My wife and I recently moved to Austin from out of...
My wife and I recently moved to Austin from out of state and were referred to Mary Jane Moran by an acquaintance. Working with Mary Jane was a great experience and I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a house in the Austin area. So now for the specifics:
* During our first conversation, Mary Jane took the time to really understand what it was we were looking for both in our new home and in our new community. When it was all said and done, we ended up with something different, but more on that later.
* Shortly after our conversation, Mary Jane sent me a number of MLS listings to review and discuss with her. In looking at them, I could tell that she had spent a good deal of time thinking about our needs and really tailoring the search to fit our criteria.
* Mary Jane was able and willing to dedicate the time needed to help us find a house. In the very rare case that she was not available, she had her assistant available to show us properties.
* Mary Jane is very knowledgeable about Austin. Over the course of our almost five month search we looked in Tarrytown, Central Austin, South Austin, Eanes, Northwest Hills, Circle-C and points farther southwest. She could provide us a depth of information about all of these areas - not just the housing that was available, but also information about commute times, schools, the "personality" of the areas, local resources and shopping, etc. All of this was very helpful for us as we had little familiarity with Austin.
* Mary Jane was willing to do whatever she needed to help us find a house, whether it was contacting builders for information on upcoming inventory or arranging showings at FSBO properties.
* She paid attention to our likes and dislikes throughout our searches and used that information to guide our search.
* When it became clear that we were going to have a hard time finding what we wanted in our initial search area, she was able to think out of the box and help us identify other areas of town that would meet our needs. We ended up in a part of town that we would never have initially considered and after almost a month of living here we love it.
* She was willing to offer her opinion, both personally and professionally (which I really appreciated), but never pushed.
* Throughout it all she was cheerful, optimistic, professional, and a pleasure to work with.