Meet Our Team
A Dynamic Partnership for Tailored Real Estate Solutions
Mallory Ownbey
Mallory specializes in investment and waterfront properties, farms, and fixer-uppers. She has over 20 years of experience managing short term investment property, owning horses, managing equine operations and assisting in gut remodels as well as completing her own. This has given Mallory the tools to assist her clients in making decisions that far exceed simply picking out a home they love.
With a bachelor's in Art and a background in design, she has an eye for what makes a house a home. This ability and vision allow her to set your home up for success in the selling world. She thrives in comfortable spaces that allow her to sit back, relax, and breathe. Her eye for design also gives her the ability to see potential in old homes that simply need a little TLC.
Since graduating college, she has lived in 6 states spanning from coast to coast. This experience has opened her eyes to all types of home styles and design types. Traveling has always been an adventure for her, but her favorite part is all the amazing people she has met along the way. After visiting her dad on a trip home from Las Vegas in 2020, she immediately felt that Blue Ridge was where she was meant to be and decided to make the move.
"Growing up, my passion was working with and around animals. I always dreamed of becoming a dolphin trainer and finally reached my goal at the age of 32. Prior to working with dolphins, I gained my experience working with horses, dogs, cats, and birds. I learned, through life, that it's never too late to follow your dreams. Now, at the age of 36, my dreams have changed as I venture to start my own family. I dream of creating a comfortable home for my daughter to grow up in, full of animals, love, and plants."
As a Real Estate agent and friend, Mallory prides herself on listening to her clients' wants and needs while finding a little slice of heaven they can call their own.
Wesley Smith
Wesley is an adventurist who enjoys mountain biking, hiking and spending time
outdoors. Naturally, when Wesley visited the North Georgia area for the first time over a
decade ago, he became captivated with the North Georgia Mountains.
After obtaining his B.S. Degree in Geography/Geographic Information Systems from East
Carolina University, he was a crew chief for multiple engineering firms in North Carolina
before he decided to move to Blue Ridge to build his real estate career. He is also the
owner of North Georgia Hydro-Clean, which is the premier pressure washing business in
the area serving Fannin, Gilmer, Union and the surrounding counties.
He has a passion for quality customer service and helping families and individuals meet
their personal real estate goals so that they can enjoy all that this area has to offer.
Jonathan Hargus
As a native to the Southern Appalachians, Jonathan grew up in Western North Carolina through high school, eventually finding himself in North Georgia as his forever home.
Being an outdoor enthusiast, he loves to hike, play in streams and even jump in puddles every once in a while.
As a beekeeper, he has come to understand the outdoors and what it has to offer, especially in this area as he spends time educating and helping his buyers know what to look for and what to look out for. He specializes in being an excellent and informed buyer’s agent from the beginning of his buyer’s experience, during the process and afterwards for years to come.
A jack of all trades, he dabbles for fun and for work in things like beekeeping, photography, hatchet throwing (but not in a creepy way), he is an author, course content creator and absolutely loves spending time with his wife Haleigh and puppy Ryker.
He studied the Italian culture and language while abroad in 2009-2010, obtaining his Bachelor’s in International Studies with a minor in Outdoor Education.
