About this time last year, Sean was updating our home search database on a daily basis with new…read morelistings and patiently taking my husband and I to tour the ones that stood out. Our friends referred Sean to us after he helped them find their dream house. Tomorrow will be exactly one year from when we found our dream home in far south Austin, just listed that day and already toured three times before we squeezed in before the cut-off hour on a weeknight to see it. We knew instantly that we wanted it. Being first time home buyers, Sean coached us through the process, from making the first offer (that very day, day 0 on the market!), to submitting an escalation clause when we inevitably had to fight for the house against another offer, and all the many steps after that to close. We could reach him any time, day or night, with a text or a call. The convenience of digital signature forms kept the process moving and we closed within a month of making our offer. The process, though nerve wracking at times, was incredibly painless thanks to Sean's diligence, guidance and again, EXTREME PATIENCE with our million questions. He went above and beyond what we expected a realtor would and should do. He's incredibly knowledgeable about the neighborhoods throughout south Austin and taught us a few things about the development we moved into. He has since recommended a few contractors and vendors to help with home repairs, so his help continues to this day. If you're looking for a personable, honest and hard working realtor to guide you through the home search and buying process, I wholeheartedly recommend Sean McCormack.

My wife and completed our home buying odyssey in 2011... a long saga with tales of good and evil…read moreleading to a moment like no other... a brave new world, our home. In the not so distant past, evil Realtor overlords dominated the housing horizon. Time and again, we tried to shed these dream oppressors, but alas they seemed to be at every home purchase. Then came Sean... a seemingly unassuming, small town boy with big city dreams. While wandering away from his quaint village of "New York", he stumbled upon a strange, new, and decidedly weird world known as Austin. He sought a different path, one that only became clearer over time. By channeling his spirit in this sparse, south by southwestern community he found his calling... place people in their homes. Nurtured by the Austin oasis, this lone rebel fought the evil Empire for us. Our young warrior was not afraid to turn in a low bid or stand up to the dogmatic forces of proper real estate etiquette. "All they can say is no," said the boy as he became a master. From the vast hilly desert of SW Austin, through the hills and up to the highlands, Sean fought the good fight to put us in a home. Along the way, he dealt adamantly with real estate riffraff and fought for the little guy, establishing himself as a Realtor of the people. Now, as we move on to the next chapter in our lives, we'll forever be grateful to the agent who said "Those electrical boxes will catch on fire!" and "I wouldn't want a rat to fall on your face" and "Got you a free water heater." Truly a man of distinction. Thank you Sean Austin, and godspeed.

I am a first-time home buyer. I had no idea about the process when I first started taking a look at…read morehomes, or what to expect throughout the process. Jeff was always available to provide me with the information that I need. I felt like I was in good hand. Being "emotionally" invested in buying a home, having someone who properly set, managed, and came through with expectations was such a lifesaver and made me feel so at ease throughout the entire process. Jeff was really focused on making sure people are satisfied through the process and with the outcome. I would strongly recommend Jeff to anyone looking to buy a home, especially if they are first-time homebuyers. I would trust him with his attention to detail and level of time and dedication to his clients is outstanding.

Jeff is brilliant. Since I was moving from out of state to Austin area, I was looking for a realtor…read morewho would be easy to work with virtually and can't tell enough about how easy and wonderful it was working with Jeff. He listens to your needs and works hard to find you a house you want. He never tried to sell anything and was always honest when giving opinion. Since I couldn't go checkout my new build frequently, he made sure I was updated throughout the process by visiting the site and taking pictures and videos. We communicated via text which was so easy. I've already recommended Jeff to my friends and I can't explain enough how great of a realtor he is.

