Same IRS methodology. Same RSMeans cost data. Same MACRS depreciation classes. And yet quoted prices range from $495 to $25,000+. We compared 25 providers on pricing, turnaround, site-visit requirements, and property-type fit — so rental investors can stop paying for brand names that don't move the needle.
Same underlying methodology across all three. The right pick depends on your property type, budget, and how much ceremony you want around the process.
Yonah Weiss is everywhere in this industry — and the output actually earns the visibility. The $895 Rapid Report is the default recommendation on every STR forum.
Order online, get a 35–40 page report in your inbox in under an hour. Same RSMeans data and IRS ATG methodology as firms charging 10× as much — at a fraction of the price.
Staff helped author the IRS Audit Techniques Guide — the actual rulebook. For a $12M hotel or a factory with specialized equipment, you want KBKG on your side.
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No single firm dominates every category. Click the property type you actually own to filter the ranking above.
Estimated year-one federal tax savings with 100% bonus depreciation. Simplified math — always confirm with your CPA before filing.
Simplified math. Assumes 25% reclassification (R), 20% (STR), 28% (M), 22% (C). Ignores state decoupling from federal bonus, passive activity rules, REPS qualification, and depreciation recapture at sale. This is not tax advice.
We benchmarked every provider the way a rental investor actually shops — quote forms, BiggerPockets threads, BBB records, and CPA recommendations — not sponsored interviews or paid placements.
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Disclosed market guide. We operate Cost Seg Smart, one of the firms ranked here — see disclosure. No paid placements from the other 24 providers.