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Memphis real estate facts:

Founded in 1819, Memphis is the county seat of Shelby County and largest city in Tennessee. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River and serves as the regional hub for the tri-state area of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. The greater Memphis metropolitan area has a population over 1.2 million.

City attractions include Graceland, former home of Elvis Presley, which attracts over 600,000 annual visitors; the Mud Island River Park, River Walk, and Mississippi River Museum in downtown Memphis; historic Victorian Village, with Victorian-era mansions, some of which are now museums; numerous parks such as W.C. Handy Park, Tom Lee Park, Audubon Park, Memphis Botanic Garden, and Shelby Farms park, one of the largest urban parks in the U.S.; Memphis Zoo; famous Sun Studios recording studio; the National Civil Rights Museum; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Tennessee's oldest and largest fine art museum; Pink Palace Museum, a history and science center; Lichterman Nature Center; Memphis in May Festival; The Memphis Queen riverboat; bustling and hip Beale Street; and The Memphis Walk of Fame, a tribute to Memphis musicians.

Memphis is home to nine Fortune 1000 companies. Because of its location on the Mississippi River, Memphis is well suited for commercial transportation and shipping via river barges, which are loaded onto trucks and cargo trains. Memphis has the 2^nd largest cargo port on the Mississippi River and 4^th largest inland port in the country. The city is also home to Memphis International Airport, the busiest cargo airport in the world.