I am lucky to call Mike and Joy, founders of Town and Mountain Realty, my parents. Like my dad, I was born and raised here in Asheville. I attended Asheville City Schools and got a wonderful education through our local school system. When I graduated from Asheville High, I moved to Charleston to attend College of Charleston in South Carolina. My junior year, I got to spend a semester abroad in Brisbane, Australia, where I attended The University of Queensland. I graduated from CofC with a [...]

I am lucky to call Mike and Joy, founders of Town and Mountain Realty, my parents. Like my dad, I was born and raised here in Asheville. I attended Asheville City Schools and got a wonderful education through our local school system. When I graduated from Asheville High, I moved to Charleston to attend College of Charleston in South Carolina. My junior year, I got to spend a semester abroad in Brisbane, Australia, where I attended The University of Queensland. I graduated from CofC with a degree in business and concentration in Marketing.


All through college, I worked at Copper Penny, a high-end clothing boutique in downtown Charleston, where I became passionate about designer clothing and shoes. When I graduated from college, with my education in business, background in sales, and a keen eye for style and design, I was hired as a design consultant for a family business, Palmetto Tile Distributors, in Charleston. I was very fortunate to help build the new showroom from scratch, and I developed a wonderful clientele working with some of the best interior designers and builders in Charleston, helping to create the homes of our client's dreams through kitchen and bath design.


I moved back home to Asheville at the beginning of 2015 to be close to family, and to join our family business, and The Mike Miller Team. I'm now able to play on the same volleyball team as my dad and sister, practice yoga with my mom on a regular basis, and we all like to get out for a good live music show and local beer when given the opportunity. What a blessing to be able to call this beautiful city home again.


I grew up around the real estate business. And my background in sales, design, and customer service are a natural lead into real estate sales. My first year of real estate was a successful one, I was extremely fortunate to be busy right out of the gate. And exactly after a year of selling real estate, I bought a 1950's bungalow in West Asheville and performed a major renovation. We joke that it was another way to pay for an education, and I absolutely loved it! It has helped me be even more knowledgeable about owning a home and help educate my clients, especially first time home buyers, on what it's like to buy and renovate a fixer upper! I have since purchased and renovated an investment property with my now husband, Aaron Byard, owner of Table Rock Builders, and we've done a second renovation on our personal home when we were expecting our baby girl, Nomi. I love the creative outlet and problem solving that comes with bringing life back to these old homes. If you're interested in this type of project, let's bounce some ideas off each other!

 

I am so grateful for all of my clients. If they don't start out as lifetime friends, the goal is that at the end of the transaction, they end up that way. I'm proud to say that has been the case for all of the transactions I've handled so far. I love that with real estate; I have the opportunity to make new friends, establish new connections, and help others. If you feel we would be a good fit for your real estate needs, please contact me!