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About UPKE Properties

Professional property management built around people, their properties and their goals.

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An owner's perspective

Care for your property.
Accountability to you.

UPKE Properties is a full-service real estate asset management company providing professional property management for residential and commercial owners. We also design solutions around an association's specific requirements and budget.

Our technology keeps owners informed about their investments in real time and gives tenants access to maintenance requests and billing. Our systems are built and tested around our customers' needs.

As property owners ourselves, we understand both the risks and rewards of ownership and the complexities of managing an investment. We work to generate income, protect your asset and adhere to local, state and federal laws.

01 / ATTENTION

Understand your priorities

Management begins with your property, your goals and the needs of the people who call it home or run a business there.

02 / ACTION

Responsive service

Our team is dedicated to professional, responsive customer service for property owners and tenants.

03 / ACCOUNTABILITY

Keep you informed

Clear access to property information helps owners stay connected to their investments and tenants manage everyday requests.

Meet the team

Clarkston Hines, CEO of UPKE Properties
Clarkston HinesCEO
Realtor & Property Manager

Clarkston Hines

CEO · Realtor · Property Manager

Clarkston has more than 10 years of property management experience and currently manages a portfolio valued at over $48 million in the Charlotte metro area.

Clarkston brings more than 20 years of corporate leadership experience to property management. For eight years, he served as a vice president leading a $275 million operating division with more than 1,100 employees for a Fortune 500 service company. He also led a team that managed more than $400 million in properties and assets across 11 states.

20+ yearsIn corporate leadership roles
$275 millionOperating division led as vice president
11 statesAcross the property and asset portfolio his team managed

These figures describe Clarkston's prior leadership experience, not UPKE's current portfolio.

A record of teamwork and achievement

At Duke University, Clarkston was a three-time all-conference and two-time All-American football player. He was named the ACC Football Offensive Player of the Year in 1989 and the ACC Male Athlete of the Year in 1990. He was also a member of the 1990 Buffalo Bills team that played in Super Bowl XXV.

  • 1999
    Duke Athletics Hall of Fame
  • 2003
    ACC 50th Anniversary Football Team
  • 2010
    College Football Hall of Fame

At home in Lake Norman

Clarkston and his family live in the Lake Norman area. Outside of work, he enjoys working out, following current events and keeping up with his favorite sports teams.

He is an active member of his local church and serves on the Board of Treasures of Joy Corporation, a nonprofit providing training and other support to people recovering from addiction or returning from incarceration.

Let's build your management plan

A winning team starts with a conversation.

Tell us about your property and what you want to achieve. Contact UPKE for more information on managing your residential or commercial investment.

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