When you're buying a home, you get lot of people clearly trying to "sell" you. It gets a little…read moreannoying. Chris Peterson was one of the few people taking the opposite approach by truly advising me on what was best for my family. He frequently took time to explain some of the more obscure elements of financing so that I could be fully informed. As the market and my needs kept changing, he was totally transparent on the pros and cons of different options. Stress levels went down whenever we caught up, and I really appreciated his consultative approach. I'd recommend Chris without hesitation and will be referring friends his way in the coming years.

My husband and I started our home purchase journey originally with another mortgage lender and…read moreafter our Realtor Jason Randall was having a hard time getting hold of the original mortgage lender he suggested we try Chris Beltran from Barton Creek Lending Group. This was my husband and my First time buying a home and had no experience or idea what to expect from a Lending company so the communication, style of communication, information and process we thought we had from the original company was normal. I swear it was like BIPOLAR opposites in regards to the information, communication and assistance we received from Chris Beltran from Barton Creek lending group. He was answering my calls, my realtors calls and emails. He put my mind at ease and due to his assistance and awesome service we were able to secure our home loan and finalize our purchase of our 1st home with a interest rate we could be very happy with. I will recommend Chris Beltran / Barton Creek lending group to anyone looking to buy a house!

I had a bad experience with the KOPA real estate team. While the initial setup and listing…read morepresentation were handled well, the subsequent communication, pricing strategy, negotiation, and professional conduct fell entirely short of basic industry standards. - Good Initial Presentation: The staging recommendations were helpful, and the professional marketing photography of the house turned out great. - Inaccurate Pricing Strategy: Initial pricing guidance was off by 15% relative to actual market conditions, resulting in three months of unnecessary carrying costs and lost market momentum. - Lack of Responsiveness and Defensive Communication: Communication was highly unreliable with a distinct lack of timely responsiveness. When critical market adjustments were finally discussed, responses were consistently defensive rather than analytical, forcing me to drive the strategy myself. - Failure to Advocate: Glaring lack of representation during critical negotiation phases. Instead of standing firm when the buyer's agent pushed for price adjustments, they consistently caved to demands. - Lack of Negotiation Leadership: Rather than protecting my interests and equity, their passivity made it feel as though they were operating with a minimum-effort mindset or actively working on behalf of the buyer just to close a quick deal. - Unprofessional Conduct and Zero Follow-Through: On multiple occasions, home security camera footage captured highly unprofessional comments and behavior on the property. To top it off, they completely went radio silent at the finish line--failing to show up for closing, never asking if I wanted them there, and offering absolutely no contact at all during the final transaction.

Recently we decided to move back to Arizona to be near family and friends. We live in Avery Ranch…read morein far north Austin. We saw Kopa real estate signs all over Avery Ranch, read their monthly newsletter and visited several open houses that Eric had presented. We decided to contact Eric about a cash offer. We were concerned that we would have to put too much money into fixing up the house for sale and were looking for a quick outcome. Eric spent some time with us explaining a cash offer but kept suggesting that we were throwing away over $100,000 by not listing the house properly. We have a great location, on a cul-de-sac with Brushy Creek and Trail access across the street. We didn't need to spend a lot of money, just doing minor repairs, painting where needed, cleaning and clearing out the clutter. We decided to take his advice and get it ready for sale. They have a great team of professionals to help fix up, clean, pack, stage, move and just do everything there is to do to get a house ready to sell. They also stage the house for free and will let you out of a contract if you decide not to sell. Their fantastic team helped us get the house ready to sell in two weeks. It was listed, we had a full price offer within four days with a 30-day close. The best thing was we received well over what Eric told us we were throwing away. It was a big win for us. We highly recommend Eric and Joyce Peterson with Kopa Real Estate to sell your home or buy a home. They get it done, they know the market and how to price and sell a home. A potential buyer or seller needs to know the record of a real estate agent before choosing one. We are now heading toward a new state and new adventure but couldn't have done it without the help and guidance from Team Kopa. They are the best in the business, at least in Austin and the surrounding areas. We will continue to recommend Kopa Real Estate and the husband-and-wife team of Eric and Joyce Peterson. Thank you for getting it done in record time.

Janessa Tomberlin sold my home in an ever-changing and difficult real estate market. She did a…read moregreat job staying calm while I was nervous and most importantly, she is someone that can be trusted as a person. There is NOTHING better than working with someone you can trust. Thank you JT!

