Tommy DobczykOpportunity Zone Advisor, OZ Wizard · Director of Development | Certified Opportunity Zone Advisor

Unlock Capital Gains Tax Relief: Real Estate Pros Win Big! #shorts

21 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, Tommy Dobczyk asks a tax‑savvy colleague whether cost segregation studies can provide relief on capital gains taxes, noting that capital gains are taxed differently from active income. The colleague explains that the ability to use cost segregation to offset capital gains depends on the investor’s status as a real‑estate professional. If the investor qualifies, cost segregation can indeed be applied to offset capital gains, including gains from short‑term rental properties. The exchange highlights the distinction between capital gains and active income and underscores the tax advantage available to qualified real‑estate professionals through cost‑seg studies.

That's inside of there. And then, you know, we also— I know you guys are big into tax things, but this is what we wrote for our tax clients that are looking for capital gains relief. I know, I know it's taxed differently than active income. Is there any relief to capital gains doing cost segregation studies?
Depends on if you are a real estate professional or not, right? Got it. To be able to use that, the benefit of a cost seg to offset capital gains, like short-term rentals. You can, you can use that to offset capital gains. Yeah.