Specialties

• Average Transaction Price Point: $700,000

• Transaction Price Range: $400,000 - $2,000,000

• Typical Annual Transactions: 20-30 (15-20 buyers and 10 sellers)

• Geographic Coverage: Davidson Co., Williamson Co., Mount Juliet, Goodlettsville

• Specializations: Relocations, Urban and Suburban Neighborhoods, First-Time Buyers

• Core Values: Competence, hard work, smart work, integrity, creativity, calm

Client Testimonials

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★★★★★
"As first-time homebuyers, we thought Kayla and David were amazing and an absolute pleasure to work with. The process went so smoothly despite a crazy market. They were very knowledgeable resources and helped us to consider things we hadn’t thought of. We ended up with the perfect house, and we’ll definitely reach out to them in the future and highly recommend them to friends." - Sarah E. and Caldwell V.

★★★★★
"David and Kayla were incredibly knowledgeable about the area where we were interested in buying and provided consistent communication throughout the entire process. They knew when to push the seller and, more importantly, when to pick our battles in order to maintain a win-win transaction for everyone involved. We highly recommend working with them." - Matt and Morgan R.

★★★★★
"David and Kayla were absolutely great to work with! They took the time get to know us, so they understood our needs and helped us find properties that met our interests. We really appreciated their knowledge of Nashville and their homebuying expertise. We knew we were getting “real deal” perspective, rather than trying to just trying to get a deal done. And best of all, they made the process fun and we looked forward to spending time with them!" - Arturo and Liz G.


About The DK Group
A partnership of two Realtors committed to exceptional real estate service, The DK Group was formed in 2021 when real estate veteran David Koellein was joined by his long-time friend and fellow Nashville-area native Kayla Bates.

About David

A graduate of Lipscomb and Harvard Universities and a resident of Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood, David has a background in public-sector urban planning, private-sector development, and as an urban design professor. He has served on the boards of directors/ trustees for The Nashville Civic Design Center, The District, Inc., and O'More College.

David was among the eight agents who founded Compass Nashville in 2018. He consistently earns silver and gold level awards for his business from Greater Nashville Realtors, serves on the Compass Nashville Agent Council, and is an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) and Seller Representative Specialist (SRS).

A good “generalist” outside of the office, David enjoys reading, writing, architecture, history, world travel, playing trivia, and local dining. He has a dry sense of humor. He has an ISTJ Myers-Briggs profile and is an Enneagram Type 5, the “investigator”.

About Kayla

Kayla is from Brentwood and currently lives near downtown Franklin. She holds English degrees from both UT-Knoxville and Swansea University in Wales.

Kayla began her professional life working on multifamily residential development for Franklin- based Bristol Development Group before managing facilities for the high-profile tech clients of WeWork in New York and Seattle and the headquarters and non-manufacturing real estate portfolio for Nissan North America.

Kayla loves cooking, reading, traveling, and wrangling Mack, her golden retriever. She is an ENFP on the Myers-Briggs and an Enneagram Type 9, the “peacemaker”.

Team Agents

The DK Group’s Listings

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Listed By CompassActive Under Contract

$2,495,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
4,472
Acres
0.17