Tahoe cost segregation examples

5 representative Tahoe-area properties run through the Cost Seg Smart engine. These aren't hypothetical, every number below comes from the same engine that produces real customer studies.

Summary table

Example Price Reclass % Y1 fed savings @ 37% Land % Recon band
South Lake A-Frame STR
South Lake Tahoe (CA) · SFR · STR
$850,000 29.1% $58,829 35.7% A
Tahoe City Lakefront
Tahoe City / North Shore CA · SFR · STR
$1,450,000 28.2% $95,580 36.8% A
Incline Village Luxury SFR
Incline Village (NV) · SFR · STR
$2,200,000 26.8% $108,998 50.0% A
Stateline Condo STR
Stateline / Crystal Bay (NV) · CONDO · STR
$750,000 25.7% $54,818 23.1% B
Truckee Mountain SFR LTR
Truckee (CA, near Tahoe) · SFR
$1,050,000 15.1% $37,767 35.7% A

"Recon band" reflects the engine's reconciliation factor (rf_raw): A = clean fit between component-bottom-up sum and depreciable basis; D = high cost-of-construction-vs-purchase ratio, premium land floor applied.

South Lake A-Frame STR

South Lake Tahoe (CA) · SFR (short-term rental) · Built 1972 · 1800 sqft

$58,829
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
29.1%
5/7/15-yr reclass as % of depreciable basis
$546,550
Depreciable basis (35.7% land removed)

Component breakdown

MACRS classReclassified amount% of basis
5-year personal property (FF&E, appliances, decorative finishes, certain electrical)$116,43321.3%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$2,7210.5%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$39,8447.3%
Total accelerated$158,99829.1%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$387,55270.9%

Land allocation note

For this fixture, the engine used 35.7% land allocation from source: statistical. This is the statistical fallback when reliable county assessor data wasn't available or didn't pass the reliability gate. Estimate comes from the metro → state → national land-ratio hierarchy.

Reconciliation

The engine computed a reconciliation factor (rf_raw) of 0.9377 (A band). Geographic factor: 1.18 (state resolver).

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Tahoe City Lakefront

Tahoe City / North Shore CA · SFR (short-term rental) · Built 1995 · 2400 sqft

$95,580
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
28.2%
5/7/15-yr reclass as % of depreciable basis
$917,125
Depreciable basis (36.8% land removed)

Component breakdown

MACRS classReclassified amount% of basis
5-year personal property (FF&E, appliances, decorative finishes, certain electrical)$197,32321.5%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$4,0010.4%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$57,0016.2%
Total accelerated$258,32528.2%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$658,80071.8%

Land allocation note

For this fixture, the engine used 36.8% land allocation from source: statistical. This is the statistical fallback when reliable county assessor data wasn't available or didn't pass the reliability gate. Estimate comes from the metro → state → national land-ratio hierarchy.

Reconciliation

The engine computed a reconciliation factor (rf_raw) of 1.0095 (A band). Geographic factor: 1.18 (state resolver).

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Incline Village Luxury SFR

Incline Village (NV) · SFR (short-term rental) · Built 2009 · 3400 sqft

$108,998
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
26.8%
5/7/15-yr reclass as % of depreciable basis
$1,100,000
Depreciable basis (50.0% land removed)

Component breakdown

MACRS classReclassified amount% of basis
5-year personal property (FF&E, appliances, decorative finishes, certain electrical)$229,49420.9%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$4,5490.4%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$60,5465.5%
Total accelerated$294,58926.8%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$805,41173.2%

Land allocation note

For this fixture, the engine used 50.0% land allocation from source: statistical_premium_floor. This means the engine's component-bottom-up reconstruction cost exceeded 2.0× the implied depreciable basis after subtracting land, the premium land floor was applied to keep the study within audit-defensible territory. This is common for resort-tier properties where land scarcity premiums dominate the purchase price.

Reconciliation

The engine computed a reconciliation factor (rf_raw) of 1.0091 (A band). Geographic factor: 1.02 (state resolver).

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Stateline Condo STR

Stateline / Crystal Bay (NV) · CONDO (short-term rental) · Built 2003 · 1400 sqft

$54,818
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
25.7%
5/7/15-yr reclass as % of depreciable basis
$576,750
Depreciable basis (23.1% land removed)

Component breakdown

MACRS classReclassified amount% of basis
5-year personal property (FF&E, appliances, decorative finishes, certain electrical)$114,05619.8%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$2,1750.4%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$31,9275.5%
Total accelerated$148,15825.7%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$428,59274.3%

Land allocation note

For this fixture, the engine used 23.1% land allocation from source: statistical. This is the statistical fallback when reliable county assessor data wasn't available or didn't pass the reliability gate. Estimate comes from the metro → state → national land-ratio hierarchy.

Reconciliation

The engine computed a reconciliation factor (rf_raw) of 1.3121 (B band). Geographic factor: 1.02 (state resolver).

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Truckee Mountain SFR LTR

Truckee (CA, near Tahoe) · SFR (long-term rental) · Built 2008 · 2200 sqft

$37,767
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
15.1%
5/7/15-yr reclass as % of depreciable basis
$675,150
Depreciable basis (35.7% land removed)

Component breakdown

MACRS classReclassified amount% of basis
5-year personal property (FF&E, appliances, decorative finishes, certain electrical)$44,4726.6%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$00.0%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$57,6028.5%
Total accelerated$102,07415.1%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$573,07684.9%

Land allocation note

For this fixture, the engine used 35.7% land allocation from source: statistical. This is the statistical fallback when reliable county assessor data wasn't available or didn't pass the reliability gate. Estimate comes from the metro → state → national land-ratio hierarchy.

Reconciliation

The engine computed a reconciliation factor (rf_raw) of 1.1415 (A band). Geographic factor: 1.18 (state resolver).

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