Kristina & Melissa + Holli
Buyers: Kristina & Melissa - Best Friends
Current Home: Milton, GA
Beach House Hunting In: Orange Beach, AL
Beach Home Budget: $525,000
Realtor: Holli - Mobile, AL
Kristina and her best friend Melissa are the kind of dynamic duo that friendship dreams are made of: they’re both quick-witted, loyal, and don’t skimp on personality. Kristina, a VP of Sales in the cyber tech industry, lives in Atlanta and juggles a demanding career, a hectic family life (she’s a mother to triplets), and frequent travel. Melissa, based in Birmingham, Alabama, is equally driven, working in industrial sales and managing rental properties on the side. Their 30-year friendship has been filled with ups and downs, adventure, and a whole lot of laughs, making them an ideal team for a house hunt that’s equal parts fun and meaningful.
The home will belong to Kristina and her husband, but because of Kristina’s husband's demanding schedule, he isn’t sure that he’ll be available to tour their homes together as a couple. Therefore the next best possible option is to have their life-long friend Melissa join the beach home buying journey. Of course, Kristina’s husband is a short Facetime away while the girls are touring properties to ensure that he is getting his opinions heard and met! He doesn’t want these gals having carte blanche on the beach home after all! Kristina and her husband are raising four busy kids while managing fast-paced careers that often pull them in different directions. Their lives are overflowing with meetings, flights, and shuttling kids between sports practices and social events. A beach home is part of finding peace and tranquility in their busy lives.
They’re looking for a beach home somewhere along the Gulf Coast, a place that’s both beautiful and close to Kristina’s extended family. The vision includes quiet mornings, kids playing in the sand, and her husband and son fishing off their boat.
Kristina and her husband are mostly on the same page about what they want in a beach home, but she admits she tends to lead with her heart while he’s more practical. That’s where Melissa comes in: the voice of reason who knows them both well enough to balance dream and reality. The biggest obstacle in the search is time; finding space in their packed lives to focus on something for themselves. But Kristina is ready, and with Melissa’s help, she’s determined to find a home that ticks all the boxes.
For Kristina, this house means more than a change of scenery. It’s a chance to carve out intentional family time and create lasting memories. After years of racing through life at full speed, this beach home is her way of saying: it's time to pause, breathe, and finally enjoy what really matters.
Realtor: Holli - Mobile, AL
Holli has been in the real estate game since she was 18, and she knows the Gulf Coast like the back of her hand. Based in Mobile, Alabama, Holli is a broker, appraiser, and beach lover who grew up splitting time between Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. She’s got a sharp eye for hidden gems and a real knack for helping people imagine what a beach home could be, not just what it is. Whether she’s talking about big renovation ideas or pointing out the best oyster shack down the road, Holli keeps it real, keeps it fun, and always keeps her clients’ best interests front and center.