Do REALTORS only work in certain areas?

The answer is really agent to agent. I can only answer for myself but we cover an area about one hour across and yes that does include Tennessee and Georgia. When we are working with investors and builders they are usually looking for the best deal with the highest return and sometimes you have to go further out to find that. REALTORS are no different than any other profession. You have agents that specialize in different aspects of Real Estate. Some know waterfront better than others, some only work with horse farms and others spend most of their career working primarily in one zip code.