Shannon Malcom, Broker, EXIT Realty Birmingham

Shannon Malcom, Broker, EXIT Realty Birmingham Birmingham REALTOR® ~
Franchise Owner & Broker
of EXIT Realty Birmingham
2026 N.A.R. Fair Housing Champion
2024 B.A.R. Leadership Academy

Residential Broker of the Year
2024 B.A.R. Franchise Owner / Real Estate Broker - EXIT Realty Birmingham

Buying a home in Birmingham is not just about square footage and a school district. It is the canvas where the next vers...
06/01/2026

Buying a home in Birmingham is not just about square footage and a school district. It is the canvas where the next version of your life gets drawn.

Most people think of real estate as a transaction. A price, a closing date, a set of keys. That is the surface of it.

Underneath, it is something bigger. It is the address where your kids learn to ride a bike. The kitchen where the holidays happen. The yard where the dog grows old. The equity that becomes the down payment on the next chapter. The legacy you pass to someone who calls you family.

A home is the place that holds your life while you build it.

That is why I do not treat any client like a transaction. The buyer with a small budget and the buyer with a big one are both standing at the same kind of doorway, just with different keys in hand. Both deserve the same care.

If you have been thinking about what your future on a canvas of your own could look like, this is the conversation that starts it.

Working with a Birmingham real estate agent who sees past the closing date matters more than most people realize. The right guidance now opens doors years from today.

Comment CHAT and tell me where you are. Let's start drawing what comes next.

📞 Shannon Malcom, EXIT Realty Birmingham
📲 (205) 260-7784
📧 [email protected]
🌐 movedbymalcom.com

Buying a home in Birmingham almost never starts with a closing date. It starts with a conversation most people keep putt...
05/30/2026

Buying a home in Birmingham almost never starts with a closing date. It starts with a conversation most people keep putting off.

The best real estate move is the one you make today. Not the perfect one. Not the one that waits for everything to line up. The one you actually take.

Most buyers and sellers spend months thinking about it before they ever pick up the phone. Another weekend passes. Another season. Another version of the market they wish they had moved in.

Progress does not require certainty. It requires one honest conversation about where you are right now.

Maybe you are still rebuilding credit. Maybe you are saving and not sure if you are close. Maybe you are sitting on equity and wondering if it is the right time to sell. Maybe you are renting and starting to do the math on what you have paid your landlord.

All of that is worth talking through. None of it requires you to be ready before you reach out.

Working with a Birmingham real estate agent who meets you where you actually are, not where you think you should be, is how forward starts.

Comment CHAT and tell me where you are. Let's figure out the next step together.

📞 Shannon Malcom, EXIT Realty Birmingham
📲 (205) 260-7784
📧 [email protected]
🌐 movedbymalcom.com

Selling a house in Birmingham gets complicated fast when the deal is anything other than standard. A real estate attorne...
05/29/2026

Selling a house in Birmingham gets complicated fast when the deal is anything other than standard. A real estate attorney is one of the smartest line items a seller can add.

Most sellers think about attorneys only at the closing table. By then, the contract is already written and the terms are already set. The leverage is gone.

Bringing one in earlier changes everything.

If you are doing a For Sale By Owner, an attorney can draft and review the contract that protects you instead of the buyer. If you are selling an inherited property, a probate situation, a property with title issues, or a seller-financed deal, an attorney can spot the problems before they become disputes.

Most real estate attorneys work on a fixed fee for this kind of work. That fee is small compared to the cost of a contract that does not protect you when something goes sideways.

A few situations where attorney representation almost always pays for itself. FSBO sales. Inherited or estate properties. Divorce-related sales. Title or boundary issues. Owner financing or land contracts. Out-of-state buyers. Anything that does not look like a standard arm's-length transaction.

A good agent will tell you when you need legal help, not pretend they can do everything themselves. That honesty is part of the job.

Comment LEGAL if you are selling and want to talk through whether your situation calls for attorney representation.

📞 Shannon Malcom, EXIT Realty Birmingham
📲 (205) 260-7784
📧 [email protected]
🌐 movedbymalcom.com

Buying a home in Birmingham is the start of ownership, not the end of it. The mortgage is one cost. The upkeep is the ot...
05/28/2026

Buying a home in Birmingham is the start of ownership, not the end of it. The mortgage is one cost. The upkeep is the other.

Most first-time buyers focus everything on the down payment and the monthly note. Then year one shows up with a water heater that quits, a gutter that overflows, and an HVAC system asking for service.

None of that is a crisis when you plan for it. All of it feels like one when you do not.

A simple way to think about it. Set aside one to three percent of the home's value every year for maintenance. Some years you will spend it. Some years you will not. The point is that the money is there when the house needs it.

Routine matters more than people realize. Clean the gutters twice a year. Service the HVAC every spring and fall. Check the water heater. Walk the roof line. Catch the small things before they become the expensive things.

Then build a separate fund for the surprises. The roof. The foundation. The tree that comes down in a storm.

Home ownership is one of the best ways to build long-term wealth. Maintenance is how you protect it.

Working with a Birmingham real estate agent who walks you through the first-year costs before closing, not after, is part of the job.

