Your Lowcountry real estate advisor
About Kim Striker.
Realtor · COAST Brokered by eXp Realty
Kim Striker helps people make confident decisions about where and how they want to live. Her background includes insurance appraisal of high-value, custom, and historic homes, replacement cost valuation across eleven East Coast states, construction and building systems knowledge, and hands-on renovation project management. She applies all of it to one job: making sure the home you move to fits the life you plan to live in it.
Last updated October 2026 By Kim Striker
The appraiser who became a buyer's advocate
Before real estate, Kim owned an insurance appraisal company that valued high-value, custom, and historic homes across eleven East Coast states, specializing in replacement cost: what a structure would actually cost to rebuild. That work taught her construction quality, building systems, materials, and renovation costing from the inside out, the kind of knowledge that shows up on a house tour as a sharp eye for what will cost money later.
A self-described serial renovator, she has managed renovation and improvement projects for homeowners, coordinating contractors, sourcing materials, and overseeing execution to protect long-term property value. When she looks at a property, she separates cosmetic from systemic, and she can estimate the difference in dollars, not guesses.
What she brings to a Lowcountry search
As an eXp Luxury agent she markets and sells high-end homes with sophisticated strategy, strong visual presentation, targeted digital exposure, and data-driven analysis. As an A.I. Certified professional with the KREM Institute, she uses current technology and market intelligence to position properties competitively in today's marketplace. And as your relocation advisor, she turns those tools into the same clear-eyed filters she would use for her own move: flood zones, fee structures, club rules, resale pools, and the ten-year outlook.
Credentials
Licensed Real Estate Broker and Realtor®
Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)
NAR Green Designation
eXp Luxury
Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS)
Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES)
ABR, NAR Green, eXp Luxury, Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist® (RSPS®), Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®)
Education: B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing, Towson University; Certificate in Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Arts, The George Washington University
Association memberships: Member of the National Association of Realtors; North Carolina Association of Realtors; South Carolina Association of Realtors; High Country Association of Realtors; Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors; U.S. Green Building Council
Why Kim built this guide
Most relocating buyers arrive with two weeks of vacation memories and a handful of glossy brochures, then make a seven-figure decision. Kim built Moving To Hilton Head SC to close that gap: the same briefing she gives clients on their first call, written down, sourced, and free. Every page links back to the two things that actually move a search forward, the complete guide and a scheduled call.
Her favorite question from a buyer is the honest one: what would you do if you were moving here? The answer is always the search they should run, not the one that sells itself.
Book a Relocation CallService areas
- Hilton Head Island, SC
- Bluffton, SC and the surrounding Lowcountry
- North Carolina High Country (additional market)
- Buyers, sellers, and renovators
Answers
About Kim, answered
How does Kim help buyers relocating from out of state?
She structures the whole process around the buyer's distance: pre-approval logistics, a scouting itinerary built on evidence rather than charm, gate access and community vetting handled locally, and honest reads on fees, flood zones, and club rules before a buyer travels.
What does the appraisal background actually change for buyers?
Kim's years in replacement cost valuation for high-value, custom, and historic homes mean she reads construction quality, building systems, and renovation cost the way appraisers and contractors do. She notices the issues that marketing photos do not show, and she prices repairs realistically.
Which areas does Kim serve?
Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, and the surrounding South Carolina Lowcountry, with additional experience in the North Carolina High Country market. Buyers moving to the Lowcountry are the core of her relocation practice.
What designations does Kim hold?
Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), NAR Green, eXp Luxury, Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist® (RSPS®), and Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®). She earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from Towson University and a Certificate in Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Arts at The George Washington University.
What is the relocation call like?
About 30 minutes, by phone or video. The first call covers your timeline, your budget, the communities on your list, and the one or two things that would change the plan. No pitch, no pressure.
Next step
Talk it through before you pick a side of the water.
Thirty minutes on the calendar beats three months of second-guessing. Bring your timeline and your budget.