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

Unlock Tax Savings: Outdoor Assets & Cost Segregation Secrets! #shorts

22 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, Tommy Dobczyk explains how property owners can dramatically reduce their tax liability by conducting a detailed inventory of both outdoor and indoor assets—such as swimming pools, outdoor living spaces, recreation patios, kitchen cabinets, and even light bulbs—and applying cost segregation. He shares that a conservative estimate of the existing basis for these assets can range from $800,000 to $1.2 million, which can be used to offset taxable income. The video serves as a concise, beginner‑friendly guide on why and how to inventory these items to unlock sizable tax deductions.

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We were able to see like also the pool, outdoor living, the recreation patio areas, and all that stuff. So once we did the breakdown of all of that, we discovered that we had a conservative existing basis of about $100,000— I'm sorry, $800,000, all the way up to an income offsetting example of almost $1.2 million. So looking at this, does this somewhat like— can you guys explain this? To somebody like, like, uh, who's watching this for the first time and understand why would I, why would I inventory the, the kitchen cabinets and the light bulbs and, and, and, and all of that and, and the, the swimming pool? How does all that help me save money on my tax?