Two Decades of Experience
With more than 25 years of experience in right-of-way acquisition
Gene Mills, President of Touchstone, gets it. He’s acquired thousands of easements for utilities and municipal governments throughout the Southeast. He’s a member of the International Right of Way Association and a licensed real estate broker in South Carolina and North Carolina, with reciprocal licensure in Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Factor in the experience of Touchstone’s veteran right-of-way agents and support staff, and you get a development partner that can move your project forward.
Gene Mills founded Touchstone in 1997 to provide local rights-of-way expertise throughout the Southeast. Our experienced agents carry all the equipment necessary to obtain timely rights-of-way and have knowledge on a range of real estate and land use matters, including:
- Easement Valuation
- Surveying
- Eminent Domain
- Negotiating with a Diverse Clientele
- Land Acquisition
Rights-of-Way and Easements in the Southeastern U.S.
The South is home to some of the nation’s most diverse communities. From rural farms to sprawling metro areas, from disenfranchised poor communities to resolute affluent neighborhoods – negotiating with Southerners requires sensitivity, patience and an appreciation of diverse points of view.
Touchstone has the local ties and training to negotiate successfully with a diverse constituency. We understand the process and challenges involved, and we know how to navigate sensitively to avoid cultural collisions that could derail your project.