We can't speak highly enough of our experience with Nikki O'Rourke. We were first-time homebuyers…read morewith very little knowledge about how to find the right place. We met with a couple of realtors before Nikki, but it was a bad experienced for us. Nikki is honest and hands-on (she even met us during her day off and to show us a house at 7pm.), and she really helped to take the pressure off our shoulders. Nikki made the process incredibly easy and took extra steps many other Realtors don't (but should). The best part about working with Nikki was that she was always more focused on answering our questions, giving us good advice, and finding homes that met our needs than she was on closing a deal. Nikki explained that her job is more about helping a family find their perfect home. She proved that time and again with her thorough knowledge of home construction and the local market. Every time we viewed a new property Nikki would perform a methodical inspection, looking for signs of problems and commenting on the quality of construction, finish, appliances, etc. Nikki also helped us to negotiate and get the price we were comfortable with. In the end we found the house that was perfect for us and are loving it so far. We highly recommend Nikki O'Rourke as realtor and JB Goodwin Realtors San Antonio to anyone looking for their perfect house. Thank You and God Bless, Nikki!! - Joan and Travis

Had the best experience working with Leahy Lending! I had a extremely complicated situation with my…read morebuyers and Ryan and James saved the deal and were wonderful to deal with. I highly recommend these guys! Trusted and true!

I had shopped multiple lenders looking for the best rate and someone that would advise me on the…read morebest path. It wasn't even a competition between the lenders, Leahy lending was by far the best. I worked with James on a refinance and he advised me as if it was his own home. The other lenders were obviously just trying to rush through the process and just get it closed, but James at Leahy Lending took the time to actually tell me the pros and cons of different paths and advise me on the best way to meet the goals that I wanted out of the refinance. I would highly recommend Leahy Lending to help with a new home or refinance. They can make a very confusing and process approachable and easy to understand.

ctx Cash Home Buyers are really great people. I needed help selling my house because the payments…read morewere more than I could afford. They helped me when everyone else said no. They were always there whenever I had a question, and they answered it right away. They were a pleasure to work with, and I really can't say enough good things about them. They were kind, understanding, and genuinely tried to help me when I needed it. I highly recommend them!

CTX Cash home buyers is a great company to work with! They helped me sell my house. I had missed a…read morecouple payments on my house. My lawyer wasn't able to get loan modification. By the time my lawyer was told it was denied. I was so far behind and facing foreclosure CTX helped me sell the house before it was foreclosed on and I even was able to get some money out of the sell of the home. They even called several times to check to see if I had somewhere to go so I wouldn't be homeless The mortgage company weren't at worried. CTX cares. I Love CTX!!!

Dave is hands down the best real estate agent I have worked with in many years and trust me, I have…read moreworked with many. He is very amiable, is meticulous in his approach and extremely hard-working. Even if you are not looking to buy or sell a property, Dave is very approachable and will answer all your questions patiently. Dave not only brings value as an agent but also brings in additional resources through his strong network. He has dependable partners in lenders, inspectors, contractors, builders that make your home buying/selling experience smooth and worry-free. Dave is also really good at working with investors and will thoroughly vet and analyze investment properties with you. As an investor, I learned the hard way how important it is to have someone like Dave that understands real estate investing, especially given his background in finance. He has a strong work ethic and will not give up until he has closed the deal for you. For instance, he even did open houses for my rental units and got someone in, in a matter of hours! If you are looking to buy, sell or invest, Dave is the man. Hire him!

Dave is the best. He literally sold my house within the first 5 hours. He's honest- super…read morehardworking, and never those types of realtors that talk out of their ass. If he tells you one thing, you can expect it. He is always wanting to get you more - for ie: I just wanted to sell my property for $300,000 and he was able to get me $317,000. He works like it is his own family member. I was referred to Dave and I'm so glad I fired my "friend"- because she was just hoping someone would buy - Dave really showed me what a realtor does to sell. They don't sleep till it is sold. I'm so blessed to have Dave in our life now and I would absolutely tell you to go to him if you want your property sold. Note: he knows his worth, so don't even think about negotiating commission! I have learned through this experience that I would rehire Dave no matter what the commission is because he does his job plus 100 times more than the average realtor.

Mark was our loan officer for a complex purchase where 2 people were buying, and both already had…read moreother mortgages. Mark knows the ins and outs of homebuying, even in this complex scenario, and was able to answer our questions and provide all our options clearly. I've bought and sold a couple of homes now, and this was the smoothest mortgage transaction of them all. Considering how complicated my life was when making this purchase, it speaks well to Mark's expertise and the support he provides to his clients.

