English Team Members

Sally English
Sally brings a wealth of experience to the English Team: Real estate salesperson in Atlanta since 1984, a broker/owner from 1992 to 1997, a former residential Homebuilder and an experienced real estate marketing and sales professional.

Qualifications

• CDPE – A Certified Distressed Property Expert^® is a real estate professional with specific understanding of the complex issues confronting the real estate industry, and the foreclosure avoidance options available to homeowners. Through comprehensive training and experience, CDPEs are able to provide solutions for homeowners facing hardships in today’s market, specifically short sales.
• SRES – Senior Real Estate Specialists hold the national SRES designation earned through the Senior Advantage Real Estate Council. These agents have the requisite knowledge and expertise to counsel mature buyers and sellers through financial and lifestyle transitions involved in relocating, refinancing, selling the family home, or purchasing a home.
• CRS – Certified Residential Specialist designation (held by only 4 percent of all Realtors Nationwide). Awarded by the Residential Sales Council of the Realtors National Marketing Institute (an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors).
• GRI – Graduate Realtors Institute designation.
• REALTOR – Member of the National Association of REALTORS
• Associate Broker – State of Georgia licensed Broker. Requires 3 years minimum as a Sales Associate and successful completion of Brokers Course.
• BS – Bachelor of Science Degree – Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Double Major: Mathematics, Engineering Science.

More about Sally

Sally attended Henderson Mill Elementary and Henderson High School (now Henderson Middle School). After obtaining a degree from Vanderbilt University, Sally joined Westinghouse Electric in the Industrial Sales Division. Sally worked in the Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA, Boston, Mass. and New York City offices of Westinghouse. Her responsibilities were sales of industrial electric equipment to manufacturers and distributors.

Sally moved back home to Atlanta, Georgia in 1982 and joined her family’s residential real estate business in DeKalb County. During the following years Sally worked in real estate sales and built over 100 custom luxury homes in DeKalb County. After many years as a Broker/Owner Sally joined RE/MAX Executives and focused solely on real estate sales. Sally’s business is based on referrals from satisfied former clients. Sally lives in DeKalb County and is active in her community.

Qualifications:

• Salesperson – Licensed by the State of Georgia as a Sales Associate in 2004. Requires successful completion of the salesperson’s course and examination.
• Staging and Interior Designer - Nancy Calhoun Designs in Roswell Georgia and Charleston South Carolina.
• DeKalb Board of Realtors Member
• National Association Of Realtors Member

Experience:

Michelle’s hometown is New Bern, North Carolina (New Bern is the gateway to the Outer Banks). Michelle graduated from Craven College and worked her way through college in retail and merchandizing shops.

After moving to Atlanta and enrolling at Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business, Michelle worked part time as an interior design assistant at Nancy Calhoun Designs in Roswell Georgia.

Later, Michelle worked at Emory University School of Medicine in the Department of Pathology while taking classes in Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health.  She was also co-owner of Papa Nick’s Restaurant in Virginia Highlands and began renovating homes in the Morningside/Virginia Highlands area.

Admiration of design and restoration began at an early age for Michelle as she grew up in a coastal Colonial small town. Love of historic preservation has carried through to her present day home renovations, staging and design

In 2004 Michelle was licensed as a real estate salesperson and joined RE/MAX Greater Atlanta.  In 2007 Michelle joined the English Team at RE/Max Executives as a buyer specialist.

Michelle has two lovely teen age daughters and is married to Greg Smith.  Michelle and Greg live in Cobb County and enjoy an active lifestyle section hiking the Appalachian Trail, backpacking, cycling and cooking. Michelle’s favorite TV shows are on The Food Network or HGTV and a good book is always close in hand.  Michelle and Greg enjoy casual dining and meeting the restaurant owners when they can. Michelle’s car brakes for the “mom and pop” places around metro Atlanta.