Terry Taylor

Terry Taylor is a REALTOR® and co-owner of Taylored Realty Team in Columbia, SC, licensed since 2007. He runs the systems behind the team and works with buyers and sellers alongside his wife, Yolanda.

Before real estate, Terry spent years at the local utility company, working his way up from an entry-level job to business systems manager. He got his license to go along on showings with Yolanda, then found his place on the back end of the business: running the transaction tools, the MLS work, and the files that keep every deadline in view. That background is a big part of why the team runs on real systems instead of guesswork. Today he works in the business full time, and buyers often see him on camera, opening and closing the team's listing videos.

Terry holds the Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA), Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE), and Military Relocation Professional (MRP) designations. Early in his career, a young single mother came to him wanting to buy a home before her credit and income were ready. Terry, her lender, and she built a plan together, and the team checked in with her for five years, reminding her that "everyone can purchase a home, it's just a matter of when." She bought her home, and fifteen years later she and her daughter still live there.

Terry is a commissioner on the Richland County Planning Commission and as a deacon at Word of God Church and Ministries, where he also helps lead the Men's University and the Altar Care Team. Why he stays in this work: "Seeing the impact we were having on families' lives, being able to help people make one of the biggest purchases they'll ever make was very gratifying."