Mike Easter represented myself and my fiancée on our first home purchase in Austin. He was…read moreincredibly professional, kind, and patient with us throughout the entire process. Mike made himself available at all hours of the day, which gave us peace of mind with such a big decision in a fast-moving market. We were out of town buyers, and Mike went out of his way to accommodate our travel schedule, and even coordinate and attend inspections and walk-throughs that we couldn't be in town for. He also provided us many good ideas and resources for any remodel work or additions we could want done in the future! Mike made us feel like family, and I could truly feel his excitement for us through out this entire process. If you are looking for an experienced, kind, and hard-working agent who will go out of their way to get you what you want, I would definitely recommend Mike Easter. We ended up with the house of our dreams - thank you Mike!

I have been working with Mike Easter to find a home for a few months and he was extraordinary! I am…read morea first time home buyer so I really didn't know what to expect but he made sure that my buying process was smooth and successful. I couldn't ask for better realtor. He is very professional and knowledgeable, plus it was very comforting that he's so easy to get in contact with. He absolutely went above and beyond! I told him exactly what I wanted and he was able to find me the most perfect house for my family. He was happy to answer every question I had and genuinely cared about helping me find exactly what I asked for. He was happy to accommodate my busy schedule and was able to work with me in the evenings and on the weekends. He's seriously the best and I will only recommend him to everyone!

I could not recommend Don highly enough! I'm so incredibly greatful that our paths had crossed…read moreprior to needing an agent. When the time approached for my husband and I to purchase a luxury home, I thought I'd interview several real estate agents and choose from them. Our situation was that we were coming into some money and wanted to begin our search before we actually had the money. We asked to set up an interview with the first agent who specialized in luxury homes. She didn't want to meet with us until we had the money. Ok. She said she'd do an MLS search and send me some listings to look at in the mean time. I told her our dream neighborhood, Covenant Estates, and we both lamented that homes didn't come onto the market there very often. When she sent me the listings, she was trying to steer us to a different neighborhood further away. Fair enough. Listings didn't come up very much in CE, our target neighborhood, but the new neighborhood was further out of town and we worked in town. She had never bothered to ask about any of this. That weekend, I noticed a brand new "under contract" sign in CE. I texted her and asked about it. She just had an attitude of "yeah, too bad." And no explanation of why she wasn't aware of it before it went under contract and I literally never heard another word from her after that text. So, at this point I reached out to Don. I explained the entire situation, that we didn't have the money yet and that there was even an outside chance that we'd never get it. This didn't matter to Don at all! In our first conversation he laid out a plan to get us what we wanted. This included researching every agent who had sold a house in CE in the last five years and then contacting them to find out if they had anything coming on the market that hadn't been listed yet. Genius! By the end of or first phone conversation I knew he was our guy and we didn't need to talk to anyone else. It was night and day compared to my experience with the first agent. While Don was working on that, we requested to just go see a home that we kind of thought was out of our league because it just liked so incredible and we wanted to see it in person, just for fun. Don obliged us and said he thought that it can sometimes be good to go see a house you don't think you actually want because it can confirm what you do want. Well, it was the first house we saw, but we fell in love! Mind you, we didn't have the money yet. Don had so much wisdom and knowledge, he advised us as to the right moves to sort of stall until we got the money, while keeping us on the good side of the seller's agent. Simultaneously, he found a CE home that the owners had been contemplating putting on the market but hadn't yet! No one knew about it but us thanks to Don! We toured that home as well as another in a different but very close neighborhood. Well, as much as we thought we wanted to be in CE, the more we thought about it and talked it over with Don, we knew that the first home was the one for us. It was about 10 minutes away from CE, but it was 10 minutes closer to town, not further away. Don played the game expertly and gave the other agent only the necessary info at the necessary time so that we were able to be in the running for the home and when the money came in, we snatched it up! We got it for over $150,000 less than the list price. Don and Tina made the home buying process go so smoothly from that point. At one point Don mentioned something about having another closing scheduled and it hit me that all this time, he'd made us feel like we were his one and only clients, but of course he had other clients simultaneously. I'm willing to bet they all felt like they were the only ones. We've been in our dream home for 3 months now and we can't imagine another home in all of Austin that could possibly be a better fit for our family, at ANY price point. Without Don's expert advice and guidance, this house could have been the one that got away and we would have "what if'ed?" for the rest of our lives. I'll add that Don always made sure he was just advising us, but that the decisions were in our hands. He never made us feel like we were wasting his time, even when us getting the money was not a guarantee. I believe two of the seller's agents, luxury home agents, made remarks about how wonderful Don was to work with. On top of that, Don always had great recommendations for anything we needed outside of his job as our agent. We have been thrilled with the designer he recommended for us and even met with a financial planner he thought would be a good fit for us as well. Don even helped me with a lease for my old home just last month and that experience was just as impressive and smooth even though he had nothing to gain from it. I could go on all day. Do yourself a favor and hire Don. You'll not be disappointed!

