Professional Profile

John “Clark” Kent –Real Estate-BIO

John is licensed and qualified to conduct real estate transactions in both North Carolina and South Carolina and specializes in Luxury Golf and Mountain Lake properties for residential sales and development Build-for-Rent (BFR), Single-Family Rentals (SFR), club/resort, and restaurant/retail brokerage in the commercial real estate arena.

Prior to getting into real estate in 2005, and moving with his wife to the Carolinas, John’s career included financial executive positions with American Airlines^® and Marriott^® corporations. This meant a lot of traveling and living in various locations including Boston, New York, Chicago, Dallas, and Atlanta. 

While in Chicago, John became a real estate broker in both Illinois and Wisconsin, which also entailed being an out-of-state “Preferred Broker” for the Cliffs Communities^®.  This included conducting joint sales presentations to northern clients with Cliffs Communities^® personnel.

John’s education includes college business degrees in Hospitality Business (BA-Michigan State University) and Finance (BBA-Eastern Michigan University), Graduate MBA Studies (Kennesaw State University), and Graduate MRE Studies (Columbia College –Realtor University). His master’s degree in real estate (MRE) is unique to the industry. He is among the few individuals in the Carolinas to hold this graduate school credential which focuses on property marketing and financial returns for clients. . He has the CCIM designation (Certified Commercial Investment Member), which is the global standard for commercial professionals. He has an MBA degree from Clemson University, and was selected by Clemson University’s MBA Program to participate in two (2) International Business Studies courses at Oxford University in England.

John is a member of The Rotary Club of Greenville and his interests include golf, tennis, boating, and college sports. He also has fun with his nickname “Clark Kent,” and is known to many as SuperRealEstateMan!...www.SuperrealestateMan.com.

Professional Memberships:                    National Association of REALTORS^® (NAR)

                                                                North Carolina Association of REALTORS^® (NCAR)

                                                                South Carolina Association of REALTORS^® (SCAR)

                                                                SC-Western Upstate Association of Realtors^® (WUAR))

                                                                NC-Highlands & Cashiers Association of Realtors^{® (}HCA)

Designations/Licenses:                        Broker-North Carolina

                                                             Broker- South Carolina

                                                                CRE (The Counselors of Real Estate)

                                                                CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist

                                                                ABR (Accredited Buyers Representative)