Did we buy a home? Yes Was it smooth during the time? Yes…read moreDoes Mark care about what happens as soon as he sells your loan? No It was during one of my initial conversations with Mark that I expressed how important it was to me that my loan was serviced with a reputable provider and that I worried about it getting sold and causing me issues down the line.  I had done my previous mortgage loan through Wells Fargo and since it was a large bank they managed my mortgage loan and it was really smooth. Unfortunately, I had heard horror stories from friends and coworkers who didn't go through large banks and had their loans sold only to experience issues down the line. Mark assured me that mortgage loans almost always were sold and that it wouldn't cause issues for me. He was 100% wrong. My loan was sold shortly after we purchased the home and Mark or someone from his team wrote down our address incorrectly on the paper work. This caused our mortage paperwork to be mailed to our neighbor. I almost missed my first mortgage payment because the information on how to pay was only included in the mail that had been incorrectly sent to my neighbor. I had to spend several hours on hold to track down what had happened to my paperwork and retrieve my account number. I thought I had it all corrected and now yearly a year later I had to spend 10 hours on the phone with the mortgage provider becuase they incorrectly dispersed my property taxes to the wrong account because of that initial paperwork that was incorrectly filled out during the loan transfer. We made it clear with Mark, we did NOT want to deal with our loan being sold to a horrible loan service provider. Lo and behold, it was, and it's caused us a lot of pain. With so many lending people to work with, I would not recommend Mark. Find someone else.

The man associated with this business is not to be trusted, he hold his interests higher than those…read moreof the people he claims to help. Keep an eye out for how he manages your experience and money involved.

If you are looking for a real estate agent to buy or sell a house, call Rodney and Theresa. I used…read moreto do real estate investing, I know a couple hundred real estate agents in Austin. I will never, ever do another transaction in Austin without Rodney or the Keep Austin Weird team if I could possibly help it. Bar none, THEY ARE THE BEST. Rodney's team is the most amazing, most professional people I have ever dealt with in any capacity. My family was in a rough situation where we had to move out of our house in a little under a month and a half- including closing. Rodney and Theresa had a listing we were interested in, and when I spoke with them they actually LISTENED to what we wanted- they were the only agents to do so. After dealing with several other agents, my family agreed they were the only ones worth working with. We are a three adult family, and true to their name, Keep Austin Weird knew what to do with a poly marriage looking to buy a house. All three of us had VERY strong opinions on what we did and did not want. Rodney nailed a house that fit our budget and matched everything on three different Must Have lists, and three different No-Go lists. It was pretty spectacular- we found a house the three of us love faster than we found a car. On top of having magic skills at listening and finding our Unicorn House, or the Needle in the Haystack, Rodney and his team kept the transaction going along smoothly despite the most incredible series of setbacks. Our mortgage broker got really shady mid-transaction, and we ended up using Diana, who as far as I can tell is a Mortgage Fairy Godmother, who Rodney recommended. I was kept completely in the loop, which is what I needed as a control freak. Communication was amazing, and I just can't express what a fantastic job they did. The icing on the Awesome Cake- even after the deal was finished, everyone was paid, and they could have just ignored us- the second bathroom started flooding. I contacted them to find out if there was anything we could do. Rodney and Sarah completely took care of us. Not only had Rodney gotten us a Home Warranty as a gift at closing to cover it, when we found out there was a $6,000 to $8,000+ plumbing repair needed that was NOT in the seller's disclosure, Rodney went over ever shred of paperwork, called us daily with updates, and got everything ready for any sort of legal fight we might need to get into to get the issue fixed. After that, Rodney was able to negotiate a laywer-free agreement to get our house fixed without having to go to court, or spend any extra money out of pocket. If anyone tries to back out of doing what they've agreed, I know he's going to be on it like white on rice. I am a total do-not-trust-anyone control freak, and I can sit back and relax because I know he's going to take care of it completely, as well or better than I can. Do you know how many professionals I feel that way about? Zero. I trust Rodney with the largest financial purchase my family has made more than I trust the last doctor that performed surgery on me. Every professional Rodney recommended to us was incredible. Every interaction was amazing. He really *got* my family and our needs. We thought finding a house that had everything all three of us wanted and nothing on our No-No list was impossible- and he nailed it with the second house we looked it. His sense of humor and professionalism saved me from getting an ulcer on several occasions, and even AFTER the deal was done and he was paid, he's kept calling and making sure everything was set and everything was going great. If you go anywhere else, you're not getting the best. These guys are the cream of the crop.