The fun stuff
Adventure gear, funded by cost seg
Guests book the weekend, not the walls.
Bola Akinsanya · Founder, Unlevered · September 18, 2026
A cost seg study frees up cash in the first year. One of the best places to put it is the gear that lets guests do the thing they came to do.
Stock the garage and you sell the whole trip, not just the house.
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Two mountain bikes
The trailhead photo sells the weekend before anyone reads the description.
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A kayak
A filter guests sort by, and a reason to book your place over the one next door.
- 3
A paddleboard
Calm-water mornings are the shot that closes the booking.
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A gear rack
Keeps the fleet organized and ready between guests.
A note on the tax
Gear like this is usually small enough to write off the year you buy it rather than depreciate. A bigger built-in install can become new basis instead. Your CPA will know which.
Reinvestment ideas, not tax advice. Loop in your CPA.
The first-year cash comes from the study. If you have not run one yet, that is where this starts: estimate your deductions.