Don's a great realtor! My friend recommended him, and it was an excellent recommendation. This…read morewas my first home buying experience, so i knew nothing. Don really guided me through everything, and helped me to consider things i'd never even thought about, as far as home-buying goes. He gave me some great resources, including the home searching database, a way to look up amounts of crime in potential neighborhoods, and even introduced me to what is now my favorite GPS app! When he came to pick me up the first day we went to look at houses i'd chosen, i had printed out all the houses we'd go to on a map, and optimized the route. When i got in the car, Don had a folder for me with that exact information! I'm always impressed with someone as OCD as me, organizationally. Without Don's guidance, i would've fallen in love with a house i ultimately didn't like. He really gave me a lot to think about, and i think i ultimately made the best choice for me, with his help. And the other Yelpers are right: Don's a great person, a great real estate agent, and a delight to be around. I truly enjoyed my experience with him. It's rare that anyone gets my sometimes dry and often very offbeat, off-color sense of humor, but Don wasn't offended or confused (wish i could say the same for some of the salespeople we encountered). He kept up, which really relaxes me. And here's the cherry: two months after moving into my house, i was robbed. The burglars took a bunch of stuff that is easily replaceable, but they also took a coin collection i've been building since i was seven years old. I was devastated about this, and posted on Facebook that i'd lost something very dear to me. I requested that friends donate coins to my new collection, to give it some of the sentimental value i'd lost. The very next day, Don left a tiny box on my doorstep. I opened it, and it was FULL of coins he'd collected on trips, and from relatives, with an explanation of how he'd obtained the different kinds. It was so sweet and generous and even made me tear up a little bit. A robbery can make your house seem like a very cold place, but Don really warmed it back up for me. :-)

In a city full of realtors....how do you distinguish yourself? It's honestly a question I asked…read morerealtors that would approach me (and there is A TON) when posting to FB groups, etc. Most of them don't have a rebuttal...Clay's answer? By distinguishing himself through customer service. I came to contact Clay through a referral of a fellow coworker that held him in extremely high regard. I'm a numbers guy, so I always think to myself, what's the payout like for their time? Well I'm here to tell you that for realtors and rentals, it's not all that high. It's a volume game, and the truth of the matter is that realtors stand to make a lot more from clients that are buying/selling rather than leasing. Even with that in mind, Clay's responsiveness was top notch throughout the whole time, and with the crazy Austin market in mind we needed a realtor that was going to be if we were hoping to win out during the application process. Our particular situation was one where Clay was out of the office in a different country and STILL coordinated with his office to see a property the same day it was listed and get the paperwork completed the next morning. Even the listing agent had stated that the property had double digit applications within 48 hours. Thanks to Clay's quick action we ended up winning out on a beautiful rental in an excellent location and we couldn't be more grateful!

Clay Holsey is your man for any realty needs!! He helped me out immensely with both, renting out my…read morehouse, and then selling it the following (this) year. He is a complete professional, always there for any needs/questions, and very compassionate. The stress that most people feel when selling a house was completely alleviated because of Clay!! I can't recommend him enough! Thank you Clay for all your help!!

