About

Meet Vickie Grimes.

Principal broker of Real Estate Kentucky Inc., lead instructor of Agent Academy, and the person who answers the phone. Independent by choice, accountable by nature.

Vickie bought her first house at eighteen, not because it was easy, but because she understood equity before most people understand a mortgage. That instinct, buy something that builds, became a career.

She went on to own and operate a dozen franchise real estate offices. Then she did something most people never do: she sold all of them and went completely independent. No franchise rules, no corporate brand to answer to, just her name, her standards, and full ownership of every outcome.

Today she runs Real Estate Kentucky Inc. as principal broker, licensed in Kentucky and Indiana, serving the Elizabethtown and Hardin County area. And since 2015, she's taught the next generation of agents through Agent Academy, live, online, and available to her students in a way most schools simply aren't.

The throughline is accountability. “If I fall, it's my fault. If I rise, it's my credit.” It's why clients and students get the real Vickie on the phone, not a layer of staff in between.

Vickie Grimes, principal broker of Real Estate Kentucky
Vickie Grimes · Principal Broker
“I'm responsible for my own level of success. Nobody else is pushing me.”

Credentials

  • Principal Broker, Real Estate Kentucky Inc.
  • Licensed in Kentucky & Indiana
  • Licensed Mortgage Loan Originator
  • Instructor, Agent Academy (KCPE + KREC approved)

Broker by day. Teacher by calling.

The Broker

Representing buyers and sellers across Hardin County with four decades of life experience and a license on both sides of the river. Independent, hands-on, and reachable.

The Instructor

Teaching new agents to pass the exam and build a career, live instruction, a real book, and a phone she actually answers. The school she wishes she'd had.

What you can count on.

Independent & Accountable

No franchise to hide behind. The broker you hire is the one who owns the result, good or bad.

Genuinely Available

Calls answered, questions returned, students reachable. Real estate doesn't wait, and neither does she.

The people behind Real Estate Kentucky.

Vickie leads a team of agents across the Elizabethtown and Hardin County area, held to the same standard on every deal: reachable, accountable, and local.

Vickie Grimes
Vickie GrimesPrincipal Broker
Ken Brown
Ken BrownREALTOR®
Lesa Fields
Lesa FieldsREALTOR®
Heidi Coffey
Heidi CoffeyREALTOR®
Holly Jenkins
Holly JenkinsREALTOR®
Mac Slack
Mac SlackREALTOR®
Peggy Martin
Peggy MartinREALTOR®
Randy Lane
Randy LaneREALTOR®
Rob Scott
Rob ScottREALTOR®

Let's get to work.

Buying, selling, or getting licensed, reach out and you'll hear back from Vickie herself.

Brokerage DisclosureVickie Grimes is the principal broker of Real Estate Kentucky Inc., a licensed independent real estate brokerage in Kentucky (also licensed in Indiana). All real estate services are provided in compliance with the Kentucky Real Estate Commission (KREC).
School DisclosureAgent Academy operates as Real Estate Kentucky Inc. DBA Agent Academy, Approved by the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education and the Kentucky Real Estate Commission. Enrolling in the school does not require joining the brokerage, and joining the brokerage is not required to take any course.