Meet the Team
Zach, Kate, and Olivia
The inspiration behind the enterprise. ZKO began in 2016 when Zach (UGA '19) and Kate (UGA '20) attended the University of Georgia and were considering places to live post-dormitory. Leigh happened across a rental property that we all fell in love with in Athens and ZKO was born. Six years and several properties later, ZKO has an ambitious goal to not only build our real estate business but also to share what we've learned with others. With Olivia (UGA '25) in her final year and living in one of our properties, the Athens tradition continues. Go Dawgs!
Rich
Rich fell into Real Estate purely by accident in 2002 when a startup firm recruited him for his technical skills. The company created a solution for real estate investors. By the time the company was acquired by a larger proptech firm in 2016, the real estate bug was in his blood.
Today, Rich continues to expand the ZKO real estate investment portfolio and is a real estate agent with 5 Market Realty - a top local brokerage in Athens, GA.
Leigh
Leigh has always been into home decor starting with her career as a Southern Living at Home and then Taste of Home Entertaining Sales Director. After acquiring her real estate license in 2022, she began working for New Western - a brokerage exclusively catering to real estate investors.
Leigh has facilitated close to 100 acquisition and direct sales deals with New Western and continues to help ZKO with her design and finance skills.
What we do
Real Estate Agent
Real Estate Agent
Real Estate Agent
As real estate agents, we help investors as well as residential buyers and sellers find homes and sell homes in the Atlanta area - particularly the cities of Peachtree Corners and Duluth, Athens area, and the Lake Oconee and Greensboro area.
[GA License: 441089]
BRRRR
Real Estate Agent
Real Estate Agent
No, we're not cold. BRRRR is a common acronym in real estate investing that stands for Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat. For us, the goal is to build equity and net worth. Let us tell you why we really like the Student Housing niche.
Fix and Flip
Real Estate Agent
Fix and Flip
Seems like everyone is into "Flipping" these days with the popularity of Fix and Flip shows on HGTV. While Buy and Hold rentals provide smaller cash flow along with the benefits of appreciation over time, flipping is a great way to generate significant cash flows in the short term.
Network
Real Estate Agent
Fix and Flip
There is no better way to build your real estate investment business than by building your network. We love meeting professionals from Accountants to Appraisers and Property Managers to Plumbers. Mutually beneficial relationships are the key to success.