Last year I bought a 12 acre equestrian farm.
It wasn’t just to flex, it had a purpose behind it.👇
Purchase price : $1.6m
Loan terms: 15 year fixed @ 5.75%
Down payment : $400k
Tax savings via Cost Seg : $500k
What is cost Seg?
Imagine you buy a LEGO set. The IRS says the whole thing loses value slowly over 39 years. But cost seg is like saying “wait — the stickers wore out in 5 years, the wheels broke in 7 years, the baseplate lasted 15 years.” By splitting it into faster-wearing pieces, you get to write off more money now instead of waiting forever. Less taxable income today = less taxes today.
You can’t depreciate land so the 12 acres is meaningless… so what else?
2 barns with 26 horse stables
2 covered trailer storage areas
4 wells
A 24kw and 48kw generator
500 gallon propane tank
Diesel tanks for equipment
2 garages
Landscape lighting
Fencing
Groom/wash stations
Security system
Multiple septic tanks/water systems
Total cost depreciable $1.2M (can’t depreciate the main living quarters)
Projected annual revenue at boarding max capacity assuming $1500/stall full service: $468,000/yr
The $500k I would have wired to the IRS went straight into a cash flowing property that can appreciate over time.
Every time I cut the grass, or make a repair, all tax deductible.
The fixed costs (mortgage, etc.) paid for by running a proper operation.
Zoned as commercial/agricultural = property taxes dirt cheap.
Receive a Cattle credit by just plopping a few cows onto the land.
It’s not in the middle of nowhere either… 15 minutes away from a sleepy billionaire hotspot that is developing.
Benefit is that all the surrounding agricultural property are owned by the wealthy who want to keep it agricultural.
Also, It’s cool to see my neighbor riding her horse down the road to walk her dog in the mornings.
How do you ever go back to a 9-5 after learning you can have the ability to make $100 trading a singular micro contract in less than an hour
Once you start daytrading your perception of money becomes cooked
Moving to a 12-acre farm and honestly the biggest thing I’m looking forward to is a separated office where I can blast deep house and lock in on work.
The “fast” lifestyle as a real trader is overrated.
Give me a place with zero distractions and that’s what I call a life worth living.