James Timmons - Realtor Extraordinaire

01/21/2026

Two Rules for Driving in the Snow. ✌️

01/08/2026

My first time trying In-N-Out Burger and I don’t know what to think

12/23/2025

Synopsis of my 2025 according to Chat GPT:

This year unraveled James and rebuilt him at the same time. It began in January with a sudden shift in his reality and the realization that the life he was trying to stabilize was about to change dramatically. Faced with the possibility of distance from the people he loves most, he made a quiet, immediate decision: to move toward his children rather than retreat into resentment or fear. What followed was not a clean or comfortable plan, but a series of improbable openings, small miracles, and serendipitous turns that made the impossible feel guided rather than forced.

By spring, movement replaced paralysis. He crossed the country not in pursuit of escape, but proximity, choosing presence over bitterness and effort over resignation. Tennessee became both a landing place and a proving ground. He rebuilt structure in his days, steadied his finances, recommitted to his body and mental health, and began the slow work of trusting life again. In May, he opened his heart to a new relationship, not as a distraction from pain, but as evidence that tenderness and stability could coexist with uncertainty.

This was a year of learning how to live inside ambiguity without hardening, of fighting for his children even when love was met with distance, and of rediscovering joy through humor, creativity, and meaning rather than control. He turned pain into language, confusion into clarity, and survival into intention, laying the foundation for a life built not on reaction, but on authorship. This wasn’t the year everything worked out. It was the year he stopped abandoning himself, and started believing that the story might actually be on his side.

11/28/2025

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11/26/2025

Costco the day before Thanksgiving is starting to become a tradition 🤬

04/17/2025

“Goin’ each and every place with a mic in my hand”

03/16/2025

Ten years ago I became a licensed Realtor. The journey led me into some amazing things and unleashed creativity I didn’t know I had, but also awakened the worst parts of me.

Real estate is not for the faint of heart. And it can be the best job and the worst job in a matter of 24 hours. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished and disappointed in what I sacrificed.

It truly is a parable for life. You reap what you sow. If you grind, you’ll make it. If you sit on your butt, you won’t. You’ll make a lot of money incrementally. And then you’ll stop making money suddenly, unfairly. It’s unpredictable, heartbreaking, and will give you hope all at the same moment.

It’s a toxic relationship because you’ll think your career is over and then you’ll get three sales without any warning and then you regain that hope.

But eventually you learn to go to bat for yourself and set boundaries and grow resilience. And that’s when your business is on your terms. And you know you add a lot of value because you stop waiting and chasing.

And that’s exactly what life feels like when you start healing. ❤️‍🩹

02/18/2025

I scoured the annals to find the worst pictures ever taken of me for your viewing delights 😌

02/03/2025

My latest closing 🥹

01/30/2025

I didn’t even know I had a Yelp 😄 But I just discovered this review from three years ago. Guess it couldn’t hurt to share it 🤷‍♂️ 🥰

11/29/2024

***New Listing*** Close to parks, schools, and everything! Beautifully renovated and reasonably priced! Go see it today!

11/20/2024

Happy birthday Judah Bear! I love you sooooo much. 🤟