I grew up in Horry County and bought my first beach property when I was a freshman in college. For thirty years after graduation from Clemson University, I was in sales and sales management positions on a state, regional or national level. My wife and I lived in Charlotte but we always maintained close ties to North Myrtle Beach. Our beach house in Cherry Grove was a favorite family destination. About 100 years after my great grandfather first crossed the Pee Dee River to relocate his family just west of Conway, I crossed the same river and came back to Horry County. In the first year of my career in real estate, I earned the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) designation and the ePro designation. Since then, I've taken courses on short sales, Cooperative Short Sales, and foreclosures (CDPE-Certified Distressed Property Expert). Real Estate keeps changing and knowledge of property and the market is sometimes just the beginning of serving prospective buyers and sellers. If you're considering coming to the beach, give me a call. Whether you're looking for a second home, retirement home, investment property, or a primary residence, I'd love to share my knowledge of our wonderful area with you and use my expertise to help you find, negotiate and purchase that perfect property. I can even teach you to pronounce Horry just like a native. And remember... every day is a good day to be alive and living on the coast of South Carolina!
Spoken languages: English
Client Reviews (51)
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Seller Review
Noveria Epps-Gore, Myrtle Beach SC
John was aggressive towards getting the buyers to feel comfortable with the property. And I liked that. John did a great job. Thanks John
2 months ago
Seller Review
Sandy McDowell, New Milford CT
I never would have known that I was going to have to sell a property of a deceased relative. John Creel never applied any pressure to place house on the market even after spending two visits with me. I felt so overwhelmed by the enormity of executor of an estate and being from out of town, just didn't feel ready to sign a contract. With all good intentions I was not able to return to the house one more time before listing it. John Creel had incredible patience in my postponing the listing. I knew that he was the right person because he understood my "emotional" delemma and was in stand by mode. When I finally contacted him, he had everything in motion quickly and had beautiful house pictures to show on line and also the arial view of the property and it's proximity of the beach. Upon my request, he helped me get cable disconnected and shipped some personal items I was not able to take with me when I left months earlier. I feel like I found a new friend.
11 months ago
Seller Review
Annie Moffatt, Myrtle Beach
John was FANTASTIC! We enjoyed working with him. He was efficient, knowledgeable, communicated well and was a delight with which to work. We appreciated all he did to make a stressful situation easier.
We could depend on John to call us back in a timely manner and all guidance he gave us was very knowledgeable.
John is the Super Hero of realtors!
2 years ago
Seller Review
Paul Brown, California
Sold our condo quickly above list price. John handled everything great. Well done!