Depreciation, cost segregation, the passive-loss wall, and the exit are covered start to finish under Mitigate My Taxes. We are not going to say it twice — here is what changes when you arrive as an investor rather than a salary with a tax bill.
From what you pay now to what happens at the sale, with the traps said out loud.
What buying property actually does to what you owe — in your numbers, with the audit risk, the passive-loss wall and the recapture bill stated instead of buried.
Three things move to the front. The passive-loss wall: the write-off is only usable the year it is created with real-estate-professional status or the short-term-rental route — otherwise a study buys you a fee, not a saving. The exit: every fast deduction is recaptured at the sale unless the gain rolls into a 1031, so the exit gets planned on the day you buy. The reset: the property-tax caps die the year after a sale and the bill jumps to your price — every number we publish resets taxes at your price for exactly that reason.
Everything on this branch is education. It is not investment, legal or tax advice, nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell anything, and no page knows your situation. The numbers are computed from county records and signed leases so you can audit them — do your own due diligence, and bring your own advisers before money moves.
The two an investor opens first.