We met Kellie Kriss and her work partner, Gary Hill at an open house for builder 'inventory homes' in Santa Rita Ranch in November of 2017. They were both so down to earth and friendly - comfortably easy to talk to. We had been toying with the idea of moving from Southern California to the Austin area, and had an opportunity to travel out and take a look at homes - in case we MIGHT want to move here. We were really thinking about moving in about 3 to 5 years; but market conditions and good advice from our California agent had us shopping for homes in Texas in July 2018!
Kellie and Gary kept in contact with us and set us up on a personal website to view homes within our parameters while we were still 'just thinking about it'. In February 2018, Kellie suggested that we meet with a local Southern California agent, just to see what she had to say ... and our 3 to 5 year plan drastically changed. We ended up listing our house at the end of May, and accepting an offer at the end of June - so now the race was on to find a home in Texas!
The website along with timely check-in calls from Kellie and Gary helped us narrow down what we were really looking for. They took the time to get to know us and figure out what was important to us, and really define the search parameters so that we weren't overwhelmed by houses that really didn't fit what we were looking for. They were also able to provide insight about Texas things that we had no clue about; different attributes of the land types and the different builders' strengths, and especially the neighborhoods.
By the time we flew out in July to find a house, Kellie and Gary felt like old friends. We had viewed at least 1000 homes online; and eliminated most of them from our list, and had marked several 'favorites'. Kellie and Gary really focused on what was important for us in a home - (which also allowed us to further cross some homes off our favorites list) and we were able to make an offer on a home in Georgetown that is perfect for us on our 4th day of looking at houses in person. While it may seem like a rush, all the 'homework' done in advance made it easy to know that we had chosen the right house for us.
Kellie got escrow started right away, and was able to quickly schedule a home inspection while we were still here. We left Texas feeling confident that Kellie and Gary would oversee the process even with us 1300 miles away, and we were able to move into our new home in 30 days! read more