Working with Scott was an outstanding experience from start to finish. We brought him on to list…read moreand sell an investment property, and he exceeded our expectations every step of the way. Scott's knowledge of the market, local area, and comparable properties was immediately evident. He came prepared, priced the property strategically, and his expertise clearly contributed to a fast, smooth sale with no hiccups along the way. What also set Scott apart was his communication. He was consistently responsive (even on Sundays) and proactive throughout the entire process, keeping us informed and ahead of every decision, exactly what you want when selling an investment property. We would recommend Scott without hesitation to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, reliable, and results-driven realtor.

Scott is an exceptional realtor who successfully helped us navigate our five-week out of state…read morerelocation. From the start, Scott took control of the process, including coordinating home staging. His strategy worked perfectly, resulting in multiple offers on the very first day. He easily navigated negotiations, selling our home in record time for a great price. Scott managed every detail, only consulting us when necessary, which allowed us to focus entirely on our move. We cannot recommend him highly enough--his professionalism and dedication made our transition significantly easier.

Reed and Regina are the best!…read more While searching for a house, my girlfriend and I worked with several realtors who were eager to show us anything -- and sell us anything as fast as possible. Reed and Regina took their time to understand what we wanted, and then went above and beyond. Checking water pressure, looking for signs of water damage, looking at the AC and laundry units? All par of the course. Throughout the entire process, both would offer us their unfiltered opinions and help us see things we weren't even looking for. These guys are just amazing, and we couldn't have been happier to have found them. Sunny Day Real Estate for the win!

Reed is the greatest. I should have written this review along the way to document all the amazing…read morethings Reed did to make sure my wife and I got the home of our dreams. He was professional while laid back and has a passion for what he does. We have referred everyone to him we possibly can. My wifend I built a home and ended up having issues with our builder. We started working with Reed in March of 2012 and closed September 2014. My wife and I built a home and ended up having issues with our builder. Reed worked tirelessly on contracts, helped us pick out finish outs to stay in budget, helped us work with financing and basically just held our hands through the whole thing. If we had a question, we received a response that was thorough and prompt. He had patience and focus and that is the only reason we ever got in our home. One of the most impressive moments was when we randomly came to the build and found Reed in the tree well digging out dirt with a pick axe and shovel so we could meet the tree inspection deadline. The builder was dragging his feet and Reed decided he could get it done. It was August and miserable and he was moving bucketloads of dirt out so we could close. We will always count Reed a friend and can't thank him enough for his help. Reed is a rockstar and if you are a friend of mine, chances are I have told you that already. Reed and Regina just recently helped my wife's mother get a home and had a wonderful experience. They have been there every step and have helped make the experience enjoyable.

I contacted Austin Advantage Realtor, Mr. Gary Hoffarth, after trying, unsuccessfully by myself, to…read morefind a tenant for our rental house in north Austin. I picked Mr. Hoffarth because he was listed as the agent on a house for lease near ours in the Millwood area. I couldn't be more pleased with the service Mr. Hoffarth provided. Gary was Johnny-on-the-spot in returning my calls. He handled everything with courtesy and professionalism. He had contacts to come in for cleaning, and he had helpful suggestions about small and inexpensive changes that made the house more attractive to prospective tenants. In no time after my initial call to him, Mr. Hoffarth had a sign in the yard and a listing for our house on the Multiple Listing Service so that other realtors could show the property. And within days, even though it was mid-November and a slow time for rentals, Mr. Hoffarth had some fully qualified tenants ready to move in. My wife and I live in San Antonio. Mr. Hoffarth's office had the capacity to e-mail contracts and have them e-signed via the Internet. This saved me several trips up to Austin and expedited the transactions greatly. Because things moved along so quickly and it wasn't necessary for me to make the trip, I've never met Mr. Hoffarth face-to-face, but, if I had the opportunity, I'd certainly offer him my deepest appreciation for his very professional services. Donald C. McCann