Banks Herndon

Sales Associate

Banks grew up hunting and fishing in and around the small east Alabama town of Hatchechubbee. For several generations his family was involved in that area in timber, agriculture and cattle operations. With degrees in business and law from Auburn University and The University of Alabama, he spent 32 years representing landowners in their property matters. For 30 years Banks has owned and operated Homestead Farm, a purebred Black Angus cattle business. During that time he and his family have lived on the farm. He has personally managed and maintained the farm and other real estate for cattle, timber, wildlife and fish production. Having been involved with the founding of a bank and serving on its board, he has insight helpful in financing land transactions. Banks and Margo live in Opelika, Alabama and have been married 40 years. They have 5 children (including a daughter-in-law and a son-in-law) and 3 grandchildren.

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Chester Pugh

Associate Broker

Phone: 888-433-0419 Chester has been a Licensed Real Estate Agent since 1996, specializing in hunting, timber, recreational and agricultural land sales as well as commercial and residential properties. He has extensive experience in all aspects of land sales and wildlife management. Chester is a member of the Alabama Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. He is a graduate of the University of West Alabama with BS Degree in Biology and a retired Alabama Conservation Enforcement Officer Supervisor (Captain) with 28 years of service. He has also served as an active member of the Alabama National Guard for 35 years. His current rank is Chief Warrant Officer 5. Chester has a wife, Marsha, and they have a son, Alan.

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David Harrell

Associate Broker

Phone: 888-219-9675 I have lived my entire life in Hayneville, Alabama, working most of my life in the outdoors. I am married to my wife Carolyn of 18 years. We have two boys David Merle, 15 and Cody, 12. I have been working in real estate representing buyers and sellers for over 10 years, specializing primarily in recreational and timber investments. I enjoy bringing buyers and seller together as well as assisting my clients with the management of their property. I have helped many land owners with great success with projects such as wildlife development, timber management, government programs and wild life management. Such project may include timber harvesting, timber planting, construction of roads, wildlife food plots, lakes, cabins, enclosures, etc. I evaluate properties throughout Alabama on a daily basic and feel sure I will have a plan to fit you needs. When you are ready to buy or sell property in Alabama call and I will assure you that your transaction will be held in an honest and professional manner

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Hale Smith

Associate Broker

Hale has been with Tutt Real Estate since January, 2004. He is an associate broker and says he feels blessed to be associated with this company and the people that work here. Hale represents buyers and sellers with the utmost respect for their privacy and purpose. Working in the development part of the company has given Hale the necessary experience to help buyers and sellers develop and enhance their property to meet their objectives. Hale and his family enjoy many of the activities that land ownership and living in rural Alabama offer including hunting and fishing. Hale has two sons, Payne and Ness and wife, Lynn. They live in the Thomaston community of Marengo County, Alabama.

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Jeff Duncan

Sales Associate

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Kelso Hamilton

Sales Associate

Kelso grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and has been obsessed with the outdoors his whole life. He was fortunate to grow up hunting on his family land in West Alabama and this enabled him to pursue his love for the outdoors. His great grandfather, B.A. Cogle, bought and sold land and timber his whole life and his heritage inspired Kelso to pursue a career in real estate selling recreational property. Kelso graduated from Auburn University in 2007 and began his real estate career with a commercial real estate developer based in Atlanta, Georgia. After working in Atlanta for two years, he knew this wasn't the route he wanted to take, and decided to move back home to Montgomery. Recently, he was given the opportunity to come on board with Tutt Land Company to pursue his dream of selling land. After a meeting with Walter Tutt and Hale Smith, he knew this was the real estate company he wanted to be a part of.

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Mike M. Breedlove, Jr.

Sales Associate

Mike is a registered Forester in Alabama and specializes in Forest Management. He is a 1989 graduate of Auburn University and recieved a B.S. degree in Forest Management. Both he and his wife Cammie live in Jackson, AL where they both grew up. They have two children, Jordan and Logan. Mike is also a Certified Prescribed Burn Manager, has a Alabama Pest Applicators License and is a Qualified Inspector by the American Tree Farm System. His hobbies include: kayak fishing both fresh and saltwater, turkey hunting, bow hunting, and creating one-of-a-kind custom turkey, deer and duck calls in his home shop. Mike's philosophy is if you can just help as many people as you can get what they want out of life, you can eventually get what you want out of life. For all your timberland investment needs give Mike a call and let him help you get what you want out of life.

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S. Todd Lowery

Sales Associate

S. Todd Lowery is a Alabama Registered Forester and Sales Associate. He has a B.S. degree in Forest Management from Auburn University (1997). Todd has worked with Lower Dixie Timber Company since 2001. He has an extensive knowledge of timber markets in south central Alabama and Mississippi. Buying timber and managing timberland allows him to keep up with current prices and new land management techniques. These are valuable attributes when evaluating property. Todd is also a avid hunter and fisherman who appreciates what a well managed property can produce. He lives in Butler which is in Choctaw County, Alabama with his wife and two children.

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Sean Brown

Sales Associate

Sean is a resident of Trussville, Alabama and a 1999 graduate of University of Alabama Birmingham. He received a degree in business management and finance, and was a four-year member of the UAB football team. He and his wife, Brooke, are the parents of three sons: three-year-old twins, Ford and Brady, and Walker, who is three months old. As a young child, Sean developed a passion for the outdoors and all sports including fishing and hunting. He has managed his family’s farm for fifteen years. These factors contribute to his enjoyment of the buying and selling of recreational and hunting properties. Sean has the necessary knowledge to assist landowners with wildlife management through the use of Quality Deer Management (QDM) practices. He is knowledgeable of tree planting and road construction, as well as lake design and maintenance. Call Sean today for a positive buying or selling experience.

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Walter Tutt

Qualifying Broker, Land Specialist

Phone: 334-534-1315 Walter graduated with a Mechanical Engineering Degree from the University of Alabama in 1988. Immediately he knew that he wanted to be in the hunting and land business. After assisting many landowners with land and timber management, he started Tutt Real Estate in 1991. The real estate company merged with Lower Dixie Timber Co., Inc in 1994. Walter currently holds real estate licenses in Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Walter sat on the Board of directors for the Alabama Forestry Association and has been presented conservation awards by the USDA Soil Conservation Service. The Tutt family land, under his management, won the 2006 Helene Moseley Award for the southwest area of the state. Walter has assisted landowners in developing thousands of acres into premier recreational tracts. Walter’s specialty is bringing buyers and sellers together in brokering recreational and timberland tracts. Walter, Marni and their children, Wallace and Camilla, live in Demopolis, Alabama.

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