Rentals and Real Estate in Chattanooga

Greyhaven Realty Management is pleased to be your full service agency for rentals and real estate in and around Chattanooga. We manage both residential and commercial rental properties, so we can help you find a place for your business and a place for your family---to rent or to buy. If you own properties and want to rent them out, but don't want the hassle of answering tenants' phone calls when something breaks, we'll be glad to manage your properties.

Chattanooga operates very much on personal relationships. Whenever you are looking for a property and don't see what you want on our website, talk with us. Our people have more than 20 years of experience in Chattanooga real estate. With some asking around, chances are that we can find something to suit you.

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Now we'd like to tell you more about what makes Chattanooga such a wonderful place to live, work and do business!

You may be wondering how Chattanooga transformed its downtown from a run-down devastated wreck to one of the premiere riverfront revival stories in the United States. As a standup comedian said at Riverbend one summer, "What did you do? Last time I was here, there were practically chunks of metal in the air!" There certainly aren't any more.

It's a long story, but we'll give you some glimpses. Chattanooga's economy collapsed when its ammunition manufacturing industries closed down after the war in Vietnam. The city decided it wasn't going to be able to attract new businesses and new people as long as its air was thick enough to slice and it was generally a dirty place. Cleanup needed to begin with the air---so how about electric buses? It was such a shame that suitable buses weren't readily available on the market... so Chattanooga helped bring them along.

To encourage use of the buses, Chattanooga made riding them free in the downtown zone. Please don't jaywalk when you don't hear traffic coming. When a downtown bus goes by, all you hear is the tires on the road and a soft whir.

In some difficult neighborhoods, a few police officers moved in. Not just to patrol---they started living there and became part of the neighborhood. People tend to behave better when their neighbor is an officer.

The Tennessee Aquarium is the cornerstone of downtown's renaissance. That's where we took the photo of the gator and turtle. Allow yourself plenty of time for touring it because it's big and too fascinating to simply race through. But don't worry if someone in your family needs to be in a stroller or wheelchair. It's very friendly for those. Want to get a chance to "pet" a sturgeon? This is your chance!

Pay attention to the walkways, benches and statues outside the Aquarium. You'll find small historical notes and markers, and tidbits of Cherokee culture. They are subtle and easy to miss.

Within a few blocks of the Aquarium, you'll find the IMAX theatre and Discovery Museum in one direction, or the Hunter Museum on top of the bluff. Across the river is Coolidge Park, a marvelous place for a summer picnic. Make sure to visit the carousel in the park. There are only about 60 of that type left. This one has been lovingly restored, and all the animals on it have been carved by local artists.

The Chickamauga Battlefield is a little south of Chattanooga. We recommend spending a good while in the visitor's center first---you do want to know about the ancestor of the National Park system, don't you? Then it's time to see the battlefield. It is no accident that this is the best documented of all Civil War battle sites.

Curious? Good! Take your time exploring the area. We'll add more material here as soon as we have some time. We still need to tell you about Rock City, Ruby Falls, the Incline Railway, the Southern Belle riverboat...