When you’ve spent more than half a century in one city, you don’t just sell homes.
You watch streets change.
You watch families grow.
You watch downtown rise, fall, and rise again.
Since 1984, I’ve had the privilege of building my real estate career in Augusta. I began alongside my father, who was an Augusta Realtor® since 1954, and over the years, I’ve seen this city through seasons of growth, challenge, reinvention, and renewal. Through it all, one thing has remained constant: Augusta has always been a city with heart.
But my connection to Augusta started long before my career.
As a child, I spent summers working with my father. I remember vividly walking with him through downtown Augusta, making the rounds between the three banks where he held accounts. At the time, it felt like we were walking through a campus. Everywhere we went, we ran into people.
Clients would stop to talk with him and share their experiences. Business wasn’t transactional. It was relational. It was interactive. It was connected.
(Picture of my dad's office and Bubba Farr's restaurant)
At lunchtime, we would often go to a local “meat and three” restaurant called Bubba Farr’s. My father would proudly introduce me to everyone in the room. In one booth, there might be the mayor. In another, a local senator. Nearby, a group of physicians. So many individuals who were shaping our community, all gathered in one place, exchanging ideas, asking about each other’s families, and staying connected.
That sense of community left a lasting impression on me.
And it’s something I believe can happen again.
