For landlords & investors
Rental Property Taxes & Finance
Depreciation, deductible expenses, LLC structures, 1031 exchanges, bookkeeping, and how to work with a CPA on your San Antonio rental portfolio.
1031 Exchange Basics for a San Antonio Rental Owner: Timelines, Rules, and What Actually Trips People Up
A practitioner's walkthrough of the 1031 exchange for Bexar County landlords — the 45/180-day clock, qualified intermediaries, identification rules, boot, and the mistakes that blow the deferral.
7 min read · Apr 21, 2026
Putting a Single San Antonio Rental in an LLC: When It's Worth It and When It's Just Paperwork
A Texas LLC for one rental isn't free, and it isn't always useful. Here's how to decide based on equity, financing, insurance, and the due-on-sale risk — specific to Bexar County landlords.
7 min read · Apr 21, 2026
Protesting Your BCAD Appraisal on a San Antonio Rental: The ARB Process Step by Step
A practitioner's walkthrough of protesting the Bexar Appraisal District's value on a rental property — deadlines, evidence that actually works, the informal-to-ARB sequence, and what most landlords get wrong.
7 min read · Apr 21, 2026
Depreciation on a San Antonio Rental: 27.5-Year Schedule, Cost Basis, and What's Actually Deductible
How the 27.5-year residential depreciation schedule works on a Bexar County rental, how to split land from improvements using BCAD values, and where landlords lose real money by getting the cost basis wrong.
6 min read · Apr 21, 2026