Yolanda Taylor

Yolanda Taylor is the Broker-in-Charge of Taylored Realty Team in Columbia, SC. She has been a REALTOR® since 2004 and a broker since 2007, and she leads the brokerage she runs with her husband, Terry.

Most clients meet Yolanda first, at the kitchen table, on the phone, and across the negotiating table. Her designations match the parts of a move people worry about most: Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA), Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE), Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE), Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), Seller Representative Specialist (SRS), and Military Relocation Professional (MRP), which matters in a city built around Fort Jackson. South Carolina REALTORS® has recognized her with its Circle of Excellence award since 2017, and she serves on its Professional Standards (Grievance) Committee and its Diversity and Equity Committee.

Her approach shows most when a deal gets hard. One buyer's new-construction closing slipped for eight months while the builder waited on a water permit. Yolanda stayed in touch with the lender, the builder, and the buyer the whole time, and every time the date moved, she asked for something back for her client. The buyer closed with the fence paid for, the blinds included, and the $15,000 grant toward closing costs she had been counting on. In Yolanda's words: "Had we not continued with the communication and continued keeping everyone engaged in the transaction, we would not have had this deal to close."

Outside of transactions, Yolanda mentors agents, both new and experienced, and has served as "Principal for a Day" at Hopkins Middle School. Her line for every family she works with: "Home is where our legacy begins."