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🏠 The Real Estate Loophole
How Millionaires Make Income Tax-Free | Depreciation, cost seg, and 1031 exchanges — the legal “loopholes” that make real estate the ultimate tax shield.
Real estate isn’t just bricks and rent checks.
It’s one of the most powerful tax machines ever built.
Here’s why the 1% love it - and how to use the same rules.
🧱 Depreciation - Paper Loss, Real Savings
The IRS lets you write off part of a property’s cost each year (27.5 yrs residential, 39 yrs commercial).
That’s called depreciation.