Your connector. Your real estate advisor.
About Mary Ellen Vanaken — Real Estate Advisor
Mary Ellen Vanaken is the CEO and Founder of The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team at Keller Williams Realty North Atlanta. With more than 25 years of combined business and real estate experience, she has built her career around strategic guidance, trusted relationships, and exceptional client care.
Before real estate, she worked on Wall Street with JP Morgan, where she developed the financial insight, analytical approach, and negotiation skills that still shape how she advises clients today.
Rooted in North Atlanta. Connected everywhere else.
For more than 20 years, Alpharetta has been home. Mary Ellen and her team serve buyers, sellers, investors, luxury clients, and relocating families throughout North Atlanta, including Alpharetta, Milton, Roswell, Johns Creek, Cumming, Sandy Springs, Buckhead, and the surrounding communities.
When someone needs help outside North Atlanta, she uses her professional network to identify a trusted advisor in that market.
Because the destination may change, but the standard of care should not.
Who Mary Ellen helps
The right advisor for your situation.
Buyers
A buyer representative who understands your destination, lifestyle priorities, financial goals, and preferred property type.
Sellers
An experienced listing professional to advise on pricing, preparation, positioning, marketing, and negotiation.
Relocating Families
An agent who knows relocation is more than a house: community fit, commute, schools, amenities, and timing all matter.
Luxury Clients
A professional experienced in the expectations, privacy, marketing, negotiation, and discretion the luxury market requires.
Investors
A market-focused advisor who evaluates opportunities through risk, return, demand, and long-term equity potential.
Seniors and Downsizers
A patient, compassionate professional who understands the emotional and logistical side of a major life transition.
Probate and Inherited Property
An experienced professional who navigates property decisions with sensitivity, organization, and respect for everyone involved.
International Clients
Through Mary Ellen's global relationships and Certified International Property Specialist network, connections for cross-border moves.