Southern Bell Living

806 Johnnie Dodds Blvd Suite 100, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
NAR: 101536
  •   5   (37 reviews)

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Meet the team

Get to know the 3 agents at Southern Bell Living.

John  Bell
John Bell

REALTOR®

  5   (40 reviews)
About John
As a former Financial Services Executive, John has 10+ years of New Business Development, Marketing, and Realty Services experience. John represents the Top 1% of Real Estate professionals Globally. He works with buyers and sellers to create a "Go To Market" strategy to assist with the home buying and selling experience. John helps with Fundraising at ECCO (East Cooper Community Outreach), is treasurer and board member for WakeUp Carolina (a youth recovery program), and volunteers at SeaCoast church of Mt. Pleasant. John is a Realtor® and Google Trusted & Screened.
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About Erica
As Lead Agent & Partner at Southern Bell Living, I've helped more than 459 families buy and sell across the Charleston Lowcountry, with $355M+ in team sales and 383+ five-star reviews to show for it. I've called Charleston home for 13 years. My career started in new construction and design, where I learned homes from the studs out — how they're built, what holds value, and what to walk away from. That foundation is why my clients get more than a showing schedule: they get a trained eye on construction quality, renovation potential, and long-term value. John Bell and I built Southern Bell Living from the ground up on that same philosophy, and it's now one of Charleston's top-producing teams. Whether you're relocating from out of state, buying your first home, or selling a waterfront estate, you get the same attention and the same results. My team pairs deep local expertise — Mount Pleasant, Daniel Island, Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island, and downtown Charleston — with technology no generalist offers: AI-powered listing walkthroughs, Matterport 3D tours, and drone marketing that gives remote buyers full property intelligence before they ever board a plane. Recognition includes Realtor of Distinction, Charleston Real Producers Top 250, Best of Mount Pleasant Best Real Estate Team (2021–2025), and a feature on the Emmy-nominated series The American Dream. But the reviews say it best: my clients call me efficient with their time, sharp in negotiation, and the kind of agent they refer to family. Let's talk about your move: (607)742-9546 · erica@southernbellliving.com
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About Tony
REALTOR® & Licensed SC Residential Builder | Southern Bell Living Part of the John Bell & Erica Zepp team — REALM Top 1%, $355M+ career sales I'm a REALTOR® and Licensed SC Residential Builder — which means I evaluate homes differently than most agents. After 20+ years in construction and real estate, including 10 years building high-end custom homes, I see what other agents miss. Originally from Pennsylvania, I served in the U.S. Marine Corps before founding Asset Builders, where I spent a decade building custom homes in Columbia's premier communities. That combination of military discipline and hands-on construction experience shapes everything I do for my clients today.
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About us

Southern Bell Living is a Mount Pleasant–based luxury real estate team serving buyers, sellers, and relocating families across the Charleston Lowcountry — including waterfront, deep-water, new construction, historic, and luxury homes. You work directly with founder John Bell and lead agent Erica Zepp — never a junior agent — plus REALTOR® and licensed South Carolina builder Tony Tonelis. The team has served 459+ families with $355M+ in career sales, a 101.3% average list-to-sale ratio, and a 14-day market time, plus a verified 5.0-star rating across 383+ reviews. Best of Mount Pleasant Winner 2021–2025, 2026 Finalist. Member of REALM Global, the invitation-only network of the top 1% of luxury agents. Brokered by The Boulevard Company.

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Our reviews

  5  
38 reviewsacross 14 different locations, showing 6.
Our qualities as told by our client reviews: well-connected, detail-oriented, supportive, responsive, local expert, clear communication, great negotiation.
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Buyer review
Our journey started on 6/30/26 to find a home in South Carolina
8 days ago
Our journey started on 6/30/26 to find a home in South Carolina

Our journey started on 6/30/26 to find a home in South Carolina. After our daughter discovered their website as relocation experts, we connected for the initial conversation. From day one the feeling was and has come to fruition that we found the right team to fulfill our requests. Erica and John were accessible, knowledgeable and assuring at every turn. Taking the leap of faith toward the unknown was something foreign to me being more of a hands on individual. However in only 21 days, they allayed our fears, captured all the focal points, did an incredible video walkthrough that sold us immediately and led us down a seamless path. N.B. We had not seen the home in person being from Pennsylvania. It's not always easy to connect the dots so to speak, but this transition was as smooth as possible. They completed the task from start to finish. Erica and John are warm and welcoming, transparent and excellent communicators. We are happy to call them our now friends! Sincerely, The Vitiello Family Denise, Anthony, Deanne and Danielle

