My state doesn't recognize much special depreciation. What real estate tax strategies can I use to reduce my taxes in my state?

For anyone unfamiliar with the issue or needing a reboot, the feds and 25 or so states recognize special depreciation where you can express depreciate things, unfortuantely I'm in a state that is not business friendly.   I need to keep my income reasonable high for loans so I don't want to expense everything. What tax strategies are at the table here?

 

In the past I like to depreciate as much as I can in Schedule E instead of expensing things, so that my income stays strong for loans and financing.   


I'm thinking I have a few options but please help! 

-Expensing more in schedule E instead of depreciating

-Moving things over to schedule C... what options does this give me? If I move things to schedule C, am I left with the same financing challenges if I over-expense things instead of depreciate things?