Meet Kim!

Name: Kim Walker

Job: Purchasing and Contractor Administrator

Years with Southeastern: 8

Why do you LOVE your job? I love the variety of responsibilities, everyday is different. I also love my co-workers, most everyone past and present have been wonderful to work with and I've made some great friends.

If you didn't do your job here at Southeastern, who's would you want to do? I would be a REALTOR because I enjoy working with customers on finding their perfect home. (Everyone wants Tom's glamorous lifestyle- hehe!)

What is your favorite Southeastern floorplan? The William (our one story plan in Stonecrest) and the Brookshire (a favorite from way back! We have built versions of the Brookshire in Saundersville, Stonecrest, Monthaven Green, Walton Trace, Wyncrest.... we might go on forever!) Great plan!

What is something most people might not know about you? At work I go nonstop but as soon as I leave the office I am lazy and procrastinate. (see below- this is a shocker!) I'm totally different person than most people would expect! (Kim is also a avid boater! You will surely see her on Old Hickory Lake most weekends!)

Kim is not only one of the busiest team members here at Southeastern, but the most caring. She is the first to ask everyone how they are, or what fun things they did over the weekend. On the work side, Kim pays the bills and orders the materials to build all of the fabulous homes here! Kim has one of the best offices here at Southeastern, next to me :)

If you would like to chat with Kim or talk boat speak you can email her at kwalker@southeasternbuilding.net.


Kim is pictured at our Stonecrest model home open house with friends. She is on the left- too many cute blondes!

Mortgage Rates Continue Trend of Record-Breaking Lows

Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®, showing mortgage rates easing to new all-time record lows for all products covered in the survey helping to keep homebuyer affordability high. The average for the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has been below 4.00 percent for six consecutive weeks... read the entire article, click here

Price REDUCTIONS TODAY!

Happy Tuesday! SAVE on ready to move in homes! Mr. Luckey just reduced 9 homes today and you still have an opportunity to save up to $10,000 in upgrades and closing costs! Check out a few of the homes that are reduced and ready to move in, click here.

Meet Eileen!

Name: Eileen Dodson

Job: Affiliate Broker, Southeastern Select Properties

Years with Southeastern: 3

Why do you LOVE your job? I have been in New Home Sales for 12 years. I enjoy working for Southeastern because David and the employees make it a fun, enjoyable and entertaining place to work. The quality and construction of the homes Southeastern Builds far exceeds that of any other builders in the industry, from start to finish I enjoy helping buyers build their Dream Home. I enjoy getting up every morning and coming to work. (we can not comment at this time on if Eileen was given a bonus for this!)

If you didn't do your job here at Southeastern, who's would you want to do? I would love to do Phillips job (our favorite Superintendent at Southeastern!), I would love to know the more intricate details of what is involved start to finish in building a home.

What is your favorite Southeastern floorplan? I love all of Southeastern's floorplans, but 2 of the newer floor plans the Meade and St. Clair are at the top of my list. The Meade which is a one level Villa that has generous cabinets and counter space in the kitchen and is very open which makes the plan feel much bigger. The Meade is a well laid out plan with great use of square footage and space. The St. Clair can be built in many ways including 2 bedrooms on the main floor, the massive kitchen is a Chefs Dream and the flexibility this plan offers makes it tops in my book.

What is something most people might not know about you? I am a pretty good Bass and Carppy fisher and I can run 2 miles in 20 Minutes! I enjoy a long bike ride in the Station Camp area when the weather is nice. My application was accepted to the Peace Corp and I was writing my essay when I met my husband. Needless to say the Peace Corp has been put on hold for 21 years.

Eileen always goes the extra mile for Southeastern's customers. There is no stone Eileen will leave unturned for them! When you talk with Eileen she always has some good news about the Women's Council of Realtors or is excited about spending time with her boys.

