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Investor Fuel - Unlocking Tax Secrets: Sean Graham on Cost Segregation Strategies

Host: Bigger Pockets·Guest: Sean Graham·March 27, 2026
Investor Fuel - Unlocking Tax Secrets: Sean Graham on Cost Segregation Strategies
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In this conversation, Dylan Silver interviews Sean Graham, founder of Maven Cost Segregation Tax Advisors. Sean shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting from his passion for real estate to his expertise in cost segregation and tax strategies. He explains how real estate can be a powerful tool for minimizing tax burdens and discusses the importance of networking and adapting in the ever-changing landscape of real estate investment. The conversation also touches on the self-storage business and the significance of understanding tax benefits for real estate professionals. Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind: Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you’re already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply Investor Machine Marketing Partnership: Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America’s #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true ‘white glove’ support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we’ll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com Coaching with Mike Hambright: Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwith... Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a “mini-mastermind” with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming “Retreat”, either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike’s East Texas “Big H Ranch”? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there’s no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform! Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/ New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you’ll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don’t need $ for deals…we’ll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club

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