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What Depreciation Means For Real Estate Investing?

Real estate depreciation is the process of allocating the cost of a property over its useful life. The IRS has established property classifications and corresponding lives for depreciable real estate. The IRS requires that depreciation be taken using the straight-line method. While most business expenses are deductible in the year they are incurred, depreciation is different. Depreciation is taken over the course of the asset's useful life and is not a current deduction. In real estate, depreciation is used to recover the cost of property over its expected useful life. <br><br>To know more about wha

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What Depreciation Means For Real Estate Investing?

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  1. What Depreciation Means For Real Estate Investing?

  2. Real estate depreciation is the process of allocating the cost of a property over its useful life. The IRS has established property classifications and corresponding lives for depreciable real estate. In general, the useful life of residential rental property is 27.5 years while the useful life of commercial property is 39 years.

  3. The IRS requires that depreciation be taken using the straight-line method. This method evenly removes an expense over the asset's useful life. While most business expenses are deductible in the year they are incurred, depreciation is different.

  4. Most people recognize that business expenses are deductible. Labor, cost of goods sold, and equipment purchases are all expenses that reduce a typical business's taxable income.

  5. For investors in the first category, depreciation can be a valuable tool for reducing taxable income and sheltering cash flow from taxation. For investors in the second category, it is important to be aware of the tax implications of selling a property that has been depreciated.

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