Thomas began his commercial real estate career in 1997 with NAI Batten & Moore in Charleston, South Carolina under the mentoring of two industry veterans, Dan Batten and Charlie Moore. In 2002, Thomas received the coveted CCIM designation. In 2003, he went to work for Realticorp Commercial Investment Fund, focusing on land sales and land entitlement. He then helped launch Vanguard Development Group in 2005 as the VP of Brokerage Services, concentrating on general brokerage, land sales, land entitlement and retail site selection. In 2010, he helped open the NAI Avant office in Charleston. In August 2017, Thomas joined Dexter Rumsey, David Ingle, and David Grubbs in founding NAI Charleston.