Wayne earned his BS in Finance from Auburn University. After graduation, he started his professional career as a management trainee at United Federal Savings & Loan (UFS&L) in Smyrna. His duties and responsibilities included construction and permanent lending as well as weekly interaction with joint venture partners. While working for UFS&L, he gained his initial exposure to real estate acquisition and improvement, which would prove to be great experience later in his career.
After ten plus years in finance and real estate, Wayne completed his MBA from Kennesaw State University and spent the next decade in marketing and sales roles for various technology companies. His passion for building and renovation pulled him back into the industry in 2008. He and his wife Chris began buying, renovating and reselling existing inventory.
As the market started to come out of the recession, he expanded his skill set to include new home construction in the inner city of Atlanta, while partnering with Gene Kelly in Blvd Construction (Blvd) and KirkLake Partners(KLP). Blvd & KLP bought properties for new construction, renovation and/or addition and sold lots and developments to other builders. As an inner city building company, they worked in Decatur, Kirkwood, Edgewood, Reynoldstown, East Atlanta and Adair Park. In 2014, Wayne formed Tyler Chandler Homes to concentrate on deals outside the perimeter. This led to lot development and sales to some national builders as well as new construction.
Wayne and Chris have two grown children and two grandchildren. Philanthropy is important to Wayne and Chris as they support numerous charities, including: Project 82, The EndIt Movement, Hope for Today in addition to their home church Passion City Church.
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