Is Elite Cost Solutions veteran-owned?

Yes. Elite Cost Solutions was founded by a United States Marine Corps veteran and a Department of the Navy alum, and it operates under the same discipline, accountability, and mission-first execution that guided their service.

About

Who we are.

Veteran-Owned. Engineering-Driven. Result-Focused.

Elite Cost Solutions was founded on the same principles that guided our military service: discipline, accountability, attention to detail, and mission-first execution. We believe cost segregation should be accurate, defensible, and personalized. Every study is approached with attention and care that large-volume providers do not have the time to provide.

Veteran-Owned

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The team

The people behind the studies.

A hands-on team that knows your property and stands behind every number. Disciplined, technical, and accountable to every figure we deliver.

Co-Founder · Director of Cost Segregation Services

Chris
Scott

USMC Veteran · Tanker

Chris brings together military service, emergency response, real estate finance, and tax industry experience. A United States Marine Corps veteran who served as a tanker, he spent nearly a decade as a 911 dispatcher before moving into mortgage and banking, then specializing in cost segregation. Today he oversees client engagement, project development, and study delivery.
Co-Founder · Cost Segregation Engineer

John Paul
Scott

10+ yrs Department of the Navy

John Paul brings more than a decade of analytical work supporting the Department of the Navy. He coordinated cause-map focused corrective action groups, developed specialized testing procedures for submarine cleanliness programs, and served as the subject-matter expert for spectrographic analysis and Laboratory Information Management Systems.

Why we exist

Built for property owners, investors & advisors.

After years of working alongside real estate investors, residential and commercial property owners, developers, CPAs, and tax advisors, we recognized a growing problem in the cost segregation industry. Too many property owners were relying on generic calculators, mass-produced reports, or overly conservative studies that failed to identify the full accelerated depreciation opportunities available within their properties.

Who we help

The owners and advisors we serve.

Office, retail, and industrial commercial building

Commercial property owners

Office, retail, industrial, mixed-use, and specialty properties.

Multifamily investors

Apartment communities and residential portfolios.

Short-term rental owners

Airbnb and vacation-rental investors seeking accelerated depreciation opportunities.

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Real estate developers

New construction and recently completed projects.

CPAs and tax advisors reviewing documents

CPAs & tax advisors

Reliable studies from a team that understands tax compliance.

Frequently asked

Good questions, answered.

You would provide your most recent property appraisal, a list and cost of upgrades since purchase, recent photos of the property (including HVAC, water heaters, appliances, etc.), closing documents, and details on whether it is furnished.

A cost segregation study is an engineering-based tax analysis built for accuracy and IRS compliance. An online cost seg calculator is only built for estimation.

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