Help understanding depreciation

[Waylon Black]

I’ve read conflicting answers on depreciation and how or if it can be used against w2 income. I have decided to get started investing in rental houses and I’m trying to understand the tax side before buying anything. My wife and I have $130-140,000 combined w2 income before anything comes out. Say we were to buy 1 or 2 $80-100,000 houses this year and on paper they created a loss. These would be under a property management company. We wouldn’t be actively involved. Would the loss be able to go towards the w2 income? If so wouldn’t it be beneficial to get a cost segregation done to take advantage of the 100% bonus depreciation to get a bigger refund and invest in another property? If we can’t use the lose would there even be a need to do a cost segregation?