Comment HOME if you want a simple breakdown of what to budget for in your first year of ownership.

📞 Shannon Malcom, EXIT Realty Birmingham
📲 (205) 260-7784
📧 [email protected]
🌐 movedbymalcom.com

Selling a house in Birmingham should not feel like it is happening to you. It should feel like someone is walking it wit...
05/27/2026

Selling a house in Birmingham should not feel like it is happening to you. It should feel like someone is walking it with you.

That is what Tunya said about her experience, and that is the standard we hold for every client.

A 5-star review is nice. What it actually means is that someone trusted us with one of the biggest decisions of their year, and we did not let them down.

Selling a home is rarely just a transaction. It is timelines, repairs, paperwork, showings, negotiations, and a hundred small decisions in between. Stacked on top of whatever else life is asking of you that month.

A good agent takes the stress out of that. Not by hiding the hard parts, but by walking through every one of them with you. Step by step. Honestly. On your timeline.

That is what Tunya felt. That is what every seller deserves.

Thank you, Tunya, for trusting me with your home and your story.

Comment READY if you are thinking about selling and want to talk through what your next step could look like.

📞 Shannon Malcom, EXIT Realty Birmingham
📲 (205) 260-7784
📧 [email protected]
🌐 movedbymalcom.com

Buying a home in Birmingham often starts with seeing what is not there yet. The land, the lot, the house that needs work...
05/25/2026

Buying a home in Birmingham often starts with seeing what is not there yet. The land, the lot, the house that needs work — every one of them holds something waiting to be unlocked.

Most people walk past a property and only see what it is right now. The peeling paint. The overgrown yard. The dated kitchen. The block that has not turned yet.

A vision changes everything.

Rob and I have spent years walking into homes other people had given up on. We have stood in living rooms with broken windows and seen what they could become. We have watched neighborhoods like Norwood transform one renovated home at a time, and we have watched legacy residents build real equity alongside that change.

The potential was always there. Someone just had to be willing to see it.

If you are looking at a property and other people keep telling you the reasons it will not work, that does not always mean they are right. Sometimes it just means they are not the ones who will be living there.

A good agent helps you separate the real problems from the cosmetic ones. The expensive fixes from the simple ones. The right vision from the wrong fit.

Working with a Birmingham real estate agent who can see past what is there today is how you find the home that becomes something more.

Comment VISION and tell me what you are looking at. Let's see what is actually possible.

📞 Shannon Malcom, EXIT Realty Birmingham
📲 (205) 260-7784
📧 [email protected]
🌐 movedbymalcom.com

OPEN HOUSE TODAY!! 🏡1614 Fairway View Drive., 352445 bed 4.5 bath oversized 3 car garage + an abundance of bonus space 🏡...
05/23/2026

OPEN HOUSE TODAY!! 🏡
1614 Fairway View Drive., 35244
5 bed 4.5 bath oversized 3 car garage + an abundance of bonus space 🏡

Buying a home in Birmingham is not just a transaction. It is the start of something that grows over decades.Neighbors be...
05/22/2026

Buying a home in Birmingham is not just a transaction. It is the start of something that grows over decades.

Neighbors become friends. The people on your street become the people who watch your kids grow, who wave on Saturday mornings, who notice when the porch light is off.

Houses become homes. The walls that felt unfamiliar at closing become the backdrop for birthdays, holidays, hard seasons, and quiet ordinary days.

Investments become legacies. Equity built one mortgage payment at a time becomes the thing you pass down. The doorway your kids walk through. The stability your family stands on.

That kind of transformation does not happen on its own. It starts with one decision, made on one day, by someone who finally said it is time.

If you have been waiting for the right moment to start that conversation, this Friday is as good as any.

Working with a Birmingham real estate agent who understands that a home is more than a purchase is the first step.

Comment CHAT and let's talk about what your next chapter could look like.

📞 Shannon Malcom, EXIT Realty Birmingham
📲 (205) 260-7784
📧 [email protected]
🌐 movedbymalcom.com

Commercial Opportunities:1133 Ford Avenue - 3,117 sq foot office listed at $300k1215 31st Street N - 7,118 sq foot wareh...
05/22/2026

Commercial Opportunities:
1133 Ford Avenue - 3,117 sq foot office listed at $300k
1215 31st Street N - 7,118 sq foot warehouse listed at $450k

Spent some time yesterday with Christine Hansen 2026 NAR President Elect and I’m reminded once again how important it is...
05/22/2026

Spent some time yesterday with Christine Hansen 2026 NAR President Elect and I’m reminded once again how important it is to surround yourself with leaders who are passionate about this industry, advocacy, and the future of homeownership.

One of my favorite parts of being involved beyond the local level is the relationships built along the way — real conversations, shared vision, and learning from people who are committed to making a difference.

Grateful for the opportunity to connect, grow, and continue serving alongside incredible leaders who care deeply about REALTORS®, our communities, and protecting the dream of homeownership. ❤️🏡

Address

2808 7th Avenue S. , Suite 111
Birmingham, AL
35233

Telephone

+12052607784

Website

https://www.movedbymalcom.com/

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