Florida · Washington DC · Virginia · Maryland

Real estate decisions,underwritten properly.

Elliott International advises owners, investors, developers, and occupiers on commercial and residential real estate — combining institutional-grade analysis with the responsiveness of a boutique firm.

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Markets served
$250M+
Transaction volume advised
20+
Years combined experience
100%
Client-first representation
Colton Elliott, Founder and Principal Broker of Elliott International

Founder & Principal Broker

Colton Elliott

"Every recommendation we make has to survive the same scrutiny we'd apply to our own capital. That's the standard."

Meet the team
Licensed Real Estate Brokerage — FL, VA, MD, DCCommercial & residential practiceIn-house media productionInstitutional-grade underwritingConfidential off-market network

What we do

Four disciplines, one standard of diligence.

Clients come to us for a single asset and stay for a portfolio. Each service line is staffed by people who close transactions, not just present them.

Asset classes

Product types we transact in.

Coverage across every major commercial class plus residential and operating-business acquisitions — so a portfolio conversation never needs a second brokerage.

Office

Class A towers to flex suites

Retail

Strip centers, pads, and NNN

Industrial

Logistics, warehouse, and flex

Multifamily

Duplex to institutional scale

Hospitality

Select-service and boutique

Land

Assemblage and entitlement

Medical

Outpatient and dental practices

Self-Storage

Value-add and lease-up

Mixed-Use

Urban infill and podium

Business Acquisition

Operating companies with real estate

Who we serve

Different mandates. Same discipline.

Tell us which one you are and the conversation starts already framed around your objective.

How an engagement runs

Five stages, fully transparent.

You always know what stage we're in, what we're waiting on, and what decision comes next.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    We start with your objective, timeline, capital position, and risk tolerance — before any property is discussed.

  2. 02

    Underwriting

    Live comparables, rent rolls, absorption, and cost data assembled into a model you can interrogate line by line.

  3. 03

    Strategy

    A written recommendation with the range of outcomes, the assumption that breaks it, and the alternative you should weigh.

  4. 04

    Execution

    Marketing, sourcing, tours, and negotiation run by a principal — not handed to a junior after the pitch.

  5. 05

    Close & steward

    Diligence and title coordination through funding, then ongoing performance review for as long as you hold.

Class A office tower facadeAdvisors reviewing investment underwritingLuxury residential property at dusk

Commercial capability

From a single lease to a full disposition program.

We run the full commercial cycle — valuation, positioning, marketing, negotiation, and closing — with underwriting packages built for institutional and private capital alike.

  • Tenant & Landlord Agent Services
  • Property Valuation
  • Investment Sales
  • Market Research
  • Advisory & Consulting
  • Buyer & Site Selection
Commercial services

Residential

Buy well. Sell better.

Off-market access, disciplined valuation, and marketing that reaches qualified buyers — whether you're purchasing a first home or repositioning a waterfront estate.

For buyers

Curated matching, neighborhood analysis, inspection coordination, and negotiation that protects your basis.

For sellers

Pricing strategy from live comparables, in-house photography and aerial media, and targeted digital campaigns.

Residential services
Staged luxury living room prepared for market

Service areas

Deep local knowledge in eight growth markets.

Florida's Gulf and Atlantic corridors plus the Washington DC metro — markets we track weekly, not quarterly.

Tampa skyline

Tampa

Florida

Urban core redevelopment, waterfront condos, and Class A office.

Market report
St. Petersburg skyline

St. Petersburg

Florida

Downtown infill, marina district, and boutique multifamily.

Market report
Orlando skyline

Orlando

Florida

Hospitality, mixed-use, and high-growth suburban land.

Market report
Sarasota skyline

Sarasota

Florida

Luxury coastal residences and low-density investment product.

Market report
Miami skyline

Miami

Florida

Brickell towers, international capital, and trophy assets.

Market report
Washington, DC skyline

Washington, DC

District of Columbia

Institutional office, embassy-district residential, and value-add.

Market report
Northern Virginia skyline

Northern Virginia

Virginia

Data-center corridors, office parks, and executive housing.

Market report
Maryland skyline

Maryland

Maryland

Waterfront communities, retail centers, and suburban land plays.

Market report

Client experience

Judgment first. Transactions follow.

Names withheld at client request — references available on request for any active engagement.

Colton walked us off a deal we wanted to do. Six months later the submarket proved him right. That single conversation earned every assignment since.

Private investor

Multifamily · Tampa

The underwriting file was organized before we ever toured. Our lender's questions were answered in the first pass, and we closed without an extension.

Family office principal

Industrial disposition · Orlando

We interviewed three brokerages. Elliott was the only one who brought a written hold-sell analysis to the pitch instead of a marketing deck.

Portfolio owner

Retail portfolio · Mid-Atlantic

Insights

What we're watching in the market.

Underwriting notes, submarket data, and capital-markets commentary published from live deal work.

All insights

Questions

Straight answers before you call.

If your question isn't here, ask it directly — we answer every inquiry ourselves.

What size transactions do you handle?

We advise on assignments from roughly $500,000 to well past $50 million, and we are equally comfortable with a single-tenant pad site or an institutional multifamily community. What matters is that the assignment benefits from real underwriting.

Are you licensed outside Florida?

Yes. We are active across Florida and the Washington DC metro, including Virginia and Maryland, and we co-broker with vetted local partners anywhere a client's portfolio takes us.

How are you compensated?

Most brokerage engagements are commission-based and paid at closing. Consulting, valuation, and research assignments can be structured as flat fee or hourly when a transaction is not the objective.

Do you work with residential clients too?

We do. Residential representation runs alongside the commercial practice, with the same media production and transaction coordination support behind every listing.

How quickly can I get a broker opinion of value?

For most assets in our core markets, a preliminary range within two business days and a full written opinion of value within five.

What happens on a first call?

Thirty minutes, no deck. We ask about your objective and timeline, tell you plainly whether we are the right fit, and follow up in writing with the next concrete step.

Let's talk about your next move.

Whether you're acquiring, disposing, leasing, or simply weighing options — a short conversation is the fastest way to clarity.