about Mary

I am a Florida native

I was born, raised,  and educated through 2 masters' degrees in Jacksonville, Florida. At various times, I have lived and worked in both rural and city locations in several different regions of Florida.

Today, I live in Waycross, Georgia. I have pursued a teaching career at times, and at other times, I have pursued interests in business endeavors.

My philosophy how it helps you

My philosophy in life,which can't be separated from where I live and work, is to always strive to have both a home and a career where I can pursue my passions. I have been true to my philosophy all of my life and have always felt a calling from God to be living and working wherever I was at a given time.  And since the mid-1980s, my career passions have been that of teaching and real estate.

I believe that "Home Is Where the Heart Is" and that real estate is the best investment one can possess. We all have to live somewhere, and where a person lives is one of the most important decisions one will ever make. As a REALTOR®, I go ABOVE & BEYOND to help buyers and sellers with their buying and selling decisions.

During the 1980s while pursuing a teaching career at a Florida college, I started acquiring homes.  I was a landlord for 8 years before deciding to become a REALTOR®. My own experience as a landlord helps me help you better if you want to stop being a tenant and become a home owner. My experience as a landlord (and a tenant for a period of time in my life) also helps me help those who want to be landlords find homes that tenants will want to rent.

My experience as a REALTOR®
July 2000 to present

I became licensed as a real estate agent in 2000 and licensed as a real estate broker in 2002. (I gave up teaching in 2001 for full-time work as a REALTOR®.) During my first 2-1/2 years working as a REALTOR®,  I worked for a large independent real estate company out of a West Palm Beach Office, but in 2003, I started my own company. I worked in my own company for 6 years and closed about 900 sales transactions during those years. 

In 2008, I moved to Waycross and had plans to get licensed in Georgia and move my office to Waycross. But a I had a calling to go back to teachingto a job that literally fell in my lap....I wasn't really planning to return to teaching, but the position in Waycross opened right after I moved to the area, and it felt like a calling back into teaching. 

Fast forward. I left Waycross in 2011 for a different teaching position in Florida. However, I still did not abandon real estate. I kept up with my real estate credentials and even added to them during those teaching years. Then in 2015, while still teaching, I started Kelly Property Expert, Inc., from my home office in Port Richey, Florida.That is where I was living at the time. I licensed Kelly Property Expert so I could sell in both Florida and Georgia from my Port Richey home office.

On May 3, 2017, I retired from my position as a Professor at Pasco-Hernando State College and returned to Waycross, Georgia. In moving back to Waycross, I moved my company, Kelly Property Expert, from my home in Port Richey to a small office in the train depot in Downtown Waycross, where it was located until December 31, 2019.

Upon closing my office in Waycross, I moved it to Jacksonville, Florida, about 75 miles from my home in Waycross. My home and my primary service area is still Waycross, Georgia, and the surrounding areas. However, I also sell in Georgia and Florida communities between my Waycross home and my Jacksonville office.

But now, just as I have done since moving to Waycross in 2017, I am working with my real estate business from my home. The reality of  my real estate business is that I have always worked from home, not really in an office. It is just that some municipalities are more accepting of licensing businesses from homes than others. So sometimes over the years, I have found it best to live one place and rent office space outside my home - even though I work from home.

Then when Covid-19 changed our lives in March 2020, and a lot of people started working from home, I did not have change my work place. I was already set up to work from home. I am actually much more productive because I work from home. I did change the way I show homes in that I started requiring everyone to wear a mask and gloves when we are touring properties for sale (and I provide the masks and gloves for free).  I have felt all along that it is best to err on the side of caution and take preventative measures when viewing homes for sale.

My Code of Ethics and promises I make to you

As a REALTOR®, I approach my work with both buyers and sellers as a consultant/teacher offering guidance as it is needed. I am available by phone and appointment 7 days per week.

I adhere to the National Association of Realtors Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice and to my motto: To go ABOVE and BEYOND for you!

My Passion

My speech on doing what you love

To get a glimse into my philosophy of life and work, check out my speech on passion given on the day I retired from teaching (May 3, 2017) at the Pasco-Hernando State College Commencement: https://youtu.be/VX3gZAzpZdM?t=1264


Mary Kelly, President, Owner, REALTOR®
Lic. Real Estate Broker (FL & GA)
Kelly Property Expert, Inc.

My Work

My Sold Listings

A list of the properties that I have listed and sold over the past two years can be found here. 

I have sold other properties that were listed by other REALTORS as well that are not on this list as  I cooperate with other REALTORS. Likewise, some of my listings were sold by other REALTORS. That is the way we work. We compete for listings, but we help each other sell. 

I market heavily to other REALTORS, and my listings will come up on their websites as if they are their own listings. I give my permission for my listings to be published on the websites of other REALTORS, because that is best for the seller....and I always do my best! 

I always go ABOVE & BEYOND in my work! 

Previously, I worked for another company I owned, and in 6 six years with that company (in Florida), I closed over 900 transactions. 

My Office

Kelly Property Expert has a virtual office - just like the most innovative companies that are tech savvy are now doing. Ask me to show you how I do it!

I am licensed to sell real estate in both Florida and Georgia, and for that reason, it is best for me to have a presence in both states. Both states allow a company to operate in the state from an office outside the state.

And since I love living in Waycross and have the ability to work from home, it really doesn't matter where my physical office is located. Between home and the office, it is about an hour and half commute.

The Internet makes telecommuting from my home to the office so easy! It makes it so easy for me to be available to sellers and buyers every day of the week. I love it, and so do my sellers and buyers! 

Mary Kelly

See my Office on Wheels

RESOURCES

• Kelly's Library: This is where I keep my blog, notes, bibliographies, writings, and links to videos and articles that contaiin good on various topics. Some are posted as public; some require a password.  
  
  
• Real Estate Info. There are a lot of useful real estate links on this page.  
  
  
• National Association of REALTORS updates on twitter. Info is public. No need to sign in.

MORE TO COME SOON!

page last updated 9/19/2020