John Neil

Being a local resident of Greenville since 2001 and visiting South Carolina since his childhood, John has a great grasp of the area. His wife is an Upstate girl so coming to the Upstate since 1989 gives John a thorough knowledge of the area from the lakes to Spartanburg. John is one Greenville top agents since 2002 having been rated in the top 3% of Greenville agents in total sold sales in 2018. John is a hands on agent who can be trusted to handle your real estate transaction from beginning to closing. He is an advocate for both buying and selling. He prides himself on quick communication via phone, text or email. He is the true 24 / 7 agent. He prides himself on returning all communications same day.

The real estate market is ever changing. John survived the sub- prime real estate market of 2008-2009 when other agents were falling by the wayside. The Greenville market has changed dramatically over his 17+ years in the local real estate business with the booming downtown Greenville real estate to the bustling suburbs of Simpsonville, Travelers Rest and Greer. John prides himself to be able to help clients from lakes Keowee, Jocassee , and Hartwell to Spartanburg. With Allen Tate’s extensive and on going training John is able keep up with current trends, market changes and legal changes that help him to position his clients with their best foot forward.

Last year , besides being in the top 3% of Greenville agent (2877). John finished 2018 in the Chairmen’s Circle at Allen Tate which constitutes sales of $10-19 million in the calendar year.
John received the Allen Tate Legend’s award in 2017 signifying a career sold volume of $50 Million and quickly getting close to that $75 million dollar mark.

When John is not handling his real estate work, he and his wife of almost 30 years are keeping up with their 4 children. His wife ,Ruth, works in the Greenville school system which helps John get the inside scoop on the top performing schools. They have two graduates from Clemson currently with the two other children attending this year. Ruth and John are involved with their church in downtown Greenville as well as supporting Young Life, Triune Mercy Center, Emmanuel’s Hammer and the arts. Their oldest daughter, Laddie , is an accomplished painter in Greenville.

John prides himself also on helping his clients with any and all needs. He loves to tell them the best places to eat, get a car fixed, good doctor, best golf course, fishing hole, etc. His biggest blessing is when after closing, his client becomes his friend. He goes into every transaction treating all clients like he would like to be treat with patience and respect. Read the testimonies of John’s for the real story about him.