Just want to give an extra thanks to my agent Brian. I live in the Seattle area and have been…read morewanting to buy some investment properties. My brother-in-law found Brian who specializes in this type of property. I wasn't sure about purchasing in Texas, but given the pricing in the Seattle area it made sense. I truly believe that the Austin area will have a very promising future based on the infrastructure and large corporations that are migrating there. Brian has been extremely helpful with my first two houses. He has handled everything from offer to closing, including Builder walk through and inspections. I thought it would be difficult being in another state but he has eased all my concerns. My homes are both rented and on the way to earning income and very good appreciation. Thanks again for all your help.

My wife and I would highly recommend Brian Johnson. We recently closed on our first investment…read moreproperty after years of research and and saving. Brian provided us with financial modeling tools and consultation to help manage our risk and feel comfortable with this purchase. In addition, we appreciated his data driven approach to analyze the deal with models based on MLS data. The closing was incredibly smooth and Brian handled everything, including the negotiation of amenities including free blinds and garage door opener. We were so impressed we are using him to list and close on our first lease. We would definitely work with Brian again and would recommend for both the beginner and experienced investor. Bill and Stacey

George McGee, principal of Austin Silent Market, just helped me sell my home in central Austin and…read moreI am extremely satisfied with his services. I had attempted to sell the house myself for about one month, and had just about decided that I was going to need the assistance of a realtor. I'd been approached by a number of agents about listing with them, but I was not impressed. One, in fact, suggested my listing price was too high and claimed I should list it for $40,000 less than the actual final sales price. George was not pushy, was a good listener, and made an offer for a three week listing that was too good for me to refuse. I immediately was impressed with his out-of-the-box thinking and his energetic marketing approach. He ultimately found the buyer and, in addition, helped negotiate a back up contract. He was helpful in having me consider options for a sale I had not contemplated, again showing a creativity that led to a successful transaction. George showed himself to be professional without being stodgy, honest, enthusiastic and he displayed a sense of humor that was helpful when negotiations were strained. All in all, I'm very appreciative of George's help and would highly recommend him and Austin Silent Market to any prospective buyer or seller.

I've worked with David on several real estate transactions over the last eight years and he has…read morealways put my interest's first. He has a knack for bringing buyers and sellers together and working out difficult transactions flawlessly and seamlessly. David's work ethic, professionalism and knowledge of real estate gets my highest recommendation. He is also one of the nicest guys you will ever meet!

Dave is incredibly knowledgeable about all aspects of real estate…read more I have worked with realtors who, when asked a question, will respond that they are unsure and will need to ask someone else and get back to me later. However, Dave is extremely intelligent and has a full understanding of market trends and market theory and he was able to immediately address every question I addressed (and trust me, I ask A LOT of questions). Through years of experience, he is able to provide solid advice about the best strategies for home staging, marketing your home, negotiation, etc. With ease, he is able to provide feedback on property values based on school systems, upgrades and home features, and neighborhoods/locations around the city (I now have a gorgeous home in Crestview). Dave is professional, thorough, and provides a level of service I have not seen by realtors I have previously worked with. He is easy to get in touch with (and will text back in an instant). I recommend David Dreyer without hesitation and I plan to use him again on my next real estate transaction.

Greg is a fantastic realtor. He always Puts his clients needs first. Very knowledgeable and…read moreprofessional . In my 15 years of experience he is definitely one of the best realtors I've had the pleasure of working with.

Greg has been amazing as our realtor when looking for our first home in the Round Rock/North Austin…read morearea. He was extremely patient with us (we had a long and often changing list of house preferences), and he really helped us navigate the home-buying process. He helped us get pre-approved through a very responsive mortgage broker (Emily Franke), and was always quick to get back to us with answers to our million questions and dozens of house showing requests. We really can't say enough great things about Greg. He's very knowledgeable and never tried to push a sale. We are so lucky to have been referred to Greg by the owner of Austin Homes Your Way (a company we learned about through Yelp). We would happily refer him to any friend or family member.

It's hard to find the right property-especially if you don't know the area. Compass was very…read morehelpful and supportive in the process. My wife was doing all the heavy lifting and we ended up with a really great property that suited all our needs and desires. It wasn't easy to figure out what those were but the help we got really enabled us to learn the local real estate market and where and how to get to our goals.

When we moved to Austin a close friend referred us to Beth. Our search took a while due to low…read moreinventory and a very competitive market. Beth was amazing at finding off-market homes, and the community we now call home. I was so impressed with Beth's connections and ability to negotiate and have everything managed from offer to close of escrow. I cannot recommend Beth enough - especially in the market we're in. You need a seasoned professional and cannot thank Beth enough for making what we thought would be a stressful process into a very seamless process. Thank you, Beth!

