We were recently featured on HGTV Mountain Life. We had some clients relocate from Texas to Signal Mountain. After they closed on their new home we were contacted by the production company asking if they would be interested in being the stars in one of the episodes, I spent several years in TV production so if was a little terrifying to be on the other side of the camera for once but it was a lot of fun.

***SOLD*** This 4 Bedroom 3 Bath new construction home sitting high atop Whitehall Road has gorgeous views of the North Shore and Downtown Chattanooga. The Master and a Guest Suite are located on the Main Floor and a full finished basement features a Rec Room and addition Guest Bedrooms with views as well. The lawn maintenance and irrigation are included in the HOA so you are close to Downtown Chattanooga in a stand alone structure with the convenience of a Condo.

***SOLD***This completely remodeled ranch home on a full basement if a perfect home for someone wanting to be located at the front of the mountain but not have 5,000 sq ft. This 3 Bedroom and 3.5 Bath home sits on 1.3 acres only 20 minutes to Downtown Chattanooga and is still zoned for Thrasher Elementary and Signal Mountain Middle/High School.

Beautiful new 4 Bedroom build in brand new development, Paxton Pointe, built and developed by Patrick St. Charles.

***SOLD*** This modern European home is being offered by a proven and quality builder, Blue Hammer Homes. It features both a calming color pallet and clean design allowing the surrounding environment to take center stage. The home is situated on a cul-de-sac lot where it peaks from its generous windows from under a mature tree canopy at the breathtaking brow across the street. Just inside the front entry you are greeted into the living room featuring a fireplace flanked by arched niches with builtins on the right and a sweeping covered porch with stained ceilings and breezy ceiling fans off the back.

This 4-bedroom, 4-bath home, crafted by Deep South Custom Homes, beckons you to experience the ultimate mountain retreat. As you walk up the grand porch and step into the foyer, your gaze is drawn through the expansive living room & 16ft sliding glass door that opens out to the covered porch & wooded backyard. To the right, the kitchen with a butler's pantry opens into a cozy keeping room adorned with a fireplace, creating a warm and inviting ambiance. Continuing down the hall, you'll discover a guest bedroom, a full bathroom, and a convenient utility room leading to the garage. On the opposite side of the home, two additional bedrooms await, along with the luxurious master ensuite. The master bedroom boasts a charming fireplace that separates the sleeping area from a cozy sitting nook.

Moving is emotional. Add raising your children in the same home for 20 years, and the emotions ramp way up. The memories, the lessons, the comfort of familiarity, and the sheer accumulation of stuff is simply harder to move. Writing about this helps me process some of it, so follow along as I share, which may be a bit unconventional, and certainly personal.

While I wasn’t looking for more work, I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to decorate a gorgeous space that I was so proud to have a very small hand in bringing to the public domain. The Flipper Bend Stillhouse is the community gathering spot in a gated community nestled on the brow of Signal Mountain. It is breathtaking!

Chattanooga, Tennessee, boasts several historic neighborhoods, each with its unique charm and rich history. Determining the absolute oldest neighborhood can be a bit complex due to the city's development over time. However, one of the oldest and most historically significant neighborhoods in Chattanooga is the St. Elmo district.

MLS stands for Multiple Listing Service. It's a comprehensive database used by real estate agents to share information about properties they have listed for sale. Essentially, it's a centralized platform where real estate professionals input and access data about homes for sale or rent.

You know you want to look at Chattanooga homes in an active retirement community, but don't know which community or what type.  You want to choose an area where you'll find other people who have the same interests you do.  If you love golf, for example, you may want to look at Chattanooga homes in golf course communities.

Yes, you can absolutely purchase a home using a trust. Many people opt to buy property within a trust for various reasons, such as estate planning, asset protection, or ensuring smoother property management and transfer.

If you’re thinking of building a new home in Chattanooga, you should consider incorporating some green building practices or materials into your plans. Green building designs can include anything from using recycled materials to installing a rainwater collection system outside your home. 

The answer is really agent to agent. I can only answer for myself but we cover an area about one hour across and yes that does include Tennessee and Georgia. When we are working with investors and builders they are usually looking for the best deal with the highest return and sometimes you have to go further out to find that. REALTORS are no different than any other profession. You have agents that specialize in different aspects of Real Estate. Some know waterfront better than others, some only work with horse farms and others spend most of their career working primarily in one zip code.

Travis Close, founder of Travis Close Homes at Real Estate Partners, is a Chattanooga native and now calls Signal Mountain home. He has a degree from Middle Tennessee State University and had a successful career in advertising before transitioning to real estate in 2006. Travis’s career trajectory changed after he and his wife, Tina, were buying a home in 2005. “We’d bought homes before, but this was the first time an agent had made a lasting impression on me,” offers Travis. “Sue Gee was our agent. The market it was very hot then and everyone’s emotions were high.