About Our Team
My team serves the Greater Charleston Area of South Carolina, from Edisto Beach to Summerville, Downtown to Daniel Island, James Island and Folly Beach to Kiawah and Seabrook. We handle all types of Residential Real Estate Services: condos, houses, vacant land, heirs property, tax exchanges, rentals and property management. The only thing we do not handle is commercial investments.
Trish Bender
Licensed Realtor serving the LowCountry since 2003. Well versed in Residential resale, land sales, tax exchanges and heirs property issues. Trish lives and works on James Island and owns several rental investment properties around the Charleston area. She is very active in Riverland Terrace where she sits on the board of the neighborhood association and currently serves as president of the historic Riverland Terrace Garden Club. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Southern Wesleyan University and dual Master’s Degrees in Human Resource Management and Information Technology from Webster’s University. Prior to her real estate career, Trish worked as a marketing consultant and customer care specialist with BellSouth/ATT. In her spare time Trish enjoys organic gardening, photography, horticulture and floral design.
When you hire Trish, rest assured that you will be in good hands from start to finish. From preparing and staging the home, through the marketing process and most importantly, the contract-to-closing period, Trish will take care of all the details. Her mission is to provide such excellent service that you cannot help but recommend her to all your friends and colleagues.
Her name says it all:
Jonea Crider Adams – Real Estate Assistant
Licensed Realtor since 2003. There are few people that you can turn to when something needs to be done. These are the special people with an ingrained sense of diligence and perseverance. They are reliable and totally commit to a job when they agree to do it. Jonea Crider Adams is one of these rare people.
While in the automotive industry, she was recognized nationally for sales, sales management and financial expertise. She has brought the same level of knowledge, service and commitment to her real estate career.
Growing up involved in the small town of Summerville, she has a wealth of information and understanding about life and business in a southern community. That’s very important in the LowCountry because at heart we all live in a small town.
My Carolina One Team
Debbie Dean - Receptionist Extraordinaire – 843 795-7810 Debbie has a home town style that will put you immediately at ease. Raised in rural South Carolina, Debbie understands how to combine small town hospitality with urban professionalism.
Rhenda Bishop - Office Manager 843 795-7810 From the moment you and I write an offer until the day we close, Rhenda handles all of my paperwork. Brilliantly organized and extremely knowledgeable in Real Estate matters, with Rhenda on my team, I am able to guarantee superior documentation of all of your transactions. You cannot imagine how important this is until you need it and discover it’s not there. With Rhenda, your records are secure and available to you anytime during the process.
John Grisillo – 843 795-7810 – Assistant Broker – As a licensed independent home builder as well as a Realtor, John brings a wealth of knowledge to my team.
My Agents - One of the things I admire most about my company is that I can truly rely on any one of my fellow agents at any time to assist me in the marketing, contracting and sale of your home. On average, my team sells 60% of our own inventory. That’s huge! In other words, more than half of the homes I list and sell are done with another Carolina One agent. Why? Because we respect each other as a teammates rather than competitors. As teammates, we share information, we brainstorm new ideas and we encourage each other to succeed. It’s a win-win for you as our client.
Joel Greer - Carolina One Mortgage Broker 843 414-2489 – James Island
Whether you’re shopping for a new home loan or refinancing an exisiting mortgage, I rely on Joel to provide you the best options and most reliable information available for your money. He will even offer my clients an objective second opinion before you sign on the dotted line.
Contractors, Inspectors, Attorneys, and more – I have a wealth of reliable contractors available to you at all times. Once you are my client, I will always be available to give you the help you need. This includes offering you recommendations on contractors, plumbers, electricians, handymen, attorneys, relocation companies, architects, builders, you name it. If it’s real estate related, call me for references.