If you would like to meet Eileen in person or visit her at our new FIVE COVES model (shameless plug, just click here for directions!) she can be reached at 615-308-7059 or eileen@seselect.com.


Eileen is pictured at a Women's Council of Realtors Event this last year. I think a few of them had some fun!

Meet Cal!

Name: Cal Gentry

Job: VP of Land Development

Years with Southeastern: 7

Why do you LOVE your job? I enjoy finding new and creative ways to solve challenges presented in this job.

If you didn't do your job here at Southeastern, who's would you want to do? Tommy, our Broker, I enjoy interacting with customers and would enjoy matching families with the right home. (If you read last week, Tom wanted to be Cal! Do you think they talked!)

What is your favorite Southeastern floorplan? The St. Clair II (the NEW Stonecrest model) I live in a similar Southeastern plan. (Hum, did Tom and Cal coordinate again!)

What is something most people might not know about you? I doubt many people know I am a Handyman. I can fix plumbing, electrical, and carpentry related issues. (Just call Cal for your handyman needs!)

Cal is one of the happiest team members here at Southeastern. You will typically find Cal hanging out in the hallway on his cell phone because he gets "bad reception" or working on our various Commercial or Land Development projects. He is currently building his own brand new Southeastern home and is eager to sell his current home.

If you would like to meet Cal or schedule a showing on his current home (lol) he can be reached at 615-824-2500x16 or cgentry@southeasternbuilding.net.


Cal is pictured in his office overlooking the Kennesaw Farms Clock Tower. He is hard at work, right?

New-Home Sales Rise for Third Consecutive Month in November

NAHB- National Association of Home Builders Article. See the full article online at www.NAHB.org

December 23, 2011 - Sales of newly built, single-family homes edged up 1.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 315,000 units in November, according to newly released figures by the U.S. Commerce Department. This marks the third consecutive monthly gain in new-home sales and the fastest pace of such activity since April.

“With today’s report, we have now seen three straight months of modest gains in sales, starts and builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes,” said Bob Nielsen, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Reno, Nev...

See the full article online at www.NAHB.org

Meet Tom!

Name: Tommy Jarratt (some of us like to call him Tom :))

Job: Broker, Southeastern Select Properties (He is the man in charge!)

Years with Southeastern: 10 (wow!)

Why do you LOVE your job? I really enjoy meeting new people everyday and selling homes that I really believe in. I like helping people make their dreams come true.

If you didn't do your job here at Southeastern, who's would you want to do? Cal (our Land Development Manager or Land Geek) I would like to know more about land and commercial development. I enjoying learning new parts of the operation of the company.

What is your favorite Southeastern floorplan? The St. Clair II (the NEW Stonecrest model)

What is something most people might not know about you? I play the Guitar

Tom is one of the kindest members we have here at Southeastern. We know that he will also do his best to help our customers to make buying a new home a great experience. Thank you Tom for all you do!

If you would like to meet Tom in person or just chat with him about homes he can be reached at 615-260-9579 or tommy@seselect.com.


Tom is pictured with the mascot of one of his favorite restaurants in town at Station Camp Elementary while handing out balloons to the kids.

New Year Updates!

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday season and the happiest of new years!

Thank you to everyone who helped make 2011 a great year and we are very excited about all of the new and exciting happenings in 2012. We recently broke ground in Murfressboro on a brand new community Barfield Downs, to start the spring season off with a bang! We will also begin homes in Otter Point in Hendersonville later this month, as well as, Bradley Bend in Pleasent View. We will still will offer amazing homes at a great value in our communities of Wynbrooke, Stonecrest, Kennesaw Farms, Cottages and Saundersville Station.

We also hope you will look for our Meet the Team posts here on our blog this year! We will feature different members of the Southeastern Team throughout the year. We have some real characters around here, so you will not want to miss this!

With the beginning of 2012 we have already had the honor of helping families find their dream homes. We hope that you will stop by and check out what we have to offer and let us help you!