Meet Mindy and Jason Hoover — Franklin, TN Real Estate Done Personally

I came to real estate in 2018 after 12 years as a music director, and the transition made more sense than most people expected. Teaching, directing, and performing all require you to read a room, connect with people quickly, and communicate clearly under pressure. So does selling a home. The skills transferred.

I'm a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) and a Certified Home Stager, and I'm based in Franklin, TN — where I've lived with my family since 2004. The CLHMS designation requires a documented history of luxury market transactions, specialized training, and ongoing education. Fewer than 5% of REALTORS® nationally hold it. My Certified Home Stager credential means I can walk into your home and tell you exactly what a buyer is going to see when they walk through your front door, and what to do about it before they get there. That combination — luxury market knowledge and professional staging expertise — is something most agents simply don't offer.

Outside of real estate, I chair Love the Dress TN, a nonprofit I founded that provides free prom dresses to young women in Williamson County who couldn't otherwise afford them. Community matters to me, not as a marketing point but because I've lived here for 25 years and this is home. The same care I bring to that work is what I bring to every client relationship.

I'm also certified in Senior Real Estate (SRES) and Real Estate Negotiation, which means I'm equipped to handle the full range of what buyers and sellers in this market actually face — from first-time luxury purchases to downsizing transitions to competitive multi-offer situations.

I've been in sales and marketing for over 25 years, and real estate is where that background has done the most good. I hold a Business degree from Belmont University and a broker's license in Tennessee, which means I operate at a different level of accountability and oversight than a standard licensed agent. When you work with The Hoover Team, there's a broker actively involved in your transaction — not a name on a wall.

Most of my work outside of client transactions involves coaching and mentoring real estate agents. I've helped shape the careers of professionals across Middle Tennessee, which means the standards I hold myself to aren't average industry benchmarks — they're the ones I teach. That background informs everything from how we structure our client process to how we approach negotiations and problem-solving when deals get complicated.

I'm also a real estate investor, which gives me a perspective on transactions that a purely transactional agent doesn't have. I think about long-term value, market cycles, and neighborhood trajectory in a way that's useful whether you're buying your forever home or making a strategic move up in the Franklin market.

Away from work, I'm a baseball fan, a bourbon enthusiast, and most importantly a husband and father. Family is the reason we do this work the way we do it — because we understand that a home isn't just a transaction. It's where the most important parts of your life happen.