Nest Realty Raleigh Durham

Thomas Kortus Broker

ph: 919.619.5007

A former social worker and pastor, I know what it means to serve as a trusted advisor to people who are making big decisions.
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Fun Facts About Me

Before I Was A Realtor:

Lawn mower. Basketball referee. Construction worker. Juvenile detention officer. Dad. Priest. Lead pastor.

What can't you live without?

Coffee. I literally go to bed thinking about my morning coffee. It’s real bad.

Contest most likely to win?

Corniest dad joke contest. Want to hear my pizza joke? I'd better not—it’s pretty cheesy…

Friday Night:

Listening to live music in a dingy venue with a craft beer in hand.

First Car:

Air-cooled 1967 VW Bus. Confession: I still have a hippie streak.

Places I've Lived:

Seattle, Chicago, Bellingham, Chapel Hill, Durham. I have lived here for 15 years and I LOVE N.C.!

My Listings



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Recently Sold

  • Sold For $1,650,000

    1011 Burke Street
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $940,000

    119 Edgefield Street
    Pittsboro
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $895,000

    1927 Morehead Ave
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $888,000

    1110 W Knox Street
    Trinity Park, Durahm
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $811,125

    5207 Coronado Drive
    Raleigh
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $805,000

    4505 Cumberland Drive
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $790,000

    4315 Branchwood Drive
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $765,000

    5019 Whyteleafe Court
    Chapel Hill
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $755,000

    3424 Monadnock Ridge Drive
    Efland
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $750,000

    4007 Wynford Place
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $750,000

    703 Phar Lap Lane
    Bahama
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $715,000

    4208 Sugar Pine
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $715,000

    1022 Moreland Avenue
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $710,000

    107 Musket Ln
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $700,000

    30118 Settle
    Chapel Hill
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $699,000

    2004 S Lakeshore Drive
    Chapel Hill
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $690,000

    7315 Crescent Ridge Drive, -
    Chapel Hill
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $672,500

    2507 Englewood Avenue
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $670,000

    28 Gorham Place
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $665,000

    1007 Big Spring Circle
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $655,000

    Monadnock Ridge Rd
    Efland
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $625,505

