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Next year,
Gwin Realty LLC will celebrate their 20th year on
Peavine Road! With humble beginnings in a one-room
office in the BP station on Peavine Road, Gwin Realty
was the only realtor on this road, which has since
become a major artery for the record setting growth of
Fairfield Glade.
Gwin
operated their firm in the early days with a grand
total of three agents, including their founder, Frances
Anne Gwin.
“In that
first year of operation,” Mary Helen McHugh said, “we
had a grand total of 21 transactions. It was the
beginning of a steady pattern for us that has shown
constant growth year after year.”
To date in
2005, we have processed over 200 transactions. Four
years after first opening their doors in 1986, Gwin
Realty moved their business to 5731 Peavine Road, the
same location the firm boasts today. By then, they had
grown to three agents and broker Frances Gwin. “My
initial job was working part-time closing the books
every month,” Mary Helen said. “This was a good
situation for me since accounting had been my major in
college and I had my two young daughters at home.”
Gwin Realty
had no secretary back then, no computers, no MLS, no
fax machine and no receptionist. “What we did have,”
she said, “was a beautiful new office, dedicated
agents, the best location in the county, and the
determination and mind-set to be the best real estate
company in Cumberland County.”
In 1993,
recognizing a need to expand the company again, Gwin
Realty founded Tennessee Mountain Golf as a division of
the
real estate
company and started providing golf packages to golfers
from all over the country. “We also offered property
management and vacation rental services - opening yet
another division of Gwin Realty,” McHugh added. We knew
we would fill a need and bring buyers to the area.
In 2002,
after being associated with the company since its
inception, Mary Helen McHugh purchased the company upon
Mrs. Gwin’s retirement. Mary Helen was the firm’s
principal broker/manager at the time of sale.
As the
company continued to grow, Mary Helen saw the need to
expand, adding five new offices to the back of the
original building in 2004. “Today we have eleven agents
and six administrative employees,” she said. “Along the
way,
Tennessee Mountain Golf has mirrored the real estate
growth. It is the largest golf packager in the region.”
Today, Gwin
Realty Management manages over 100 homes and
condominiums for both long-term rentals and nightly
vacations. While Gwin Realty and its divisions have
enjoyed phenomenal growth over the past two decades,
many companies have come and gone. Their organization
and controlled growth has made them a model for success
in the industry.
What
started as a tiny blip on the map has grown into a
full-service agency that serves Crossville, Tansi and
Fairfield Glade and has a long list of clients who
trust no one else to handle their real estate needs.
Despite their steady pattern of growth over the years,
their philosophy of providing superior service with
integrity and professionalism that puts the needs of
the customer first has never wavered.
“It has
never been our goal to be the largest,” Mary Helen
said. “We have had ample opportunity to add agents over
the years. But growth without planning often brings
about more failures than successes.” We have a track
record to protect,” she added. “For us, we measure our
success only one way - with results.”
Current agents are; Karen
Bertram, Megan Kleeb, Jeff Cooper, Mary and Jerry
Sorgenfrei, Lee Carey, Tom Brooks, Bob Heath, Beverly
Dillon and Larry Bacon.
Their office is located at
5731 Peavine Road, just outside the entrance of
Fairfield Glade. Their office phone is (931) 484-0077
or toll free at (800) 647-0077. Visit them online at
www.gwinrealty.com or
www.tennesseemountaingolf.com.
Frances Gwin Realty, LLC
A Realtor who listens!
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