Mary Jones
Mary Jones is the Broker/Owner of Mary Jones Real Estate, where she leads her own independent brokerage with a strong focus on Rockwall, Rowlett, and surrounding Northeast Texas communities. She brings a diverse professional background to real estate, including a 17-year career in accounting and over two decades as co-owner of a successful metal fabrication and store fixture business with her husband. After retiring from business ownership and briefly returning to accounting work in Rockwall, she pursued her long-standing interest in real estate full time, earning her license and later her broker’s license. She entered the industry in 2018 and has since built a reputation for professionalism, strong client advocacy, and consistent production.
Throughout her real estate career, Mary has held leadership roles with brokerages such as Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and Call It Closed International Realty, where she served as a Managing Broker overseeing approximately 60 agents while continuing her own sales production. In 2024, she launched Mary Jones Real Estate to focus on direct client service and independent growth. Her business is primarily built on referrals, relocation services, and long-standing relationships, with a strong emphasis on first-time homebuyers and clients relocating into Texas. She is known for her clear communication, market knowledge, and commitment to educating clients throughout the buying and selling process.
Outside of her professional work, Mary is deeply family-oriented and active in her church and community. She comes from a large family of eight siblings and credits her upbringing and strong work ethic for her success. She enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren and remains actively engaged in networking and mentorship within the real estate industry. Focused on integrity, independence, and client-first service, Mary continues to grow her brokerage while remaining hands-on in helping clients find the right homes and communities.
• Completed real estate licensing coursework and broker training, and earned a real estate broker license in 2020.
What do you attribute your success to?
Mary is an incredibly enthusiastic, passionate, well spoken, driven woman who is inspirational in her career growth, expansion and her plans for the future. Mary tributes a lot of her success to the way that she was brought up in life. Her family was quite large as she has one of eight children and her mother and father shared with them a lot of love and from an early age were taught about hard work and dedication. Her first job was Dairy Queen, because the 2nd you were able to work that's what you did. She is extremely social and loves to talk to everybody she meets, she says she's never met a stranger. She's opinionated and loves to put in her $0.02 and she's not afraid to put herself out there and use her voice, which is something she attributes her success to appears she tells her clients if you have children this is a great area to live in, if this is what you're looking for I will find it, she really listens well and goes the extra mile to discover more about them and build that relationship so that she can truly make what is one of the largest purchases they'll ever make something special and perfectly customized to fit them and their lives.
Mary discussed her career journey with Leah from Influential Women Magazine, explaining that she entered the real estate field in 2018 after selling her accounting business and metal fabrication company, Riddle Metalworks, which she owned with her husband for 20 years. Mary shared that she decided to pursue real estate after advice from her sister and completed her real estate license requirements in about 3 weeks before becoming a broker in 2020. The conversation was cut off as Leah was about to ask about Mary's current career status.
Leah interviewed someone about their real estate career, where they described working from home with two offices and managing agents who have access codes. The person explained their daily activities include making phone calls, searching for people, and handling relocations, particularly in Texas areas like Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin. They shared their career progression from buying leads in Terrell to working as a broker for a national brokerage managing 60 agents, before eventually opening their own brokerage after deciding they preferred selling real estate directly rather than managing other agents.
Leah interviewed an agent about their future plans and personal life. The agent, who is 63-64 years old, expressed no desire to retire and plans to continue working as long as possible due to enjoying the job and staying healthy. The agent shared that they are active in their church, enjoy spending time with their grandchildren, and have a talent for meeting people and making sales, including a recent $1.2 million property deal.
Leah interviewed a real estate agent about their career journey and advice for young women entering the field. The agent emphasized the importance of putting oneself out there, building strong negotiation skills, and learning everything possible about clients' needs. They attributed their success to their upbringing in a large family where everyone worked from a young age and their natural tendency to be talkative and opinionated.
Leah asked Mary to share about people who had supported or inspired her, suggesting they could be highlighted in a publication. Mary mentioned Kathy Harris, a mentor at Coal Banker, and her family of strong women, including four sisters. She also expressed admiration for strong women in real estate who are assertive and committed to doing things right.
Mary is extremely dedicated to her career and absolutely loves the rewards of being able to provide people with their dream homes, and being a part of that personal and special part of their life is incredibly fulfilling. She has no plans to retire anytime soon, is looking forward to continuing to provide exemplary service and her expertise to future clients and assisting in guidance for other future real estate agents through possible mentorship as her career continues to thrive and the next chapter of her beautiful journey is written.
