GREG T. COLTON, IFA
Greg T. Colton, IFA,CRS is the owner /operator of Colton Appraisal Group, a small regional appraisal firm located in the Southern Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. Greg began his entrepreneurial endeavors at the age of 18 upon promotion to Head Manager of Shakey’s Pizza Parlor in Fairfax, Virginia. One year later, Mr. Colton along with a partner, purchased the B & J Carry Out located in Accokeek, Maryland. Specializing in pork barbeque, he grew B & J’s into the “hottest” carry out diner in Southern Maryland. From 1977 to 1987 Greg was in full charge of all operations as General Manager. During that period, Mr. Colton directed and managed the complete redesign and construction of the entire restaurant site due to road expansion, opened two additional locations in Southern Maryland and Northern Virginia and integrated seasonal soft serve ice cream sales into each location. A series of external events led Mr. Colton to channel his business experience and skills into the real estate industry as an Associate Broker with ReMax Professionals in Lanham. He developed a small staff into a top producing real estate team, receiving numerous sales and achievement awards. Greg tuned his focus in real estate towards appraising, consulting, investment and property rehabilitation in the early 1990’s which ultimately led to the establishment of Colton Appraisal Group in 1997. The firm maintains a small staff of 5, including 2 appraisal trainees. Though in many aspects, Mr. Colton considers himself, self-taught, he has diligently pursued advanced education through many appraisal, general real estate and business general brokerage and courses and seminars. Mr. Colton’s recent acquisition of ten zones and serving as the Area Development Office (ADO) locally for the Zaio Corporation appears to be the “perfect fit” for him to build on his tireless pursuit of high quality, accurate and timely appraisal services with the oft stated goal of “Earning Your Trust Everyday”.