    5145 Thom Road
    Saxapahaw
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $625,000

    1715 Wendy Lane
    Efland
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $615,000

    5901 Lacebark Lane
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $610,000

    7 Premier Court
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $610,000

    108 Tennwood Ct
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $585,000

    201 Musket Ln
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $585,000

    919 Jerome Road
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $580,000

    213 Towne Ridge Lane
    Chapel Hill
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $575,000

    53 Frosty Meadow Drive
    Pittsboro
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $570,000

    7 Steepleton Court
    Hillsborough
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $570,000

    116 Settlers Mill Lane
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $554,900

    1801 Round Rock Blvd
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $545,000

    4915 Boulder Run Road
    Hillsborough
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $530,000

    20 Bridgeport Drive
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $520,900

    4707 Sycamore Shoals Rd
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $519,000

    5108 Steuben Place
    Fuquay Varina
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $513,000

    14 Ballard Court
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $510,000

    1212 Tallyho Trail
    Chapel Hill
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $487,000

    1547 Bicknor Drive
    Apex
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $475,000

    4509 Valley Forge Rd
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $475,000

    2302 Rockford Road
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $470,500

    335 Dark Forest Drive
    Chapel Hill
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $470,000

    2407 Green Street
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $455,000

    3812 Cottonwood
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $455,000

    1611 Springview Ln
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $452,000

    5329 Huntley Overlook Dr
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $445,000

    1005 Morning Glory Avenue
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $440,000

    2112 Rhine Rd
    Hillsborough
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $440,000

    115 Gresham Avenue
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $440,000

    110 Holmhurst Ct
    Cary, NC
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $435,000

    5227 Greyfield Blvd
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $435,000

    109 Valenta Court
    Cary
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $430,000

    105 Waccamaw Court
    Holly Springs
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $425,000

    2507 Englewood Ave
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $423,000

    104 Persimmon Hill Rd
    Pittsboro
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $422,000

    834 Firebrick Drive
    Cary
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $415,000

    18 Intuition Circle
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $415,000

    6 Hampshire Court
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $410,000

    311 W Delafield Ave
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $409,900

    314 Country Side Street
    Hillsborough
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $400,000

    3202 Alabama Ave
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $395,000

    48 Breezewood Ct
    Chatham County
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $389,000

    104 W Enterprise Street
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $386,200

    106 W Enterprise Street
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $385,000

    212 E Geer Street
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $375,000

    216 N Briggs Avenue
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $370,000

    807 Vickers Avenue
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $365,000

    102 Thamesford Way
    Cary
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $362,500

    2422 Briar Chapel Parkway
    Chapel Hill
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $360,000

    2312 New Hope Church Road
    Chapel Hill
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $358,000

    3610 Pickett Road
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $350,000

    54 Argonaut Dr
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $350,000

    18 Forest Creek Drive
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $345,000

    1010 Lubbock Lane
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $345,000

    2321 Pastille Ln
    Raleigh
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $337,300

    1003 Worth Street
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $330,000

    3708 Knollwood Drive
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $326,000

    64 Intuition Circle
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $325,000

    4133 Trevor Circle
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $325,000

    3317 Old Chapel Hill Rd
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $320,000

    1417 Barliff Place
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $320,000

    1708 Waddell Court
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $319,000

    1 Hampshire Court
    Durham
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $316,707

    2510 Indian Trail
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $305,500

    7 Yarmouth Place
    Durham
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $296,000

    6706 Deerview Trail
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $295,000

    16 Tabernacle Court
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $287,900

    2137 Sunset Avenue
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $270,000

    5108 Steuben Place
    Fuquay-Varina
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $270,000

    140 Welsford Place
    Mebane
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $262,000

    5920 Whittier Drive
    Raleigh
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $257,000

    4 Burwell Court
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $255,000

    5005 Gaithers Pointe Drive
    Represented: Buyer

  • Sold For $254,500

    2801 Legion Avenue
    Represented: Seller

  • Sold For $226,000

    14 Lure Court
    Represented: Seller

Reviews on Zillow for Thomas Kortus

Rating: 5 / 5
(83 Reviews) 4 Most Recent Shown

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  • *****   Highly likely to recommend
    07/15/2023 - Gregory Samanez Larkin
    Just bought our second Durham home with Thomas a few weeks ago. He’s also helped three of our friends and my mom and sister buy houses in Durham. We worked with another agent before Thomas in Durham and they just weren’t finding what we were looking for. We also didn’t really connect with them or feel like they understood our taste. Thomas felt like a friend we would hang out with right away. He knows what we like and what we might have missed that could meet our goals. We recommend him to everyone we know who is looking to buy in the area. We’d definitely buy or sell future houses with him and will continue to recommend him to everyone. Great experience all around!
  • *****   Highly likely to recommend
    11/09/2023 - 6fzb86yrjk
    Thomas has been such a fabulous realtor to work with through the sale of one home and the purchase of another. He knows how to price, market, and sell a home well so that we got the best possible outcome for our property. Thomas also struck the perfect balance between listening to our ideas and offering his expertise; a skill indeed. He is just easy (and enjoyable) to work with which is so welcome in the stressful house buying/selling time. Thomas is also so knowledgeable about contractors and businesses in the area. Need a fence? Thomas has a guy. Installing new rugs? Thomas can share some great companies with you. There are so many stressors in the home buying process, but having a realtor we could rely on was not one of them.Choosing Thomas as our realtor was one of the best decisions we made. Highly highly recommend to all!
  • *****   Highly likely to recommend
    06/23/2023 - Alex Norton
    Thomas was the perfect person to walk us through the process of buying a home in Durham. His local expertise was invaluable, and throughout our time working with him he struck the perfect balance of being patient with us while also moving as quickly as was needed to ensure we were able to purchase the home we wanted! He walked us through every step of the way and we can't recommend him highly enough!
  • *****   Highly likely to recommend
    10/26/2023 - Mark Shalda
    Thomas navigated a challenging sale due to our circumstances and stuck with it and pursued every lead until we were able to get the right buyer. He then immediately negotiated a purchase on a house that had only been on the market for days below list price. He then helped us deal with financing issues on our buyer side and continues to follow through and up with us well beyond our purchase closing to ensure we have everything we need and all the services we used during the process deliver on their promises. Can’t recommend Thomas enough, you’ll be in great hands!
  • *****   Highly likely to recommend
    05/24/2023 - brianmaiers7
    Thomas was really helpful in guiding us through the process of selling our townhouse. He showed us research on houses that were recently on the market in our immediate area so that we could make informed decisions. He went above and beyond helping us get the house looking great for showings. Buying and selling a house if a big life change for anyone and Thomas is a great person to have in this process is listens well and is attentive to concerns.
  • *****   Highly likely to recommend
    07/31/2023 - laura72993
    I highly recommend Thomas Kortus at Nest Realty! He found us the perfect home. I couldn't be more grateful for his hard work in finding the right place, negotiating for our needs, and walking us through the closing.
  • *****   Highly likely to recommend
    09/01/2023 - zacharykern28
    Thomas was great to work with. We first met him when we purchased our house in 2018 and enjoyed working with him so much that we used him as our selling agent as well. Both during the buying and selling process, he had a wealth of knowledge about local contractors and led us through the negotiations so that we believe we got what we deserved on the sale (and didn't overpay on the purchase). He remained friendly throughout the years we lived there as well--whenever we needed help finding someone for our HVAC or a terminator or whatever, he had a suggestion.
  • *****   Highly likely to recommend
    07/24/2023 - hanlen emily
    Thomas was awesome! We gave him tight deadlines and needed him to step up in a BIG way! He exceeded all of our expectations. He was patient and helpful and a pleasure to work with! He made what can be a very stressful situation a complete delight and we feel fortunate to have had the chance to work with him.
  • *****   Highly likely to recommend
    06/29/2023 - s c robinson90
    My husband and I had a great experience working with Thomas to purchase our house. Thomas was responsive, available, and eager to help. And he knows Durham like the back of his hand! He provided helpful referrals to others involved in the home-buying process (i.e. mortgage brokers, inspectors, contractors, etc.), and negotiated well on our behalf. We'd definitely recommend working with him if you're looking to purchase a home in the area!
  • *****   Highly likely to recommend
    10/20/2023 - Vikram Kanteti
    Thomas is the most patient and trustworthy realtors I ever worked with. Throughout the past six months, Thomas has been there every step of the way. He has always been very responsive. He is very professional, knowledge and honest. We saw a lot of homes before we found the right one but I never felt any pressure from him. I would highly recommend him to anyone that is searching for a new home or selling one.
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