Marc Austin Highfill was born and raised in the West End of Richmond. He graduated from Freeman High School and VCU with a degree in marketing with a concentration in real estate. He founded Austins, a special event and marketing company, in 1986. In 1991, Marc was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the state of Virginia. He was s partner in a local Richmond real estate firm from 1999 until June 2, 2006, when he opened Exit First Realty. Marc and his three sons and lives in the West End of Richmond. He is an avid racquetball player and has his 6th Degree Master Level Black Belt In Tae Kwon Do. Marc has over 25 years of experience in the residential, commercial, and investment real estate markets in Richmond. His team, Marc Austin Properties at Exit First Realty, has been ranked in the top ten sales teams (for units sold and sales volume) by the Richmond Association of Realtors every year since 2004. His team has been ranked in the top 5 Realtors in all of EXIT REALTY in North America since 2016. Marc has earned the OwnAmerica Investment Certification (OICP). This certification program trains real estate professionals on the strategies of investing, reading market cycles, driving wealth, and counseling investor clients.