B.V. Messervy
When B.V. joined mom Dede in 2004, she brought a corporate approach that grew their partnership into the team she now leads. B.V. (stands for Buena Vista) is highly skilled at project management - both preparing homes for market and creating budgeted scopes of work for buyers looking to renovate. She has a passion for real estate investing and manages a rental portfolio of 17 properties, including a lake house on Lake Keowee. She loves turning first time buyers into investors by convincing them to keep their starter homes as rentals. She grew up in Mt. Pleasant and returned home after attending University of South Carolina where she majored in Communications and studied in Alicante, Spain. She married Wando High School classmate, Daniel, and they live downtown with their daughter, Wren.
Lauren Newman
Lauren is originally from Raleigh, NC and moved here in 2007 to attend College of Charleston. Her in-depth knowledge of the area and personal connections get her as close to local as a transplant can be! Lauren has an eye for design and leads the team’s staging efforts as a certified Staging Designer and paint color expert. She has an enviable command of market statistics and listing inventory. Lauren met her husband, James, at College of Charleston, and they live in Mt. Pleasant with their sons Blake and Locke and yellow lab Bubba.
Vanessa Beechem
Vanessa is a true native and 4th generation Charlestonian. She grew up on Johns Island and attended First Baptist Church School. Vanessa holds her Senior Real Estate Specialist designation and is specifically trained to aid the team’s senior clients. She worked exclusively for a national investor on volume purchases and nerds out over the numbers analyzing investment properties. Vanessa and her husband, Tim, live on James Island with their daughter and golden retriever. She enjoys giving back through active involvement and leadership with the Junior League of Charleston, Trident United Way and BNI.
Sarah Gipe Yandle
Sarah, also a true Charleston native, is a second generation Realtor. After growing up in Mt. Pleasant and graduating from the College of Charleston, she moved to Atlanta where she began her real estate career at Prudential Georgia Realty in 2006. She returned to Charleston to partner with her father, Timm Gipe and her real estate success followed. When she joined The Dede & B.V. Team in 2021, she brought deep-rooted connections and a network of valuable alliances. Sarah is masterful at connecting with clients on a level that lasts well beyond closing. She lives in Park Circle, North Charleston with her husband Jeff, their son, Wesley, and their daughter, Walker. Wesley and Walker love playing with their orange cat named ZigZag.
Dede Warren
Dede is the team founder and mentor. She is a master of client engagement and forging friendships that last well beyond the closing. While no longer actively selling, Dede remains highly respected by her peers and an integral component of the team dynamic. She is an expert mediator and served on the Charleston Realtors' Professional Standards committee. Originally from Savannah, she has called Charleston home since 1991. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and always felt her prior work in hospitality complimented her 30-year real estate career. Dede lives in Meggett, where she enjoys country living and swimming in her pool with her grandchildren.
Ashley Bengtsson
Ashley joined our team in 2019 after purchasing her primary residence and subsequent rental properties. She serves as the team's Sales Coordinator, a role for which she is both overqualified and supremely appreciated! Her background in business support spans various industries from London to California, but she says with our team she "has found her true home." Her love of organization, checklists and calendaring keeps us in line and on time. Ashley supports us behind the scenes so we can stay focused on providing clients the superior experience they deserve. Having bought & sold a home in San Francisco, she's accustomed to the frenzied pace of our rising real estate market. Originally from Lexington KY, she moved to Mt. Pleasant in 2015 with her husband, Peter, two children, Tucker and Charlotte, and their dog, James.