Land Investment · Asheville, North Carolina
Decades of real estate experience — all on the record.
Many “land buyers” are brand new to this business. Realty Financial Group has been investing, building, and appraising since 1978 — and we back every claim with the actual regulator record.
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Land Investment · Asheville, North Carolina
We don’t just say it. We prove it.
Instead of simply claiming decades of experience, we document it. Every milestone in the record below is verified by the appropriate regulator or association.
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1978–1986
Jim Hunter, owner of Realty Financial Group, LLC, has been a real estate investor since 1978, when he first began investing in real estate proof. Between 1978 and 1986 he purchased and renovated single-family homes in North Carolina and Georgia.
In 1986, Realty Financial Group, Inc. was incorporated in Georgia proof and became an investment vehicle for his purchases.
1986–1991
Realty Financial Group purchased and renovated single-family homes while Jim built a personal portfolio of rental properties. He also co-developed award-winning software for a financial software company; the company later went public and Jim sold his shares in the initial public offering.
1991–1998
Realty Financial Group became a property tax consultant for commercial property owners — primarily shopping-center and industrial-building owners — negotiating property values with municipalities on their behalf. Jim also acquired commercial appraisal licenses in South Carolina proof and Georgia proof.
His representation totaled 5 million sq ft of shopping centers and 8 million sq ft of industrial buildings across the Southeastern US. His family portfolio at the time was 94 rental units — apartments, condominiums, and residential properties.
1998–2005
A full-time purchaser and seller of residential and commercial real estate, and a dealer in discounted mortgages, tax liens, and hard-money lending — alongside property management for his own and other owners’ properties. He additionally built single-family homes in Atlanta, Georgia.
2005–2025
After moving to Asheville, NC in 2005 proof, Realty Financial Group marketed new single-family homes built by affiliated company Mountain Realty Builders, LLC — which built 57 new homes in Asheville during this period. See pictures of the homes →
He became a licensed general contractor in 2005 proof and has remained one continuously since then. As a result, in addition to building the 57 homes, he also developed small subdivisions (1-4 houses) and obtained the Accredited Land Consultant from the Rural Land Institute of the National Association of Realtors in 2012 proof . To obtain the ALC designation, a person must sell at least $10M of land or create at least 25 subdivisions. There are only approximately 700 Accredited Land Consultants in the USA.
He was among the first to build “green” homes in Asheville, earning the Certified Green Builder designation from the National Association of Home Builders in 2010. Many achieved Bronze or Silver certification; one home used just 52% of the energy of a code-minimum build.
2025 — Today
Now focused entirely on land.
Jim applies the building, appraisal, and development skills honed over 48 years to acquiring and improving land — primarily across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.