Recommended CPAs for Short-Term Rental Tax Strategy
Find trusted CPAs who understand STR tax strategy, material participation, cost segregation, and the records needed to defend your return.
View Recommended CPAsThe Short-Term Rental Tax Loophole: A Beginner's Guide
Learn how STR investors use bonus depreciation, cost segregation, and material participation to legally slash their tax bill.
Read the GuideThe $1M Opportunity Cost Guide
Learn how fund a college education through real estate strategies without surrendering retirement compounding.
Read the GuideHow to Track STR Hours Without a Spreadsheet
Tired of building your own material participation spreadsheet? See what contemporaneous STR hour tracking looks like when the system is already built for you.
Read the GuideFree Material Participation Log Template
See exactly what a defensible material participation log needs and why most spreadsheet templates fall apart within a year.
Read the GuideMaterial Participation Hours: Tracking Personal, Spouse, and Third-Party Time
The 100-hour rule isn't just about your own hours. Here's how to track owner, spouse, and third-party time together and why most logs miss it.
Read the GuidePersonal Days vs. Business Days vs. Fair Market Value Days for Short-Term Rentals
The 14-day personal-use rule can disqualify your STR as a trade or business. Here's how personal, business, and fair-market-value days are actually classified.
Read the GuideSTR Material Participation Tracking Software: How the Options Compare
Comparing tools to track and prove short-term rental material participation hours? Here's how the main options differ on scope, setup, and price.
Read the GuideWhy Contemporaneous Logging Matters for the 100-Hour Rule
A log of your STR hours isn't enough on its own, it must be contemporaneous. Here's what that actually means and why reconstructed logs fail audits.
Read the GuideCommon Material Participation Log Mistakes That Fail an Audit
A log with the right hour total can still fail an audit. Here are the most common material participation logging mistakes investors make and how to avoid them.
Read the GuideHow to Track Third-Party Hours for the 100-Hour Rule
The 100-hour rule depends on knowing your cleaner's and contractor's hours, not just your own. Here's how to actually capture the data.
Read the GuideThe Cheapest Way to Track STR Material Participation Hours
Looking for the cheapest way to track material participation hours? The real cost isn't just the price tag — here's how to actually compare your options.
Read the GuideSTR Material Participation Tracking for Multiple Properties
Material participation is tested per property, not across your whole portfolio. Here's how to track hours, third-party comparisons, and personal-use days without losing track of any single property.
Read the GuideHow to Track STR Mileage for Tax Deductions
Mileage is one of the most commonly under-documented STR deductions. Here's what a defensible mileage log actually needs, and how odometer records fit in.
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