Savannah cost segregation examples

5 representative Savannah-area properties run through the Cost Seg Smart engine. These aren't hypothetical, every number below comes from the same engine that produces real customer studies.

Summary table

Example Price Reclass % Y1 fed savings @ 37% Land % Recon band
Historic District Townhome STR
Historic District (square-anchored) · SFR · STR
$985,000 20.9% $62,113 18.4% B
Victorian District Renovated SFR
Victorian District / Thomas Square · SFR · STR
$685,000 22.4% $46,266 18.4% A
Starland District SFR STR
Starland District · SFR · STR
$585,000 22.0% $38,930 18.4% A
Ardsley Park Bungalow
Ardsley Park / Chatham Crescent · SFR
$525,000 14.8% $23,426 18.4% B
Tybee Island Beach Cottage STR
Tybee Island (Chatham County coastal) · SFR · STR
$685,000 22.7% $47,035 18.4% B

"Recon band" reflects the engine's reconciliation factor (rf_raw): A = clean fit between component-bottom-up sum and depreciable basis; D = high cost-of-construction-vs-purchase ratio, premium land floor applied.

Historic District Townhome STR

Historic District (square-anchored) · SFR (short-term rental) · Built 1872 · 2400 sqft

$62,113
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
20.9%
5/7/15-yr reclass as % of depreciable basis
$804,154
Depreciable basis (18.4% land removed)

Component breakdown

MACRS classReclassified amount% of basis
5-year personal property (FF&E, appliances, decorative finishes, certain electrical)$114,49514.2%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$1,7770.2%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$51,6016.4%
Total accelerated$167,87320.9%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$636,28179.1%

Land allocation note

For this fixture, the engine used 18.4% land allocation from source: statistical. This is the statistical fallback when reliable county assessor data wasn't available or didn't pass the reliability gate. Estimate comes from the metro → state → national land-ratio hierarchy.

Reconciliation

The engine computed a reconciliation factor (rf_raw) of 1.4228 (B band). Geographic factor: 0.91 (state resolver).

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Victorian District Renovated SFR

Victorian District / Thomas Square · SFR (short-term rental) · Built 1892 · 2200 sqft

$46,266
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
22.4%
5/7/15-yr reclass as % of depreciable basis
$559,234
Depreciable basis (18.4% land removed)

Component breakdown

MACRS classReclassified amount% of basis
5-year personal property (FF&E, appliances, decorative finishes, certain electrical)$86,40915.5%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$1,7220.3%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$36,9126.6%
Total accelerated$125,04322.4%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$434,19177.6%

Land allocation note

For this fixture, the engine used 18.4% land allocation from source: statistical. This is the statistical fallback when reliable county assessor data wasn't available or didn't pass the reliability gate. Estimate comes from the metro → state → national land-ratio hierarchy.

Reconciliation

The engine computed a reconciliation factor (rf_raw) of 1.1156 (A band). Geographic factor: 0.91 (state resolver).

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Starland District SFR STR

Starland District · SFR (short-term rental) · Built 1925 · 1850 sqft

$38,930
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
22.0%
5/7/15-yr reclass as % of depreciable basis
$477,594
Depreciable basis (18.4% land removed)

Component breakdown

MACRS classReclassified amount% of basis
5-year personal property (FF&E, appliances, decorative finishes, certain electrical)$71,06514.9%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$1,6580.3%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$32,4946.8%
Total accelerated$105,21722.0%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$372,37778.0%

Land allocation note

For this fixture, the engine used 18.4% land allocation from source: statistical. This is the statistical fallback when reliable county assessor data wasn't available or didn't pass the reliability gate. Estimate comes from the metro → state → national land-ratio hierarchy.

Reconciliation

The engine computed a reconciliation factor (rf_raw) of 1.1595 (A band). Geographic factor: 0.91 (state resolver).

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Ardsley Park Bungalow

Ardsley Park / Chatham Crescent · SFR (long-term rental) · Built 1932 · 1700 sqft

$23,426
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
14.8%
5/7/15-yr reclass as % of depreciable basis
$428,610
Depreciable basis (18.4% land removed)

Component breakdown

MACRS classReclassified amount% of basis
5-year personal property (FF&E, appliances, decorative finishes, certain electrical)$34,1798.0%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$00.0%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$29,1346.8%
Total accelerated$63,31314.8%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$365,29785.2%

Land allocation note

For this fixture, the engine used 18.4% land allocation from source: statistical. This is the statistical fallback when reliable county assessor data wasn't available or didn't pass the reliability gate. Estimate comes from the metro → state → national land-ratio hierarchy.

Reconciliation

The engine computed a reconciliation factor (rf_raw) of 1.2848 (B band). Geographic factor: 0.91 (state resolver).

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Tybee Island Beach Cottage STR

Tybee Island (Chatham County coastal) · SFR (short-term rental) · Built 1998 · 1800 sqft

$47,035
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
22.7%
5/7/15-yr reclass as % of depreciable basis
$559,234
Depreciable basis (18.4% land removed)

Component breakdown

MACRS classReclassified amount% of basis
5-year personal property (FF&E, appliances, decorative finishes, certain electrical)$89,33316.0%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$2,1310.4%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$35,6576.4%
Total accelerated$127,12122.7%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$432,11377.3%

Land allocation note

For this fixture, the engine used 18.4% land allocation from source: statistical. This is the statistical fallback when reliable county assessor data wasn't available or didn't pass the reliability gate. Estimate comes from the metro → state → national land-ratio hierarchy.

Reconciliation

The engine computed a reconciliation factor (rf_raw) of 1.3725 (B band). Geographic factor: 0.91 (state resolver).

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