About Memphis' East Memphis

When you grow up in an area, you often overlook the area that you grew up in. I had the pleasure of growing up in East Memphis and there is so much to offer. When you define East Memphis it truly is an area that encompasses a great deal of space.

Typically from the Walnut Grove-Union-Poplar interchange East to the Germantown City limits encompasses East Memphis. Over the past few years there has een a great deal of migration from the Downtown area of the city into East Memphis. About 15 years ago or so Union Planters Bank (which is now Regions Bank) moved their Main Office to East Memphis, right out on the Poplar Avenue Corridor (the largest strip in Memphis). Poplar Ave is also known as U.S. Hwy 72. You have some of the best of the best restaurants in Memphis in East Memphis including Corky's Bar-b-que, Flemings, Sharky's, Ronnie Grisanti, and so many others.

Many of the premier downtown law offices have also moved to East Memphis. One of the best known hearing clinics in the world, The Shea Clinic is also in East Memphis. East Memphis is also home to some of the more trendy private schools ... Christ Methodist Day School (where I went to Elementary School), PDS (also known as Presbyterian Day School), Memphis University School and The Hutchison School which during my school years was known as the Miss Hutchison School. The public schools aren't bad either. You have White Station High School and Junior High School (two separate campuses) which are known for academics and athletics. Then there is Overton High School which is a school for the arts and has one of the best instrumental and vocal music programs in the area.

So when you visit Memphis check out East also. Our city is more than Graceland and Beale Street. And if you have clients moving to Memphis, remember that I will take great care of them in helping them find the home of their dreams.

I'm back to my hometown! I moved back to Memphis, TN during the Thanksgiving holiday and I have really enjoyed myself. Just to give everyone a brief update as to my current situation... I am a licensed Realtor in MS & TN with Keller Williams Realty. I also got a job working with Jim N' Nick's Bar-B-Q in Cordova. I helped open the store this time 2 years ago so it has been fun getting back in touch with old friends and making new ones.

Now, please keep in mind that in this blog I would like to discuss my journey becoming acquainted with the big city of Memphis while I kick off my oh so successful career in Real Estate. The reason I consider it "kicking off" is because I have worked for 8 months as an assistant to several agents. I put their listings on several (ok, more like 35+) websites and updated their information daily. Before I came into general real estate I worked for a Corporate Builder out of Florida that assigned us certain subdivisions and we were given some specs and available lots to sell. The catch is, you make a percentage on selling anything in your subdivision but you can ONLY sell that subdivision. In a sellers market it was an awesome idea; even thought they build a great home, I knew it was temporary. I also worked for the Local Board of Realtors for a year and for their publication for almost 2 years so I definitely had a desire to learn more about Real Estate early on. (I love the marketing aspect also!)

But one thing past jobs can't teach you is how to write about your experiences and communicate with people to make new relationships. So I've decided to start this blog as a way to share with people my daily experiences as I go through the world making new friends and advancing my real estate career as a knowledgeable, professional, and personable Realtor that everyone wants to do business with and maybe go have a drink after work... Lol!

Consider this a journal, a day to day autobiography, or even a celebrity gossip blog! I want to show you what Memphis and it's surrounding areas have to offer. (And please know that I lived my whole life in Pope, MS about an hour South of Memphis. We had no bars, no attractions, and only one 24-hour gas station.) So I'm sure that I will find excitement in many of the simple things. I plan to review restaurants, events, and anything I find important to the attraction of Memphis. Now, I realize that some of this knowledge will be useless, but other parts of it may be vital. I do want you to be aware of nicknames for everything I give. For example: My restaurant, Jim N' Nick's BarBQ will always be referred to as "The JNN", and of course my Real Estate firm, Keller Williams Realty will be referred to as "KW". I also venture out with my roommate who I will call "Diva", but please know that diva is also a licensed Realtor in MS & TN and owns her own property management company known as Lane Property Management. Many other friends will be in and out of stories but I will refer to them with hilarious nicknames so that no ones business is "put on front street". (That is a phrase that simply means your personal life is out for everyone to know. A little something I learned in the "M'Town")