You're picking a person, not a portal.
I'm Tracy Southard. I taught 6th grade English before I sold real estate, and it turns out the job is mostly the same one: explain the thing clearly, answer the question the first time it's asked, and stay until it's finished. Six hundred East Tennessee families later, that is still how I work.
- Homes closed
- 600+Homes closed
- Years in East Tennessee
- 10+Years in East Tennessee
- Across 54 reviews
- 5.0★Across 54 reviews
- Realty Executives Associates
- MaryvilleRealty Executives Associates
Which one are you?
Pick the one that sounds like you and I'll skip straight to the useful part. If neither fits yet, the form at the bottom is fine too.
There is one of me, and I do the work.
I write the listing myself
Every description on my listings is mine, written after I have walked the house. Not a template, not an assistant, not whatever the MLS auto-filled from the tax record. If I say the crawlspace is climate controlled, I looked at it.
You get me when you call
Not a team lead who hands you off, not a rotating buyer's agent, not a call center that bought your name. I respond quickly, and the person who responds is the person who will be at your closing.
I'm the one at the showing
I open the door, I walk the house with you, and I tell you what I would tell my own family about it. Including when the answer is that this is not the one.
What the people who hired me said afterward.
“I have worked with a number of agents, so I know how to compare. She's a treasure. She knows how to calm troubled waters and that is invaluable in making a real estate transaction succeed.”
“She made us feel like family and we are forever grateful to her. Our budget was small but Tracy managed to get us a very nice home in our price range. I would leave 10 stars if possible!”
“I am an investor and I buy/sell houses often, she is the most responsive 'always there' person I have met thus far. If you are in need of an aggressive, responsive, absolutely amazing agent she is your lady!”
Not ready to pick a lane? Just talk to me.
No presentation, no pressure, no signing anything. Tell me what you're weighing and I'll tell you what I would do about it. Plenty of these conversations end with “stay put for now,” and that is a fine answer.
Want the longer version of my background? It's over here.
Let's talk it through
Tell me where you are and how you'd like me to reach you.