Tom Burns was introduced to real estate as a teenager, helping his father with rental house renovations. In 1998, he turned it into a full-time career. He has repositioned 250+ houses and more than 800 multi-family units. He currently runs an asset-based lending fund for real estate investors.
Tom was a franchisee of HomeVestors, a national home buying company, and was Treasurer of the Atlanta franchise council. He’s been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, Curbed Atlanta, and Entrepreneur Magazine. TORO Properties Rehab, LLC, is registered with the Georgia Secretary of State and holds an A+ rating with The Better Business Bureau (BBB). In 2019, The City of Tucker awarded Tom with the “Best Commercial Renovation” for 5007 LaVista Road, a building that had been vacant for 9 years. Click here for the full story.
Tom graduated from St. Pius X High School in Atlanta and The Citadel in Charleston, SC. While at The Citadel, he was an Air Force cadet, a Dean’s List student, and played lacrosse. Tom, his wife Diane, and their three daughters live along a power line in Decatur, where they grow flowers, vegetables and have a very small, but powerful, apiary…. #girlpowerhoneydecatur