Dan Allen of Silver Creek Real Estate Group offers something exceptional: three decades of genuine community investment that has created unparalleled local expertise on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. One of Silver Creek Real Estate Group’s founding agents, Dan has ranked among the firm's top producers year after year, with a significant accolade coming as a professional endorsement from his peers — agents from other firms and markets who have chosen Dan to represent them in their own real estate transactions.
Raised in Cary, North Carolina, Dan spent childhood summer vacations in the North Carolina mountains, gaining insight into what makes the area so special. After searching from west to east for the perfect place to call home, he landed on the Plateau in 1995 — and never looked back.
Those first years here were spent learning about the community from every angle — working construction and landscaping, and waiting tables at local restaurants, including The Orchard, where his regular order is on the menu to this day as "Dannyboy's Fried Chicken Livers."
"Until real estate, I was in the trenches, in the service industry jobs," Dan explains. "I've seen a lot of families and their kids, as well as the landscape, grow and change over the years, along with the towns." His connection with the community now benefits every client Dan serves, giving them access to a vast network of skilled tradespeople and craftsmen.
Dan's "treasure hunter" philosophy drives his success. "I'm not trying to sell a property. I'm trying to help my buyers find what they're looking for, then the property sells itself," he explains. Combined with his comprehensive local knowledge, this approach creates experiences clients consistently describe as exceptional. His positive, straight-shooting perspective, vast local knowledge, honesty, integrity, and authentic interest in his clients’ satisfaction make him an invaluable listing and buying partner.
Recently, Dan has enhanced his service by adding Nora Kelly, a Marine Corps veteran, to his team. "Nora is my secret weapon," Dan admits. "I excel at relationship building and market knowledge. Nora excels at organization and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks."
After 30 years on the Plateau, the kid from Cary has found his calling as one of the Plateau’s most trusted real estate resources, helping others discover their perfect piece of this extraordinary community he's proud to call home
Home Types:
House, Lot/Land, Condo, Manufactured, Commercial
Years of Experience:
21
