make the most sense when: (1) you can’t find a suitable 1031 replacement property; (2) you want to generate passive income from the sale proceeds; (3) spreading the gain over multiple years keeps you in lower tax brackets; or (4) you’re approaching retirement and want to match income recognition with your lower-income years. KDA’s San Diego real estate CPA team has structured installment sales for dozens of investors and will show you exactly how the tax math works for your specific property.”
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“text”: “A cost segregation study is performed by a qualified engineer who physically inspects your property and identifies every component eligible for accelerated depreciation. The result is a detailed report that your CPA uses to dramatically front-load your depreciation deductions. KDA’s San Diego team works with certified cost segregation engineers and has helped clients generate $50,000–$300,000+ in first-year tax savings from a single study.”
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“text”: “Absolutely. Even a single rental property has significant tax complexity — depreciation schedules, repair vs. improvement rules, passive activity loss limitations, and state-specific filing requirements. KDA’s San Diego team works with single-property landlords and helps them build the right foundation for future growth, including entity structure and record-keeping systems that scale as your portfolio expands.”
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“text”: “The sale of a rental property triggers the release of all suspended passive losses from that property — a potentially significant tax benefit for San Diego investors. If you’ve owned a property for 10 years with $200,000 in suspended passive losses (because your AGI was too high to use them), those losses are released upon sale and can offset the capital gain, depreciation recapture, or any other income. KDA’s team maintains a passive loss tracking schedule for every client property and factors the suspended loss release into your sale planning.”
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“text”: “For San Diego real estate investors facing a short sale or foreclosure, the tax consequences can be significant and counterintuitive. You may owe taxes even though you received no cash — because the debt discharged is treated as proceeds. The good news: multiple exclusions may apply (insolvency, bankruptcy, qualified real property business indebtedness). KDA’s San Diego real estate CPA team will analyze your specific situation, determine which exclusions apply, and prepare the required IRS forms to minimize your tax liability from the distressed disposition.”
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