Real Estate
Comprehensive tax advisory for real estate investors, developers, and operators. 1031 exchanges, cost segregation, passive activity planning, and portfolio optimization — all handled by specialists.
Tax strategy that amplifies your real estate returns.
Real estate offers more tax advantages than almost any other asset class — but only if you know how to use them. Depreciation, 1031 exchanges, opportunity zones, and professional status can dramatically reduce your tax burden.
We work with residential investors, commercial operators, developers, and REITs to extract maximum tax value from every property and transaction — compounding returns year after year.
How we serve real estate investors
Comprehensive tax services across the full real estate investment lifecycle.
1031 Exchange Advisory
Execute tax-deferred exchanges to defer capital gains indefinitely while building your portfolio. We handle identification rules, timeline compliance, qualified intermediary coordination, and reverse exchange structures.
Cost Segregation Studies
Accelerate depreciation through engineering-based cost segregation. Reclassify components from 39-year to 5, 7, and 15-year property for immediate tax benefits and improved cash flow.
Passive Activity Planning
Navigate passive activity loss rules to maximize deductibility of real estate losses. Qualify as a real estate professional to unlock ordinary loss treatment against active income.
Entity Structuring
Structure your real estate holdings using LLCs, partnerships, S-Corps, and trusts to optimize taxation, liability protection, and estate planning across your portfolio.
Opportunity Zone Investments
Invest capital gains in Qualified Opportunity Zones to defer and potentially eliminate federal tax. We handle fund compliance, investment documentation, and ongoing reporting requirements.
Real Estate Professional Status
Document and maintain real estate professional status to deduct rental losses against ordinary income. We track material participation hours and advise on documentation requirements.
Get expert real estate tax advisory — from first property to institutional portfolio.
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Built for investors who build wealth in bricks.
Real estate wealth compounds fastest when tax drag is minimized. Our strategies — 1031 exchanges, cost segregation, professional status — are designed to keep more capital working in your portfolio.
Accelerate depreciation to maximize current-year cash flow.
Depreciation is the most powerful and underutilized tax benefit in real estate. Through cost segregation and strategic elections, we accelerate your deductions — creating significant tax savings and improving the economics of every property.
Bonus Depreciation Optimization
Capture 100% first-year bonus depreciation on qualifying property components identified through cost segregation.
Section 179 Elections
Elect to immediately expense qualifying property improvements up to the annual limit for immediate cash flow benefit.
Qualified Improvement Property
Identify and properly classify QIP (interior improvements to nonresidential buildings) for 15-year treatment and bonus depreciation eligibility.
Depreciation Recapture Planning
Plan around Section 1250 unrecaptured depreciation and Section 1245 recapture to minimize ordinary income on property dispositions.
Why real estate investors choose Jaguar Tax
Portfolio-Wide Perspective
We see your entire real estate portfolio — residential, commercial, mixed-use — and identify planning opportunities across all holdings rather than property by property.
Depreciation Expertise
Depreciation is the most powerful tax tool in real estate. We maximize bonus depreciation, cost segregation benefits, and Section 179 elections across your portfolio.
Transaction Support
Before you buy or sell, we model the tax impact and recommend structuring strategies. We participate in deal negotiations to ensure tax considerations are addressed.
Multi-State Compliance
Own property in multiple states? We manage all state income tax filings and credits, ensuring you're not double-taxed on the same income.
"Jaguar Tax's cost segregation study on my apartment complex generated $340K in year-one deductions. Combined with their 1031 guidance, I've built a portfolio that essentially grows tax-free."
Real Estate Tax Questions
Common questions from investors, developers, and property operators.
A 1031 exchange allows you to sell investment property and defer capital gains tax by reinvesting proceeds in a like-kind replacement property. You must identify a replacement property within 45 days of sale and close within 180 days. The exchange must be handled through a qualified intermediary. Boot (cash or debt relief) received in the exchange may be taxable.