The Firm

An operator-led real estate investment and development firm.

Burgess Legacy Investments acquires, operates, and repositions hospitality and housing properties across the Southeast — with the same team responsible for underwriting staying involved through execution.

Our approach

We build around a clear operating plan for every property we take on. Our work is selective by design: we choose fewer projects, understand them deeply, and operate them well. We measure success by the quality of the assets we steward and the trust of the investors and communities we work with.

What we stand for

How we operate.

Operator-led

Real people who understand the properties and remain involved after capital is deployed.

Disciplined underwriting

Every opportunity is underwritten against realistic assumptions and stress-tested before it moves forward.

Community-aligned

We invest in the places we operate, with outcomes that respect the communities around our properties.

Stewardship

We treat every property as a long-term responsibility, not just a transaction.

Corvon Burgess
The founder

Corvon Burgess

Founder, Burgess Legacy Investments

Columbia, South Carolina

Corvon Burgess is the founder of Burgess Legacy Investments. Based in Columbia, South Carolina, he leads the firm's hospitality and housing work across the Southeast. His focus is selective acquisition, hands-on operations, and disciplined stewardship of the properties the firm takes on. His operating experience across property renovation, hospitality operations, and local real estate shapes how Burgess Legacy underwrites and executes today.

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