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 26.3% $78,331 18.4% B
Victorian District Renovated SFR
Victorian District / Thomas Square · SFR · STR
$685,000 24.8% $51,289 18.4% A
Starland District SFR STR
Starland District · SFR · STR
$585,000 25.6% $45,245 18.4% A
Ardsley Park Bungalow
Ardsley Park / Chatham Crescent · SFR
$525,000 17.1% $27,049 18.4% A
Tybee Island Beach Cottage STR
Tybee Island (Chatham County coastal) · SFR · STR
$685,000 26.2% $54,256 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

$78,331
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
26.3%
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)$134,44016.7%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$1,8320.2%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$75,4339.4%
Total accelerated$211,70526.3%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$592,44973.7%

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 1.2828 (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

$51,289
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
24.8%
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)$91,50816.4%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$1,7750.3%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$45,3368.1%
Total accelerated$138,61924.8%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$420,61575.2%

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 1.0481 (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

$45,245
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
25.6%
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)$77,01916.1%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$1,7090.4%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$43,5569.1%
Total accelerated$122,28425.6%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$355,31074.4%

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 1.0716 (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

$27,049
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
17.1%
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)$28,3876.6%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$00.0%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$44,71810.4%
Total accelerated$73,10517.1%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$355,50582.9%

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 1.2011 (A 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

$54,256
Year-1 federal savings @ 37%, 100% bonus
26.2%
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)$95,82117.1%
7-year personal property (office equipment, certain agricultural)$2,1960.4%
15-year land improvements (paving, landscaping, fencing, site lighting)$48,6208.7%
Total accelerated$146,63726.2%
27.5-Year Residential Real Property structure (39yr commercial)$412,59773.8%

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 1.2661 (B band). Geographic factor: 0.91 (state resolver).

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