Sanford, North Carolina

Sanford, North Carolina

Who is Cheryl Crist?

Who is Cheryl Crist?

Cheryl has spent years building relationships across Sanford the kind of trust that comes from actually showing up, not from a sign in the yard.

Cheryl didn't get into real estate because she loved open houses or picking out paint colors. Long before she ever got her license, she paid attention to markets wherever she went, the shifts, the trends, the reasons behind them. Real estate was where that instinct finally met her love of working with people.

She made the leap to Real Estate in 2022, after a decade in a different career, worked professionally since 2024, and created her own Brokerage in 2026, after watching how few agents actually build a lasting career in this industry.

She'd seen why: agents left to figure it out alone, with no real partnership behind them. Crist Realty is what she built instead.

Cheryl has spent years building relationships across Sanford the kind of trust that comes from actually showing up, not from a sign in the yard.

Cheryl didn't get into real estate because she loved open houses or picking out paint colors. Long before she ever got her license, she paid attention to markets wherever she went, the shifts, the trends, the reasons behind them. Real estate was where that instinct finally met her love of working with people.

She made the leap to Real Estate in 2022, after a decade in a different career, worked professionally since 2024, and created her own Brokerage in 2026, after watching how few agents actually build a lasting career in this industry.

She'd seen why: agents left to figure it out alone, with no real partnership behind them. Crist Realty is what she built instead.

Cheryl has spent years building relationships across Sanford the kind of trust that comes from actually showing up, not from a sign in the yard.

Cheryl didn't get into real estate because she loved open houses or picking out paint colors. Long before she ever got her license, she paid attention to markets wherever she went, the shifts, the trends, the reasons behind them. Real estate was where that instinct finally met her love of working with people.

She made the leap to Real Estate in 2022, after a decade in a different career, worked professionally since 2024, and created her own Brokerage in 2026, after watching how few agents actually build a lasting career in this industry.

She'd seen why: agents left to figure it out alone, with no real partnership behind them. Crist Realty is what she built instead.

A Familiar Face, Continuing Her Work

Cheryl spent years as an agent, building relationships one closing at a time and earning a reputation across Sanford for being straightforward, responsive, and genuinely invested in the people she worked with.

Crist Realty isn’t a fresh start, it’s the next chapter of a career she’s already built, now under her own name.

That includes the parts that aren’t fun to hear: a price that needs adjusting, a timeline that’s slipping, or a repair that’s worth making before you list.

Cheryl would rather tell you the truth early than let you find out late.

Cheryl spent years as an agent, building relationships one closing at a time and earning a reputation across Sanford for being straightforward, responsive, and genuinely invested in the people she worked with.

Crist Realty isn’t a fresh start, it’s the next chapter of a career she’s already built, now under her own name.

That includes the parts that aren’t fun to hear: a price that needs adjusting, a timeline that’s slipping, or a repair that’s worth making before you list.

Cheryl would rather tell you the truth early than let you find out late.

A Brokerage Built to Develop Agents

Cheryl is building Crist Realty around a simple idea: a brokerage should grow its agents, not just grow its headcount. Mentorship and training come first here. She's not recruiting purely for sales volume, the way some of the larger firms in the area tend to operate.

Need a Mentor?

Need a Mentor?

Rooted in Sanford, North Carolina

This is where Cheryl works, and where she plans to keep working. Crist Realty is built specifically for Sanford, North Carolina, and the people who call it home.

That local knowledge extends to the details that trip up out-of-town agents. Perc tests, deed restrictions, and utility access, the kind of thing you only get right by knowing the area, not just the market.

She’s at the Thursday night concerts at Depot Park most summer evenings, and Saturday mornings usually find her at the farmers market before it gets too hot. She also owns Gather NC, a shop just downtown, so when she says she’s rooted here, she means it literally.

Ready to Reach Out?

However you found this page, a referral, a search, or just poking around, Cheryl would like to hear from you directly.

Get in Touch

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Crist Realty

106 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330

106 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330

106 Carthage St,
Sanford, NC 27330

Equal Housing Opportunity.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

LIC. #339984 REALTOR®

LIC. #339984 REALTOR®

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