I bought my first house a little over a year ago and had Jack as my realtor. Being new to the…read moremarket, I wasn't familiar with the process and what needed to be done. The most difficult part of this was actually finding a house I was serious about. It took months and Jack kept in contact with me and asked me if I wanted to see the houses I liked on the website. Once I put in an offer on the one I wanted, the process following that was super easy. He's worked with the lender for many years and I was able to get a great interest rate, even with hardly any credit. He helped me apply for the First Home Owner Grant which helped me out a lot and I had no idea where to start but he was able to lay it out. I had to work on some paper work but it's self explanatory and the rest was dealt by the realtor. He did a fantastic job communicating with everyone involved. Overall it was a great experience and I wouldn't use any other agent. He's very upfront with what you should expect from your new home, so make sure to listen to his advise and ask away. He makes it very clear that he's there for his clients, sellers or buyers! Thank you again for helping me buy my first home!

We used Jack Stapleton Jr as our realtor due to his "supposedly" success as "Realtor of the Year…read more2012" for Williamson County (researched him after the fact and found out that he is more of a buyer's agent than a seller's agent). Initially, he did a great job with getting a photographer out to our home to take great pictures and immediately set up an open house. He personally showed our home once and had other agents show our home for a couple of other open houses. When we did get a buyer, it was as if Mr. Stapleton dropped off the planet. We did not hear from him except maybe once a week and it took an act of God for him to respond to our emails and phone calls. The buyers sent over an inspector two days after we signed the contract. We did not get any notice of the inspector coming from our Realtor. The inspector knocked on our door and said "I'm here to inspect your home". When I called our Realtor Mr. Stapleton, not only did it take the whole day to reach him, he texted that he didn't know. I spoke to the buyer's agent earlier who told me he did send the information to our agent. After that incident, we did not hear from him until a week later and that was to tell us that the buyers wanted to extend the option period 4 more days. Mind you, the buyer's agent did not notify our agent of this until the 7th day of the option period. The buyer's agent claimed that he had strep throat and his team was going to handle it (That Realtor's name is Jason Tarr). Mr. Stapleton should have kept in constant contact with us but did not do so. Once we extended the option period two more days, we the amendment back within 24 hrs to give the buyer's agent. I sent Mr. Stapleton a request to confirm that the buyer's agent received the amendment and Mr. Stapleton did not reply back until close to the end of the 48 hr period only to say that "he came to work at 9am on a Sunday in which most Realtors do not work on Sunday and just received the amendment." Mind you, most Realtors work Sundays...i.e. open houses, showings, etc... Not only did Mr. Stapleton not respond promptly to our request for confirmation but he let the extra two days go by on the option period before we heard anything else. We ended up extending another two days. In our opinion, Mr. Stapleton caused us hardship because of his lack of time management, disregard for our time, prevention of us signing for a new home, lack of initiative to attain information promptly from the buyer's agent, lack pf prompt response to our email, text and phone calls. We were confident because our agent told us that we should have closed before Thanksgiving and it is now close to Christmas. Amendment after amendment to extend when we finally had to close, closing was moved three times because of the lender. Did our Realtor, seemed to proactive during this process? No, in our opinion, we believe all he cared about was making the sale without seeing it through to the end. When we did finally close, not only did Mr. Stapleton not show up to the closing but he has never called or emailed us to see how we are doing or how the closing went, etc. This is very unprofessional. In our opinion, Mr. Stapleton may be a great buyer's agent but we believe he lacks the skills to being a great seller's agent, at least with our property so be aware and don't take the whole Realtor of the Year to heart....Based on our experience we would not recommend this Realtor.

Larry is excellent! He was very thorough and he is very professional. I would recommend him to…read moreinspect any property.

Larry & Valor home inspection services are awesome - totally 5 star…read moreWe had our 1 year home inspection & Larry was prompt, efficient, great value for the price Pointed out so many things to help us maintain our home, that the prestigious home builder (?) did not bother to tell us One example is putting vinegar down HVAC drip drainage pipe to prevent mold & blockage 100% fantastic company Highly recommend

I met Lenore through a couple who had used her as a buyer's agent and had great reviews about her…read more I'm very glad to have also used her as my buying agent for my first home, over the course of about 8 months and many property viewings. As you've probably guessed, Lenore is a very patient agent. She's also very down-to-earth and has that old South Austin vibe (she's been in the biz for like 3 decades). I don't even remember how many homes we looked at, and Lenore's advice was on target for each one. She'd tell me to walk away from a house, even if it meant more work for her down the line. With Lenore's advice, I actually ended up being the winning bidder and went under contract for all three homes that I pursued. Three for three - that's an amazing score in this super-hot Austin market. She was very helpful with how much to bid and how to tailor all the other contingencies so that we would come out ahead of the other buyers, but without getting into a ridiculous bidding war. Unfortunately, the first two houses turned out to have severe structural issues upon closer inspection, and I backed out of them (with Lenore's encouragement). The third house wasn't as pretty, but Lenore told me to go for it because it had great guts - I ended up closing on that and feel very happy about it 6 months on. As for Brian M's 1-star review below, what gives dude? Lenore is very professional, courteous and actually has great people-skills. That review smells like a shill for a competitor, and an unprofessional review coming from someone with Yelp Elite status.

Ms. Avant is perhaps one of the most unprofessional people I have ever encountered. I have dealt…read morewith tons of real estate agents, and I was unimpressed with Ms. Avant's demeanor or people skills.