196: Unleashing Your Property’s True Potential Through Cost Segregation with Sean Graham

Cost segregation is a popular buzzword in real estate investing right now, but understanding what it really means can save you money. On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan sits down with Sean Graham, founder of Maven Cost Seg. Sean is also a real estate investor and a registered CPA. Additionally, he is the founder of Maven Equities. As Jonathan and Sean begin their conversation, Sean shares how real estate first appeared on his radar. He explains that he started investing with a house hack in Chicago. Eventually, Sean discovered self-storage and quickly realized that wholesaling was not his niche. He did like self-storage, though, and continued to invest in that asset class. Sean explains how the geographical area a property is located in affects how it operates, his strategy for finding deals and what’s changed about it over time, and the financial advantages of self-storage. You’ll hear what cost segregation is, the assets it best works for, and how it can help investors save money. And how Sean approaches cost segregation for different asset classes. Finally, Sean explains what it means to be a real estate professional with active status from the IRS’s perspective and two ways to create a relationship with a tax professional. Tune into this episode for information on cost segregation that can save your real estate business money. In this episode, you will hear: When real estate first popped up on Sean Graham’s radar and how he got into investing with a house hack How Sean figured out that wholesaling self-storage wasn’t for him and what initially drew him to self-storage The appeal behind self-storage as an asset class and the geographical area’s impact on how it operates Sean’s strategy for finding deals and how that’s changed over time The financial advantages of self-storage Cost segregation, what assets it works best for, and how it can help investors save money How Sean approaches cost segregation for different asset classes Meeting the requirements to qualify as a real estate professional with an active status Two ways to create a relationship with a trusted tax professional Follow and Review: We’d love for you to follow us if you haven’t yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://zenandtheartofrealestateinvesting.com/podcast/196/ to download it. Supporting Resources: Maven Cost Seg website - mavencostseg.com Maven Success on YouTube- youtube.com/@mavensucess Find Sean Graham on Facebook - www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1391659913&mibextid=LQQJ4d Sean’s Instagram - www.instagram.com/seanpaulgraham Connect with Sean on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/sean-graham-cpa Sean on X - x.com/seanpaulgraham Maven Cost Seg listener discount - mavencostseg.com/greene Maven Success listener discount - mavensuccess.com/greene Website - www.streamlined.properties YouTube - www.youtube.com/c/JonathanGreeneRE/videos Instagram - www.instagram.com/trustgreene Instagram - www.instagram.com/streamlinedproperties TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@trustgreene Zillow - www.zillow.com/profile/StreamlinedReal Bigger Pockets - www.biggerpockets.com/users/TrustGreene Facebook - www.facebook.com/streamlinedproperties Email - info@streamlined.properties Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com Let them know we sent you.