I'd owned STRs for four years and thought I had my taxes handled. DepreciMax showed me I was leaving serious money on the table with my bonus depreciation. The property report took two minutes and gave me numbers I could hand directly to my CPA.
100% STR Bonus Depreciation is back permanently.
Use DepreciMax to uncover your deduction, at a fraction of the price.
Free tools
$0
✓Rough ballpark
✓Free & instant
No property-level detail
roughly 5% of the cost
DepreciMax
$99
✓Before you close
✓AI photo analysis
✓5/15/39-yr breakdown
✓Cost-seg calibrated
Formal cost seg
$5k–8k
✓Full line-item study
✓IRS-defensible
Only after closing
Illustrative planning estimate, closely calibrated to a formal cost-seg study. Confirm with your CPA.
Know Your Year-1 Short-Term Rental Tax Write-Off.
Before You Buy.
Data & reports from the team behind The State of Bonus Depreciation in U.S. Short-Term Rentals — 20261
1DepreciMax Research · The State of Bonus Depreciation in U.S. Short-Term Rentals · July 2026
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I used DepreciMax for two STR properties I purchased in Big Bear. The reports are extremely accurate, and they actually helped me find a few write-offs the cost seg firm missed. Planning to use them for all of my future purchases and to help narrow down my next investment region!
I was deciding between two Smokies cabins at the same price. DepreciMax showed one would deliver 24% bonus depreciation, the other 11%.
DepreciMax Research · 2026
The State of Bonus Depreciation in U.S. Short-Term Rentals
The largest ranking of US short-term rental markets by IRS §168(k) bonus depreciation potential. 197 markets analyzed. Lake Cumberland, KY leads at 27.1% median bonus-eligible share of purchase price — with a worked case study on a $2.995M Joshua Tree property that hits $803,596 in bonus-eligible property.
How DepreciMax Compares
Better than free. Way cheaper than formal.
Free calculators guess. Formal cost seg studies cost $5,000–$8,000 and happen after closing. DepreciMax uses county assessor data + AI photo analysis to give you a calibrated Year 1 deduction estimate before you make an offer, for $99.
| Free Tools$0 | DepreciMax$99 | Formal Cost Seg$5k–$8k | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Available before you close | ✓ | ✓ | After closing |
| Market & property screening | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| AI photo analysis — every finish classified | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5-yr / 15-yr / 39-yr line-item breakdown | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| County assessor land value data | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| IRS-defensible for tax filing | — | Estimate only * | ✓ |
| Typical cost | $0 | $99 | $5,000–$8,000 |
* DepreciMax reports contain a pre-purchase estimate calibrated closely to a formal cost segregation study. 5-year, 15-year, and 39-year classifications follow the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Technique Guide (§1245 / §1250 framework + HCA case law). For IRS-defensible tax filing, commission a formal cost seg study after closing.
How it works
Three steps from "which market?" to "here's the write-off"
Most STR buyers learn their depreciation after closing. DepreciMax moves that decision upstream. Screen where the tax math works, shortlist the high-tier properties, and lock in the Year-1 number before the offer.
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Free
Select your market
Explore ~200 short-term rental markets ranked by Year-1 bonus depreciation and Diamond & Gold property density. Focus your search where the tax math already works.
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Free with email
Shortlist properties
See every active listing in your market ranked by depreciation potential. Our tool surfaces the Diamond and Gold candidates — the top 25% for Year-1 write-off — without giving away the score.
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$99 per report
Run the report
Pick a finalist and get the exact Year-1 write-off, an itemized depreciation analysis, and a Diamond/Gold/Silver/Bronze tier vs its market and the national field — calibrated to formal cost seg studies. Before you offer.