About Us

Blackwell & Co Realty, Inc.was founded in 1987 by Peggy J. Blackwell. Blackwell & Co. Realty, Inc. joined the CENTURY 21® System in December of 1992. Since that time, Mrs. Blackwell has utilized the CENTURY 21®  systems and tools, her years of experience, to create one of the Southeast's most dynamic and successful real estate firms. CENTURY 21 Blackwell & Co Realty, Inc. received the CENTURION® Award in 1995 and every year since then. Century 21 Blackwell and Company is recognized as one of the top real estate  companies in North and South Carolina.

In March of 1996, CENTURY 21 Blackwell & Co Realty, Inc. merged with Hill & Silver Realty. The addition of this office has helped to maximize the ability of the company to serve its clients and customers by providing two convenient locations in the Spartanburg area. Harold Hill is the Broker-In-Charge for the Westside location.

CENTURY 21 Blackwell & Co Realty, Inc. is a group of both young and seasoned professionals, joined together to provide you with the utmost in quality service. This dedication to quality service is one of the many factors that helps the company consistently remain among the top  firms in production in the Spartanburg area. The ongoing CENTURY 21® Training, that is provided to all the agents, is another factor that helps keep CENTURY 21 Blackwell & Co Realty, Inc. at the top of their field.

CENTURY 21 Blackwell & Co Realty, Inc. is also actively involved with annual fund raising events to benefit Easter Seals, Habitat for Humanity, the March of Dimes, Toys for Tots, the Second Presbyterian Soup Kitchen, Upstate Family Resource Center and the Children's Shelter of Spartanburg .

Like Mother, Like Daughter

by Candy Arrington

Are you just like your mom? If not in looks or personality, do you have the same interests? Would you consider following your mother in her career, or go-ing into business with her? A number of upstate women have done just that.

Mitzi Kirsch, daughter of real estate broker Peggy Blackwell, never wanted a career in real estate. "I said I didn't want to do it because growing up the phone rang all the time and there was always a real estate crisis while we were on vacation," Mitzi says. But Peggy encouraged Mitzi to get her real estate license at age 18, and the first summer Mitzi worked as Peggy's assistant, we sold two houses. "I made more money that summer than any of my friends. I didn't think I wanted to be in real estate, but it stuck. I grew up around the business and it's all I've ever known. After a few sales, real estate just seemed to fit," Mitzi says.

Mitzi graduated from the university of South Carolina Spartanburg (now Upstate), attending the last two years on a grant from the South Carolina Real Estate Foundation. Although USC didn't have a real estate major at the time, the college worked with her to get as many courses as possible in the field. Mitzi's success in real estate quickly garnered her professional awards. "People always ask how I can work with my mom, but we don't see each other that much because we're so busy. We have a good relationship and enjoy being together. We look forward to vacations because then we can spend time together," Mitzi says. "We actually have to make an appointment to see each other," Peggy says. Mitzi has learned a lot from her mother about business, meeting clients' needs, treating people with respect, and living by the Bible. "Mom has built this business from the ground up. I hope my children find real estate interesting so they can continue the business one day," Mitzi says