About
Egypt Sherrod is an American radio and television personality, as well as real estate broker and designer. She is best known as host of HGTV’s Flipping Virgins and its long running show, Property Virgins. She is CEO & Managing Broker of the Atlanta-based residential brokerage Indigo Road Realty, and is also principal designer at Indigo Road Design Group and Indigo Road Home Furnishings.
Egypt Alise Sherrod was born on November 16, 1976, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the eldest of four siblings. Growing up in her grandparents’ home, she slept in a closet that only fit her bed; as a child she dreamed to one day have a closet that was bigger than her bedroom.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting and telecommunications from Temple University. She also studied theater at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She holds the designation of Master Certified Negotiator, Accredited Buyer Representative, Certified Residential Specialist and Certified Distressed Property Expert.
Sherrod began hosting on a jazz station at 18. At 19, she got a job as a radio station music director—the youngest in the country. She was the…
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