Meet The Team
The High 5 Team
High 5 Residential, LLC President & Founder Shelley James
The High 5 Way …just the basics, done exceptionally well.


Shelley James, President
Shelley is President and founder of High 5 Residential, LLC where she is actively leveraging her 25+years commercial real estate experience to assist clients to increase the value of their real estate investments. Prior to launching High 5, Shelley served as Senior Director of Real Estate for Greystar where she was responsible for leadership of portfolio operations in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky.
She is an accomplished property management executive who holds extensive experience in both the owner and fee-managed aspects of the business. Her passion is encouraging and training teams to excellence and responsibilities include inspiring innovation, monitoring property performance, and developing specific strategies to ensure owner goals and objectives are achieved.
Professional Honors & Activities


Steve James, LUTCF
Steve James, Vice President
Steve has been an active member of Community Association Institute of Tennessee for 14 years and currently serves as Chair of CAI’s 2019 golf tournament. He is also a member of Insurors of Tennessee and Professional Insurance Agents of Tennessee and holds property, casualty, life, and health insurance licenses in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and his home state of Alabama. Steve studied at The American College of Financial Services, where he earned the Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF®) designation. He also attended International Bible College, earning certification in Christian Theology.
Steve and his wife Shelley reside in the Nashville area, have three children and one grandson, and are active members of Brentwood Baptist Church. Steve enjoys competitive golf and the great outdoors. He passionately supports the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home and enjoys fundraising for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville.


Amy Stephens
Amy Stephens, Executive Assistant
In her role at High 5 Amy handles various human resources, payroll, accounting, vendor compliance, marketing, social media, and meeting and event planning functions; prepares market surveys; coordinates and participates in due diligences; and administers the learning management system, reputation management, High 5 website, and other online platforms. She is also a member of the Greater Nashville Apartment Association’s Statistics Committee.
Amy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama and Microsoft Office Specialist certifications in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. She is active in her church and as a community volunteer.
High 5 Residential

The High 5 Way
…just the basics, done exceptionally well.