About Me

Sometimes you just know . . .

When it's as good as it gets.

After 11 moves and 7 states, I discovered the secret of lake living. Life is short, so by living each day to the fullest and spending time with family and friends, I found living here, in the Lake Murray area, is as good as it gets.

Looking back, I remember the moment, nearly twenty years ago, when I found out I was moving to the south. I left the fast lane and began a steady pace. I discovered the meaning of community and down-time—embarking on a journey that will last a lifetime. With beautiful Lake Murray at my front steps, sandy beaches and rolling mountains at my fingertips, my passion for family and community changed my perception of what it means to live.

To fill you in on my life, moving had always been a way of life for me. Never staying in one place long enough to put down roots, I have lived from California to Ohio and several places in between by the time I had finished high school. After graduating from Ohio State University with a BS degree in Business, I accepted a position selling mechanical tubing and continued to move. I was in Indiana when I met my wife Linda and we were married in 1980. From mechanical tubing, I moved on to selling Titanium to selling water filtration. From the mid-west, my growing family moved to New Jersey. Each move had its share of heartache and yet a sense of adventure. And then, I was asked to move yet again, and this time to the South. I jumped at the opportunity to move to a warmer climate and was told I could move as far south as Atlanta. Well, I did move as far south as Atlanta, but much further east. To Lake Murray, South Carolina, to be exact.

The move to the Lake Murray area turned out to be the move of a lifetime. Here I found a community based on traditional morals and values. A place where nothing is more important than your word, and where life is about giving, not taking. The first year in Lake Murray was full of surprises for me, Linda, and our three children. New friends from the community invited us to cookouts, high school sporting events, the Chapin Labor Day Parade and the Irmo Okra Strut. By the end of the first year, I knew that my family had found a community so special that we would never leave.

The Lake Murray area is a special place and I am always ready to share my enthusiasm for the "relaxed lifestyle" it offers. As one of the area's most respected real estate agents, my clients benefit from the experience I acquired in my many moves. I am known for my patience and diligence in helping families find the perfect home.

If you're buying or selling real estate in the Lake Murray area, call me, Jeff Emmerling, to take care of you.

Buying a home? I look forward to helping you select the home of your dreams by taking time to listen to your needs and desires.