Kelly
Hill
Realtor, CDPE
As a certified public accountant and former financial auditor, guiding people with their investments comes naturally to me. Real estate investing in particular has always captivated my attention. As a real estate sales associate, I am able to blend that passion with my formal training to thoroughly inform my clients before they embark on this significant financial venture.
After vacationing in the area many times, I moved to Destin in 1982 from Memphis where I was raised. At the time, all talk was about real estate. One of the first things I did was obtain my real estate license; the market in Destin was wide open then.
While working in the real estate field, I graduated from the University of West Florida with a degree in Accounting. After completing an internship in internal auditing at Southern Company in Atlanta, I began my accounting career at Ernst & Young in Tampa in the audit department.
After spending five years in Tampa, my husband and I began to miss the beaches and more laid-back lifestyle of Northwest Florida, so we returned to Destin where we have been ever since. I continued my career in auditing with a large, regional CPA firm, all the while investing in the real estate market.
I decided to leave public accounting and begin a full-time career in real estate, building on my audit and accounting clientele. Generally, the biggest investment someone makes in his or her life is in their home and I wanted to be a part of that process, connecting buyers with properties that both meet their wants and needs, and will ultimately prove to be a wise investment for them as well.
I eventually met Blake Morar and was impressed with his vision, product focus and marketing strategy, as well as with the experienced staff at Destin Real Estate Company. I joined Destin Real Estate Company in September of 2005.