What's my home worth?Columbia, for people who are moving in or moving up.
Metropolitan Living is the city market: Columbia's in-town neighborhoods, the suburbs that feed the hospitals and the base, and the commute and school-zone questions that decide where a professional family should land.
Who this market is for
A lot of the people I help here arrive with a start date. A new role at Prisma Health or Lexington Medical Center, an assignment at Fort Jackson, a move to Nephron or Dominion Energy, a position at the university. They need to understand a city quickly and choose well the first time.
I grew up in Columbia's suburbs and went through Richland One schools, so I know the city from the inside, not from a relocation brochure. Others already live here and are ready to move up from renting, or from the starter house. I spent my career helping executives make high-stakes decisions on tight timelines, and I run a relocation the same way: one plan, one point of contact, no surprises.
Homes I'm representing here
Photography, floor plans and the disclosures are on each page, not behind a form.
Two primary suites, an inground pool, and 4,030 square feet ten minutes from Irmo's shopping and five from the lake.
All brick, built in 2020, with the owner’s suite on the main level, a saltwater pool and a three-car side-entry garage.
Local guidance
The questions I'm asked most in this market, answered the way I'd answer them at your kitchen table.
Which neighborhoods should I look at?
It depends on what you value. Shandon, Rosewood and Forest Acres for older homes, sidewalks and trees close to downtown. The Vista and Main Street for condos and walkability. Elmwood Park and Earlewood for character at a lower entry price. Lexington and Irmo for newer construction, larger lots and a straight shot to the lake. I'll narrow it to three based on your commute and your must-haves.
How do school zones work here?
Columbia and its suburbs are served by several districts, including Richland One, Richland Two, Lexington One and Lexington-Richland Five, and each draws its own attendance zones, which change. I map every address you consider to the district's current zone map rather than relying on what a listing says.
What does the relocation concierge include?
Video tours of shortlisted homes before you travel, a single well-planned house-hunting trip, coordination of inspections and lenders on your behalf, and closing logistics if you can't be here. Executive relocations often get one visit; I make it count.
What are commutes really like?
Shorter than most cities, with a few pinch points on I-26 and I-20 at rush hour. I'll tell you honestly which neighborhoods make a given hospital or office an easy drive and which look close on the map but aren't.
Moving to Columbia?
Tell me where you'll be working and when you need to be settled. I'll send a shortlist of neighborhoods and a plan for your visit.