As you mentioned effectively the same reason no bonus on inherited basis as well. 

Same goes for tax benefits...I'm on my 3rd live in flip and have done cost segs/bonus depreciation for STRs.

You waited this long to get into contract - don't wait on paying for the appraisal (maybe even pay $50 extra) to get them there ASAP and bonus - it is a check and balance on terms.

From my perspective, the appreciation that RE brings is a bonus but should never be the primary benefit.

Things like depreciation on rental units (especially now that 100% bonus depreciation is back), deductions for improvements, and how you structure financing can all impact cash flow and long-term returns.

A couple clarifications that might help:If you don’t do a cost seg and just put the buildings into service, then demo later, you can generally write off the remaining adjusted basis of the building as a demolition loss (since you didn’t buy it with the intent to tear it down - establish this).If you do a cost seg and take depreciation (including bonus), your basis just gets reduced by what you already wrote off.

This information is going to help determine how much you can take as Bonus Depreciation in your first year of ownership.

Say just half that added profit goes to C-suite chairs in form of bonuses.

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If you materially participate, you may be able to use property losses to offset other income, especially when leveraging cost segregation and bonus depreciation.