NEWS RELEASE

Flagship Properties Acquires Rent the Upstate

Flagship Properties, a Greenville-based real estate company, has acquired Rent the Upstate, LLC, of Greer.

The acquisition will add homes formerly managed by Rent the Upstate in Greer, Simpsonville, and Greenville’s Eastside, to the inventory of homes currently managed by Flagship Properties. The combined companies will do business as Flagship Property Management.

Benji Smith, owner and broker in charge, commented on the acquisition: “We welcome our new clients and are excited to be able to offer an expanded selection of homes to our customers. The similarities between our two companies, including leading edge marketing and account management technologies, made this acquisition attractive. Going forward, Flagship Properties continues to seek opportunities that improve our strategic position in our focus markets. We look forward to the increased synergy our combined businesses will create.”

Smith, who opened Flagship Properties nearly three years ago, has more than 17 years of real estate experience. During his career, he has managed more than 3,000 real estate transactions and $750 million in closed real estate sales.

Flagship Properties is a real estate company that offers commercial sales and leasing, residential sales, and property management services. The company is located at 148 Milestone Way, Suite B, in Greenville.

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Flagship Properties is a real estate company that offers

commercial sales and leasing, residential sales, and property management services .

148 Milestone Way Suite B. • Greenville, SC  29615 • (P) 888-728-8908 • (F) 864-400-4041 • www.FlagshipSC.com

Joshua Tew has been accepted as an intern at Flagship Properties, a real estate company that offers residential sales, commercial sales and leasing, and property management services. Tew will assist the company’s principals with ongoing business development efforts, focusing on market research, marketing implementation and real estate company operations.

Tew currently is in the master’s program for business administration at Clemson University. He graduated from Clemson in 2010 with a bachelor’s in civil engineering with emphasis on construction engineering and management. He is president of Clemson University’s MBA Student Association and is a Student Senator for Clemson University’s graduate student government. Tew also is a member of the PULSE Leadership Enrichment Committee of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce.