Born and raised in the Philadelphia area by a successful entrepreneurial family, John learned early on that if you were to be successful you had to put the work in every day. After college John followed his fiancé and soon to be wife Karen to the NYC area where he began to invest in multi-family real estate. While Karen quickly ascended the ranks in asset management on Wall Street, John grew a portfolio of multi-family and single family rental properties. In 2005 when their first daughter was born the young family decided to move to the Charleston area where John’s parents had retired and two sisters also had relocated. Karen was able to telecommute for her asset management career and John continued to manage his NYC area portfolio from Charleston. John managed the portfolio through the Great Recession and as the values returned to pre-recession heights he 1031 exchanged the portfolio into investments in the Charleston area. John now manages a portfolio of residential, commercial and retail properties. In mid-2019 John joined David as a partner and licensed sales agent in order to help clients buy, sell and manage their real estate and business holdings. “When David suggested I go out and get my license and join his company I was skeptical at first. I didn’t really see any reason why after 18 years as a successful investor that I should take this extra step. It didn’t take too much persuasion from David to join him when he described how it could benefit his clients, his business and family and my business and family. Already close personal friends there is a tremendous amount of trust and respect between us so it became a very logical fit. I look forward to helping David grow the real estate brokerage and business brokerage at Seay Development. I want to put my knowledge and experience to work for all current and future clients as well as continue to grow a portfolio of local income producing investments. Real Estate is the best investment on earth. It is said that real estate is the quickest and safest way to create wealth and I believe that. I know the Charleston real estate and business market so well because I’m invested in it.” In his spare time John enjoys spending time with his wife Karen and their three children Maggie, Jack and Teddy. The Teffeau family enjoys boating, watersports, snow skiing and outdoor activities with family and friends. | South Carolina: #113308; The Brokerage, LLC
