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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

REI173: The Power of Cost Segregation w/ Yonah Weiss

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Education, Investing, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Yonah Weiss does a deep dive on cost segregation. As business director at Madison SPECS, a national cost segregation leader, he’s assisted clients in saving hundreds of millions of dollars on taxes through cost segregation. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 08:02 - What his early career was like as an educator. 09:32 - How he transitioned in his 30’s to real estate after his teaching career. 23:42 - Why fix and flips weren’t for him. 24:09 - Why he feels your network is your net worth. 37:49 - How he became an expert in cost segregation. 37:49 - What cost segregation is and the tax savings it can generate. 54:31 - How bonus depreciation works and how the IRS will treat it in the coming years. 56:40 - How he continues to give back and teach through social platforms and his podcast. 01:03:11 - What the most impactful book has been for him. 01:03:22 - How he views success. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.   BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Related episode: Listen to: REI120: Tax Strategies for Real Estate Investors w/ Amanda Han, or watch the video. Weiss Advice Podcast. Robert’s book The Everything Guide to House Hacking. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Patrick (@jpatrickdonley): Twitter Connect with Yonah: Twitter | LinkedIn | Website Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP.

0:02.1

Literally every single time I give a presentation in person or on a webinar is I ask this question. What is your familiarity with consternation? A, the first time you're hearing of it, you know, B, I've heard of it, but don't really understand it. No, C, I know really well. I've used it, et cetera. So the vast majority I'd say still, to this day, about 80% of any group that I speak to is in that first category of either they've never heard of it or they've heard of it, but don't understand it.

0:30.2

Hey, everybody. In this week's episode, I got to sit down with Yono Weiss and we did a deep dive on how cost segregation works and how it can generate significant

0:37.8

tax savings for real estate investors. We also touched on how he transitioned from education

0:42.8

to real estate in his 30s, how his first fix and flips went, what he means when he says

0:47.5

your network is your net worth, and how education and giving back will always be an important

0:52.3

part of his life. Yona is a powerhouse with property owners tax savings.

0:57.0

As business director at Madison Spex, a national cost segregation leader,

1:01.1

he's assisted clients in saving hundreds of millions of dollars on taxes through cost segregation.

1:06.3

He's got a background in teaching and a passion for real estate and helping others,

1:10.1

and he's a real estate investor and host of the top podcast, Weiss Advice.

1:15.7

Cost segregation was a new topic for me and one that I wanted to learn more about.

1:19.5

This was really a masterclass on how it works and what the benefits are to real estate investors.

1:24.1

It may have been a somewhat self-serving interview as I'm getting ready to do my own

1:27.7

cost segregation study on an office building that I'm renovating, but this is really valuable

1:32.4

information for investors and an aspect of the tax code that many people just simply don't

1:37.2

know about or don't understand. And so, without further delay, let's jump into this week's episode

1:42.8

with Yona Weiss.

1:48.0

You are listening to Real Estate 101 by the Investors Podcast Network, where your hosts, Robert

1:54.2

Leonard and Patrick Donnelly interview successful investors from various real estate investing

1:59.1

niches to help educate you on your real estate investing

2:02.6

journey.

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