We broke down the data from Atlanta, Savannah, Charlotte, Columbia, and Greenville to see which markets are cooling off and which are absolutely on fire. Here is our ranking from #5 to #1 . Stop Watching the National News If you are trying to figure out the real estate market by watching national headlines, you are likely getting the wrong picture. Real estate isn't national; it’s hyper-local. A strategy that works in Georgia might be a disaster in South Carolina. Andy and I recently sat down...

120 Leaders. 2 Days. One Question: Who will we become in 2026? If you want to know where the heart of Legacy lies, you have to go back to 1998 in Greenville, South Carolina. It was there, in that vibrant city, that Andy and Lesley Peters first met. It was there, on Lesley’s graduation day from Furman University, that they got engaged. And last week, it was there—at the historic Westin Poinsett Hotel—that we celebrated our 9th Annual Legacy ALC Retreat. Since Andy and Lesley stepped in as...

I spent some time today flipping back through my journal from this past year. It is a mix of scribbles from classes, quiet moments of clarity, and borrowed wisdom from people who were kind enough to teach me along the way. Looking back, 2025 was a teacher. It taught me things the hard way, the quiet way, and sometimes the long way. Some of these lessons are mine. Some are credited to mentors. But all of them stuck. As we turn the page to a new chapter, here are the 25 truths I’m carrying...