Cliff O'Rear

Cliff brings over 29 years of experience working in all aspects of timber and rural land management in the Southeast. He graduated from Auburn University's School of Forestry in 1995 and holds credentials as an Alabama Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Registered Forester, and Prescribed Burn Manager. That combination of forestry expertise and real estate licensing means he can advise you on both the land management and the transaction sides of buying or selling rural property.

Cliff is based just north of Birmingham in Hayden, Blount County, Alabama, and his service area spans a wide range of counties and communities across Alabama, into northwest Georgia, and portions of Tennessee and Mississippi. If you have rural land or timber interests in the broader Southeast region, he is well positioned to assist you.

You can contact Cliff by phone at 205-493-0190, which serves as both his cell and office number. Reaching out directly is the fastest way to discuss your land management needs or a potential real estate transaction.

Yes, Cliff is a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in Alabama. The broker in charge for Alabama at AFM is Chuck Mathis. His Alabama real estate license is currently active with a renewal date of September 30, 2026.

Steve Archer is the Tennessee Valley Region Manager and a Real Estate Salesperson at AFM Real Estate / American Forest Management, based in Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama. Steve has more than 30 years of experience in the timber industry across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee, with a focus on buying and selling timberland. Together, Cliff and Steve give AFM deep regional coverage and expertise across a wide portion of the Southeast.

Steve has spent over 30 years managing forest lands and buying and selling timber throughout the Southeast. In recent years he developed a specialty in timberland real estate, helping clients sell or purchase timberland using a quantitative approach to assessing value. That analytical method is designed to give both buyers and sellers a clear picture of what a property is worth before and during the transaction process.