My story, and how it shapes the way I work with you.
I was born and raised in Hiddenite, NC but am no stranger to the surrounding areas. I am married with three beautiful children. I love DIY projects, home improvement, crafts, painting, and just being able to take something that someone would consider nothing and make it into something. I have worked since I was fifteen years old. Any job I’ve had has been working with the public, as I love meeting new people. As a child I mowed grass for the neighborhood, helped take off their trash, or any little task they may have needed. My dream has always been to help others, and as a Real Estate Broker, I am committed to guiding clients through one of the biggest decisions of their lives with honesty, integrity, and compassion. Whether someone is searching for their very first home, forever home, or preparing to sell, I strive to make every step of the process smooth, supportive, and stress-free.
A local guide, with a boutique brokerage's full weight behind them.
Tori pairs deep local knowledge with True North's marketing, technology, and distribution — so clients get concierge-level attention without giving up scale.
How Tori + True North actually market your home.
No cookie-cutter checklists. Every listing gets the same senior-level treatment.
A real comparative market analysis with live absorption data from Canopy MLS — plus an honest range, not a wish price.
Every listing includes pro photography, floor plans, and — where it earns its keep — drone, video walk-throughs, and twilight shots. No 'good enough' iPhone photos.
Your home hits Canopy MLS plus Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, and Homes.com — all with correct data and pro media.
True North's Social Studio generates on-brand posts across Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn, plus a targeted email push to our sphere and past-client database.
Tori negotiates with a full brokerage playbook behind them — pricing strategy, inspection response templates, and appraisal defense that a solo agent can't match.
A dedicated coordinator owns your timeline — inspections, appraisal, lender check-ins, closing — so you get updates, not scavenger hunts.
You get a real person on the phone, backed by the entire True North operation.
- ✓Direct access — you text Tori, Tori answers. No junior handoff.
- ✓Local expertise across Lenoir, Salisbury, Hickory — schools, commutes, HOAs, the stuff Zillow can't tell you.
- ✓Early access to True North's coming-soon listings and network-sourced opportunities before they hit the public MLS.
- ✓Preferred lender + inspector + attorney bench — vetted, not paid referrals.
- ✓A written buyer or seller game plan before you ever tour or list.
- ✓Transparent pricing — no junk fees, no surprise closing costs.
- ✓Post-close support: contractor referrals, tax appeals, refinance timing.
- ✓A brokerage that treats agents like partners, not seat-fillers — which is why your agent is here for the long haul.
True North Realty · Hickory, NC
Based in downtown Hickory and serving buyers and sellers across the Catawba Valley, Lake Norman, the High Country, and the greater Charlotte and Triad regions. Tori works with you virtually or in person.