John  Bell
Buyer review
John & Erica with Southern Bell Living team helped us with multiple transactions in the past & most
6 months ago
John & Erica with Southern Bell Living team helped us with multiple transactions in the past & most

John & Erica with Southern Bell Living team helped us with multiple transactions in the past & most recently helped us sell our home on James Island and find the perfect upgrade on James Island with a huge yard for the kids. They were so efficient, neighbors never knew I was selling, leaving other agents selling properties across the street and in the neighborhood thinking, “What just happened?!” They’re just that good, frankly. Worth the value to reach out to them first. Save yourself the headache of a “meh,” half invested agent with no hustle. He negotiated great deals on both sides and made the whole buying and selling process smooth. They’re also rad. They even introduced me to Kevin, my new neighbor!

Erica ZeppJohn  Bell
Seller review
John & Erica with Southern Bell Living team helped us with multiple transactions in the past & most
6 months ago
John & Erica with Southern Bell Living team helped us with multiple transactions in the past & most

John & Erica with Southern Bell Living team helped us with multiple transactions in the past & most recently helped us sell our home on James Island and find the perfect upgrade on James Island with a huge yard for the kids. They were so efficient, neighbors never knew I was selling, leaving other agents selling properties across the street and in the neighborhood thinking, “What just happened?!” They’re just that good, frankly. Worth the value to reach out to them first. Save yourself the headache of a “meh,” half invested agent with no hustle. He negotiated great deals on both sides and made the whole buying and selling process smooth. They’re also rad.

Erica ZeppJohn  Bell
Buyer review
Thank you!
8 months ago
Thank you!

We would like to thank John and Erica for their dedication, clear communication, and patience in helping us find our dream home. There was never any pressure - only cheerful smiles, encouraging words, genuine offers to help, and plenty of guidance as we learned our way around the area. With Southern Bell Living, you truly get a complete team. We highly recommend their services - they are warm, genuine, and an absolute pleasure to work with.

John  BellErica Zepp
Buyer review
Words cannot express how thankful my wife and I are to have been able to work with John Bell and the
10 months ago
Words cannot express how thankful my wife and I are to have been able to work with John Bell and the

Words cannot express how thankful my wife and I are to have been able to work with John Bell and the Southern Bell Living team. We recently closed on a property in Charleston, SC that required negotiations with multiple parties and took months and months to complete. John was with us every step of the way. His commitment, dedication and depth of knowledge were so far beyond our expectations. Realtors are so hard to compare, and John stands out from the rest by a wide margin. We highly recommend him to anyone looking for a realtor.

John  BellErica Zepp
Buyer review
John Bell and Erica Zepp are exactly what anyone should be looking for in a realtor!
about 1 year ago
John Bell and Erica Zepp are exactly what anyone should be looking for in a realtor!

John Bell and Erica Zepp are exactly what anyone should be looking for in a realtor! They handled both the sale of my existing home and simultaneous purchase of my new construction home and turned what seemed like a complex/stressful situation into a simple and smooth deal. They referred us to their lender (Ethan Lane) who was also great to work with and ultimately created a team that could get even the most complex real estate transactions closed on time and stress free. I wouldn't hesitate to work with John and Erica again as they are both exactly what a professional real estate agent should be and more. We are so grateful that they made this experience a positive one and got us into our new home!

John  BellErica Zepp
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Our properties

Southern Bell Living has 3 properties for sale, showing 3, sorted by most recent activity

For Sale
$307,000
G607/2333 Tall Sail Drive
Charleston SC 29414
2
2
Condo
Listing courtesy of The Boulevard Company, LLC
Contingent
$750,000
3754 Tupelo Church Lane
Awendaw SC 29429
5
4
Single-Family
Listing courtesy of The Boulevard Company, LLC
For Sale
¤185,000
Lot 13/5197 Stablegate Lane
Hollywood SC 29449
Land
Listing courtesy of The Boulevard Company, LLC
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