Press & Media Kit
Resources for journalists and researchers covering Cost Seg Smart or the cost segregation industry. Media inquiries: support@costsegsmart.com.
Boilerplate
One-liner
Cost Seg Smart makes engineering-based cost segregation studies affordable for every real estate investor, starting at $495.
Standard (50 words)
Cost Seg Smart is a Los Angeles–based company that produces engineering-based cost segregation studies for US real estate investors, CPAs, and commercial operators. Founded in 2026, it pairs automated property analysis with the methodology in the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide, delivering most residential studies the same day from $495.
Descriptive (100 words)
Cost Seg Smart is a Los Angeles–based tax-software company founded in 2026 that develops engineering-based cost segregation studies for residential and commercial real estate in the United States. Its analysis engine classifies building components into MACRS recovery classes using public property records, nationally recognized construction cost data, and BLS cost indices, following the engineering-based approach described in the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide. The company serves individual investors, short-term rental owners, and accounting firms through direct and wholesale channels, publishes open cost-segregation research under CC-BY, and delivers most residential studies the same day, with fees starting at $495.
Fact sheet
- Legal name: Cost Seg Smart LLC
- Founded: 2026
- Headquarters: Los Angeles, California
- Website: costsegsmart.com
- What it sells: engineering-based cost segregation studies (residential from $495; commercial and multifamily priced by size and complexity)
- Delivery: most residential studies same-day
- Channels: direct to investors; wholesale for CPAs, accounting firms, and partners
- Open research: costsegsmart.com/research (CC-BY, citable with attribution)
- AI integration: free hosted MCP server for Claude, Cursor, and MCP-compatible assistants (listed in the official MCP Registry)
Logos
Use the wordmark as provided; do not restyle or recolor. Name is always written Cost Seg Smart (three words).
Citable research
Data from these reports may be republished with attribution to “Cost Seg Smart” and a link to the report:
- 2026 Cost Segregation Benchmarks Report — accelerated-basis outcomes by property type (n=412 studies)
- Cost Segregation Pricing 2026 — what studies cost across the industry
- Short-Term Rental Benchmarks by Market 2026
Contact
Media inquiries: support@costsegsmart.com · +1 (213) 444-2776.
Company facts and history: costsegsmart.com/company.