kyle hitchcock
BY KATIE FUTCH
Kyle Hitchcock never knows what the day ahead of her has in store .
After all , she is an entrepreneur , member of the Milledgeville-Baldwin Chamber of Commerce , a real estate agent , business owner , wife and mother to three kids . It ’ s the uncertainty of life that excites her . Hitchcock has lived in Milledgeville for 36 years . She and her family moved from South Carolina when her dad accepted a position as a banker in Milledgeville . Hitchcock spent her primary education in Baldwin County . After graduation , she attended Georgia College & State University for a year and then transferred to the University of Georgia .
Hitchcock studied middle grades education at UGA ’ s Mary Frances Early College of Education . She concentrated in math and earned a double minor in science and social studies .
In 2002 , Hitchcock married her high school sweetheart , Andrew . They grew up together in Milledgeville and attended college together at UGA . He majored in forestry and concentrated in land management .
After Hitchcock marrying , she taught in Jefferson and then Jones County for three years . But when she and her husband wanted to start a family , Hitchcock wanted to find a more flexible career .
“ I decided to get my real estate license because I watched my mom who was a real estate agent ; that schedule was more flexible ,” Hitchcock says .
After receiving her real estate license , she went to work for a real estate agency for almost 15 years . But Hitchcock decided that she wanted to do something more . She teamed up with her husband and a couple they were friends with . That ’ s when they decided to form Sinclair Reserve Realty .
Today , their company has 17 real estate agents . Hitchcock says that establishing the business was exactly what she and her family needed .
“ One thing that is amazing is having the flexibility to support things that are important to us , like our children ,” Hitchcock says .
Likewise , owning a small business allows creativity and freedom , she says .
“ I think freedom is just really important . We
are able to just talk about things in our company because it is not a typical hierarchy . We all try and work together and help each other out . And I feel like we all look at each other as equal .”
Hitchcock says that transparency is key to running the Sinclair Reserve Realty . She believes that honesty with co-workers and clients earns both their trust and respect .
“ We really wanted our business based on transparency . We feel like it ’ s really important to support each other and do it in a way where we can talk openly and freely and help each other out ,” Hitchcock says .
Working as a real estate does not come without its challenges . Hitchcock says that sitting still means there ’ s no money being made . She constantly pushes herself to grow her business and encourage her co-workers in new ways .
Personability is a major factor in the Sinclair Realty Reserve . Hitchcock says she wants to be professional and classy , but also personable and relatable with her clients .
“ We like to show depth to who we are . And we also like to try and identify with a buyer and a seller with something that we have in common ,” Hitchcock says . “ Building those relationships off a good foundation is important . We ’ ve just tried to embrace every little change and see how we can use it to help people that are still in need of us moving or selling ”
A part of being honest as a real estate agent includes knowing what is best for the client .
“ If we don ’ t have the information we need , we definitely try and reach out to other agents to try and make sure that we ’ re focusing on exactly what our client needs at that time and represent them the best we can .”
Sinclair Reserve Realty stays busy yearround ; on average , Hitchcock sells 45 houses a year .
“ We are kind of the good ol ’ boys in town , and we are OK with that . We love that ,” Hitchcock says . “ We are like a family . If there ’ s something we can do to support each other , or each other ’ s families like that ’ s what we are there for .” And there is a reason for their success . She says she constantly learns and grows in her business .
42 Milledgeville Scene | 20 Under 40 2022