Our Team


Rickey Heaton
Broker in Charge, Senior Advisor & Land Specialist
O: 864-242-4200
M: 864-350-0323
rickey@kdsproperties.com
As Broker-in-Charge at KDS, Rickey uses his experience and education to supervise the management of office policy and company compliancy. He also regularly serves clients of all asset classes, working with each individual to determine the best strategy to meet their specific real estate goals. Rickey specializes in the sale, leasing, and development of vacant commercial, agricultural/recreational, and residential land.
Before joining the team at KDS, Rickey earned his degree in Political Science at Presbyterian College and spent the next 30 years doing sales and marketing for companies in the Real Estate, Retail, Staffing, Advertising and Tobacco industries. In 2005, Rickey joined Palmetto Auction & Realty, LLC as a project manager and eventually took ownership of the company in 2014. Rickey served clients from the onset of the relationship, all the way through closing the deal. Additionally, as a South Carolina licensed Auctioneer, he coordinated and conducted auctions.
Rickey was born in Greenville but grew up in Columbia, SC. He moved back to the upstate 25 years ago and has been an active member at Grace Church for the past 15 years- serving on the Safety and Usher Teams as well as with the Outreach Ministry. He’s the proud father of a daughter and during his free time, he enjoys reading, cooking and making memories with friends and family.