In her words:
When it comes to choosing a real estate professional to help you with your home buying or selling needs, only the very best representation is will do! That’s why it’s so important to choose someone who has grown up and raised a family in this area with a strong understanding of the Northeast Metro area including the counties of Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Hunt, and Kaufman County to name a few and the experience and resources to back it up.
As a dedicated Rockwall resident and real estate professional, Mary Jones is deeply committed to earning and maintaining the trust her clients place in her. Every day, she strives to exceed their expectations with exceptional service and expertise. After a successful 17-year career in accounting, Mary transitioned into real estate, leveraging her analytical skills and attention to detail to become a standout agent. Her strong communication skills are key to her success as a REALTOR®, ensuring clients are well-informed and confident throughout the process.
Mary is the Broker and owner of Mary Jones Real Estate in Texas, where she leads with distinction. She has consistently won awards for her leadership and has been recognized as a million-dollar producer in a month, showcasing her exceptional performance and dedication to her clients.
Understanding the stress that often accompanies real estate transactions, Mary prioritizes regular communication with her clients. She ensures all questions are answered and concerns addressed, building trust and providing peace of mind. This client-centric approach is the cornerstone of her business.
Having raised her sons in the area, Mary has become a community expert, offering insider knowledge about life in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) region. She delights in showcasing the unique aspects of the area, from its vibrant shopping and dining scenes to its diverse community activities.
For those seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable DFW real estate agent, Mary Jones is the ideal choice. She is committed to guiding you through every step of buying or selling a home, making the experience as smooth and rewarding as possible
Let’s Bring Your Dream HOME!
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
When asked about people that had made a great impact in her life, mary highlighted that there was an agent at Colla Banker when she started out that took her under her wing, by the name of Cathy Harris who is fantastic and has been in the business for many years appears she was featured in one of the Texas real estate magazines and Mary snapped it up and took a picture of it to send to her. They have a wonderful relationship and are always rooting each other on and encouraging each other throughout their careers. She also has 4 sisters as she is one of five girls in her family, and they are all very close. She would love to honor her sisters, They are all hard working and amazing people she is so proud of. She works with mostly women in real estate, and they are all the best ones out there. They love to talk and negotiate, they are go getters and they are great examples of strength in leadership. She truly admires strong women, people who are able to really make things what they want to see, people who are passionate and people who have that drive and fire burning inside them pierre she is so grateful for the amazing relationships and people she has had in her corner, and would love to shine that light of gratitude and recognition on all of the people who have supported her from her family to her professional realm.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
The advice Mary would share with young women readers who are looking to go into the real estate industry is not to be afraid of putting themselves out there because this job is pure personality. Anybody can get set up on a search engine or an MLS but when you get in front of people face to face and being able to be present for your clients and build that rapport and relationship especially when working with 1st time buyers is something that is so rewarding and valuable. She loves how hungry new homeowners are for information and wanting to know everything, she wants them to know everything as well they she wants them to learn from the experience and feel comfortable. So learn everything you can, take the classes and courses and make sure that you are confident in what you're bringing to the table and that you're expanding your own knowledge and area of expertise. Mary loves women that are go getters, women who are able to pivot and innovate and if you're more comfortable sitting in an office and answering phones by all means do what you're passionate about but if you want to get out there and be successful as a real estate agent make sure you have the time to connect with your clients, be present, use your voice, and build that network and those relationships because often times word of mouth in your reputation will proceed you.
What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Mary will be jumping in to add more detail regarding what keeps her inspired and what has motivated her throughout her career, she will add more detail regarding her accomplishments and accolades than anything she would like us to shine a light on, she will add more detail regarding how she would like to connect with other women within our network, how she would like to expand her network and build relationships and how she would like to inspire our readers, she will add information regarding the things that bring her joy including her interest in hobbies outside of work, What her goals are for the future, The people who have been an inspiration to her if she would like to add more information or stories about them, and any additional details she feels are important to showcase what her career has meant to her and what she looks forward to as she reaches new heights.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
In Mary's downtime she is extremely active in her church and does a lot of volunteer work within that realm. Her grandchildren are the light of her life, she has two grandsons in San Francisco and one of them is about to drive which is a little scary but quite fun. She also has a granddaughter which is the first young girl in her life since she had all sons until her daughters in law joined her Beautiful family. She is extremely proud of her wonderful family and although they are all busy with their own lives and school, they get together for cookouts and are looking forward to enjoying their Mother's Day and getting together throughout the summer to enjoy their surroundings and spending time together because her life is centered around those meaningful connections and watching her family grow and thrive.