Sallie Paris

While growing up in Seale, Alabama, just a few hours north of the Emerald Coast, my family took dozens of trips to the beach and some of my happiest childhood memories were formed there. As I grew older, time with my extended family grew more limited, but our annual summer beach traditions remained intact and my love for the area deepened. 

After graduating from LSU in 1998, I returned to my home in Alabama and began a career in banking. I quickly discovered that my clients considered their real estate investments to be much more than just financial decisions and I grew to understand that owning a vacation property was uniquely rewarding on an emotional level. 

In 2005, a cousin offered me a job in the vacation industry here in Walton County and my husband Jason and I have been happy locals ever since. I began my real estate career in 2010 as a licensed assistant, a position I held for nearly two years before deciding to transition to a sales role as an independent agent. I constantly draw on my experience to make things easier for my clients.

I say all the time that, although I've been here for years, I still feel like I'm on vacation every day. My goal is to help other families find the perfect property so that they can grow to love the Emerald Coast the way that I do.