Virtual & video home tours
Live video walkthroughs of any home on your list, with the lens pointed where you ask — the roofline, the panel box, the crawl space — not just the staging.
Relocation services
A Knoxville relocation specialist in your corner.
Moving to Knoxville or East Tennessee from another state is a different job than buying across town — and it's the job Robert Ford does every day. A Knoxville realtor with Wallace Real Estate and two decades of local knowledge, Robert specializes in helping people relocate here from California, the Midwest, the Northeast, and everywhere in between.
What the service includes
Relocation services, end to end.
Remote buying & closing coordination
Offers, the due-diligence window, inspections, and closing, all coordinated while you're still out of state. Many of Robert's clients get keys before they ever live here.
Area orientation, the objective way
Drive times, commutes, geography, and what's nearby — plus neutral third-party tools so you can research any area yourself and decide what fits your life.
A vetted local lineup
Inspectors, lenders, title companies, and movers Robert has actually worked with, so you're not cold-calling vendors from three time zones away.
Scouting-trip planning
Coming to look before you leap? Robert builds the itinerary — homes, areas, and the practical errands — so a weekend visit does the work of a month.
Covered on both ends
Selling a home back where you're coming from? Robert can personally connect you with a trusted agent in your current market, so both sides of the move are handled.
Do your homework first
The research is free, and it's already written.
Before you talk to anyone — Robert included — read the relocation guide and the resource library: sourced numbers on what moving to Knoxville actually costs, how the Tennessee purchase process works, and what the first 90 days look like.
Ready when you are
Tell Robert about your move.
No listings to scroll and no pressure — just a conversation about where you're coming from, what you're hoping to find, and whether East Tennessee is the right next chapter.