Angel Foster · Realtor · CENTURY 21 Legacy
Local Realtor.Straight answers first.
I have lived in the Smokies and owned and managed vacation rentals here for decades. Before I was ever your Realtor, I was the person handling the bookings, the turnovers, and the repair calls.
I am a full-time Realtor with CENTURY 21 Legacy in Gatlinburg, working Sevier County every day. Some of my clients are buying their first house. Some are moving here for good. Some are running numbers on their fifth short-term rental. The work is the same either way: get the real numbers on the table before anybody signs anything.
That operating history is the difference. I am not reading you a projection off a listing sheet. I know what these properties cost to run, what guests complain about, and which months actually carry the year.
"You deserve proof, not a pitch."
Usually replies the same day.
Who I work with
Three kinds of buyers, one standard of honesty
First-time buyers
You have never done this before and every step feels like a test you did not study for. I walk the whole thing with you: what you can realistically afford here, what a Smokies inspection turns up that a city inspection does not, and what each number on the closing statement actually is.
First homePrimary and second homes
Moving across town, moving in from out of state, or finally buying the place you have been renting in for years. Roads, elevation, water and septic, seasons, commutes, and what a neighborhood is like in February and not just in October.
Live hereShort-term rental investors
I have owned and managed vacation rentals in the Smokies for decades, so I have lived the turnovers, the shoulder seasons, and the repair calls. On your purchase I am the Realtor: I pull real reported numbers from owners and managers in my network, check them against county market data, and tell you when a property does not underwrite.
InvestHow I work
Proof,not projections.
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I live in the market I sell
Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Sevierville, every day, for decades. I know which roads get hairy in the winter, which ridges lose cell service, and which pockets rent well and which just photograph well.
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I have run these properties myself
Owning and managing vacation rentals here for decades means I have seen what the spreadsheet leaves out: cleaning turnover in peak weeks, guest damage, hot tub service, driveway grades that scare off winter bookings, and the difference between a strong month and a strong year.
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Real numbers, not brochure numbers
Where an owner shares documented performance, I pass it along as reported. Where nobody has real numbers, I say so instead of dressing up a projection.
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You see the same tools I use
The Sevier County market data, the net calculator, and the underwriting sandbox on this site are the same inputs I run before I give you an opinion. Nothing is hidden behind a call.
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I will talk you out of a bad deal
If the numbers do not work, I would rather say it early than sell you a problem you live with for ten years. It is a shorter conversation and a better one.
Where my lane ends
What I do not do
Knowing the edges of the job is part of doing it well. Read the full tools and information disclaimer.
- I am not taking on management of your rental. I help you buy and sell, and I can point you to managers I have seen operate well.
- I am not a CPA, a lender, or an attorney. The tools here are planning aids, not tax, legal, or investment advice.
- I do not guarantee revenue. Nobody honest can. I show you what comparable properties have actually reported.
Where I work
Sevier County, Tennessee
Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Sevierville, and the ridges, coves, and resort communities in between. If you want the plain-English version of how these towns differ on price, rules, and rental demand, start with where to live in Sevier County or the county rental market data.
Licensing and brokerage
- Licensee
- Angel Foster, Affiliate Broker, TN license #386379
- Firm
- CENTURY 21 Legacy · (865) 436-7121
- Office
- 3224 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
- Broker
- David Owenby, Principal Broker
TN SOLD AF is a registered team name of CENTURY 21 Legacy, independently owned and operated.
Next step
Tell me your goal. I will tell you the truth.
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