Jeff Cook’s career in real estate began when he was laid off from Corporate America for being among the best sales associates. The company eliminated commission-based sales agents, instead of paying them an hourly wage. Jeff quickly rebounded in 2003 and graduated from both the University of South Carolina, with a Bachelor’s in Business, and Real Estate School within the same week. From there, Jeff began to work as an independent agent with a goal of opening his own small business where people could thrive in a safe, goal-oriented company and be rewarded for honesty and hard work. Shortly after entering Real Estate, Jeff began to establish a team and started Jeff Cook Real Estate. What began as Jeff, two other agents, and an assistant, is now a thriving real estate company consisting of more than one hundred agents and over thirty staff members in numerous locations across South Carolina.

Jeff is the No.1 Residential Real Estate Agent in South Carolina. His company is also ranked among the top 25 real estate teams in the nation. In the past three years, Jeff has increased his sales by 150% and plans to aggressively continue with company growth. In 2015, Jeff opened his own brokerage, making Jeff Cook Real Estate an independent agency. He also launched Jeff Cook Offers (JCO) in 2015, a sister company of Jeff Cook Real Estate. JCO helps people in distressed situations who are not able to sell their homes through the traditional real estate method. In 2016, he launched Rent Holy City, a full-service property management company. Rent Holy City is tailored to maximize the return for landlords and investors. In 2018 and 2019, Jeff and the team received the coveted “Top 25 fastest growing companies in SC” of all industries and Jeff personally received the “Top 40 most influential person under 40 years old”. In 2019 and 2020, Jeff Cook Real Estate was named South Carolina’s Top Place to Work! In 2020 and 2021, Jeff Cook Real Estate was also recognized as one of the countries fastest-growing companies by Inc. 5,000. Jeff Cook opened three businesses in 2020, Home Warranty of America, American Financial Network, and We Insure. Jeff Cook Real Estate is now a combination of 8 offices in 5 major cities across South Carolina and has plans to be able to service all of South Carolina by 2025.