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Pam
Bishop
By the time Pam BishoP decided
to enter a career of real estate, she knew more
than a little bit about her choice. Her father,
brother and even nephew had all enjoyed
success in her home city of Fort Lauderdale
with the family business, and Pam felt that
real estate might be the right choice for her as well.
“My father, Harlan Drum, started Drum Realty in
1952,” she remembered. “It’s still in Fort Lauderdale and
is managed by a third generation of our family. Real estate
was the centerpiece of my environment. Being the youngest
of four children, I understood success in business and in life
required dedication to hard work.”
Bishop and her husband met at Reinhardt College and
were married two years later in Fort Lauderdale. Thanks to
multiple relocations with her husband and three children,
she realized what it was like to move, settle again and cre-
ate a comforting new home – and she felt that she would
able to relate to the clients’ concerns when it came to
moving.
“I had the opportunity to assist a top-producing agent,”
she commented. “He suggested and encouraged that I go
full-time. It became apparent that my family’s real estate
background made it a good choice. I started full-time as an
agent with Presson & Stromon Realtors.”
In 1986, the family moved to Mount Pleasant and, ac-
cording to Bishop, their “love for the area was immediate and
continues to this day, though it was a smaller town then.”
Today, her career with Carolina One, which has spanned
more than 20 satisfying years, has brought her plenty of
challenges, accolades and enjoyable moments with the com-
munity. She credits the opportunity to “help people make
the Lowcountry their home” as the reason she has enjoyed
her career. She described helping potential buyers find the
right place to live and the right house as a fulfilling chal-
lenge. Even during the housing market downtown, Bishop
felt that the situation gave her further insight into the local
market conditions.
“People are moving here now for all the area has to offer
– good schools, great dining, shopping, beaches and a great
climate,” she commented.
Bishop’s business motto has always been to treat oth-
ers in the way she would like to be treated, and she hasn’t
strayed from it since beginning her career in real estate.
Her distinctions include being a Certified Residential Spe-
cialist, an honor earned by only 4 percent of the top Real-
tors in the nation. Recently she received her SRES – Seniors
Real Estate Specialist – certification as well. She also is an
Accredited Buyer Representative. In addition, she continues
to be a frequent Realtor of Distinction in the Charleston
Trident Association of Realtors, a consistent member of
East Cooper Top Producers and the recipient of Carolina
One’s Lifetime Achievement Award, plus numerous other
achievements including CTAR Realtor of the Year in 2007.
Because Bishop believes in giving back to the community,
she has been able to garnish accolades and recognition from
her peers in the real estate market. She has served on the
board of directors for the Charleston Trident Association of
Realtors and worked with the Realtor Housing Fund, also
known as RHOF. On a more personal note, she and her
husband are members and stewards of St. Peter’s Anglican
Church and regularly host small groups and Bible study.
“I knew when I started my career in real estate that my
reputation would always be important to me,” Bishop said.
Photo by Jenn Cady.
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