Homeowner Story
Hannah and Greg spent years renting in East Nashville, sure that buying meant moving far out of town. In April 2026 they got the keys to their Legacy South home in Madison, where they live with their three pets, Cheeseburger, Piper and Pepper.
Ask Hannah to describe her home in one word and she can't stop at one. "Sanctuary," she says. "And safe."
Renting, and the math that never worked
Before Madison, Hannah and Greg rented an older house in East Nashville that always needed something fixed. They went back and forth on whether it made sense to put money into nicer finishes for a place that wasn't theirs.
Owning didn't feel like a real option. "We truly didn't think we could own," Hannah says. "And if we could, that it would be far outside of Nashville and have to be a flip."
Then they found Legacy South.
One tour at the Chadwick
Hannah knew on the first visit. "As soon as I toured the model at the Chadwick, I knew it would be my home," she says. The house was nice, but the street mattered just as much. It felt safe, and it felt like an actual neighborhood.
Two things moved them from interested to sold. They could customize the home, and they could use the promotions running at the time.
The loan was the part they knew least about. Mackenzie Curtis at Acrisure, Legacy South's preferred lender, walked them through it. "She taught us everything and was always a phone call or text away," Hannah says. "She helped us through the whole process."
Quiplash, wine and no dining chairs
The moment it felt like home came on their first weekend. Friends came over to play Quiplash and drink wine, and nobody minded that there was nowhere to sit at the table yet.
"We laughed so hard," Hannah says. "We didn't have dining chairs, but that didn't matter. We had our space and we felt at ease."
The chairs showed up eventually. So did a cat who likes to sit in one.
The second story, and a lot of curtains
Hannah's favorite spot is the second story. "I am so in love with the light, the versatility in the space, and the warmth," she says. "We haven't painted yet, but it still feels like us."
The biggest change they made was track curtains, run along the back wall and halfway across the right side. It was a deliberate call. They chose the floorplan without the balcony to get more square footage, and the curtains make the room read like an end unit, with even more light than it already had.
Older condos and townhomes tend to be short on natural light. Hannah says this one doesn't feel like a townhome at all.
"Our friends forget that it is one. When they leave they're like, 'Whoa, I didn't even realize it was connected!'"
Around Madison
Her first answer for neighborhood favorites is honest: "I love being so close to Target."
The second is the drive. She likes taking the streets off Old Hickory and Graycroft, especially this time of year. "With all of the gorgeous fall leaves, it reminds me of my hometown in Kentucky."
"You probably can"
For anyone who isn't sure they can buy yet, Hannah starts there. "You probably can!"
She grew up during the 2008 recession and heard plenty of negative talk about buying a home. She believed she needed 20% saved for a down payment. "Not many people have that, and I had no idea," she says. "I had a lot of shame about the idea that I wasn't sure if I could ever buy, and I think a lot of millennials and Gen Z feel the same way."
The idea of touring with a sales counselor didn't help. "It sounds, quite frankly, exhausting and embarrassing," she says.
It went differently. "Everyone was so kind and transparent, and never made me feel dumb," Hannah says. "I felt a lot of security and trust after seeing Legacy and their company integrity and values show up throughout the entire process."
Seven months in, the feeling hasn't worn off. "Every single day we wake up and are so grateful to be where we are," she says. "It's a luxury to us, and we are so thankful."
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Schedule a VisitHannah Kik is Legacy South's Creative Director of Brand Growth and Development.
