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Relocation Services & Process

Welcome! We Love Helping People Relocate to Austin!

We've helped hundreds of happy clients relocate to Austin from around the United States (and some from around the world!) While the buying process is generally the same, we understand the unique challenges you face when both relocating & purchasing. Read about our relocation process below, along with some of our past client testimonials, and tips for a successful relocation to Austin!

Services & Process

  1. Initial Consultation

    To get started, we like to schedule a short phone call to discuss your search. We'll want to establish your time frame, your goals, your price range, & your location needs. Do you prefer to communicate by email initially? That's no problem at all!

  2. Area & Neighborhood Recommendations

    After we've discussed what you need in your new home & what's important to you with regards to location, we will send a list of area & neighborhood recommendations. These will fit your budget, your commute, and any other important location specific criteria like schools or proximity to entertainment.

  3. Targeted Property Searches

    It's great for you to search online on your own, but we will also set up highly targeted property searches based on the locations we've identified and your specific needs in your new home. The MLS provides us a powerful property search that we have years of experience using, so we can taylor your searches just for you. We will create a separate search for each area/neighborhood that you want to explore, which allows you to easily organize your search.

  4. Organize Your Favorites

    We'll provide a client portal that allows you to save favorites, possibilities, and discard properties that you don't like. You can make notes on properties so that you can easily remember what you liked about each home. If you're buying your new home with your partner or family, this allows you to share your thoughts on different properties and areas easily.

  5. Tour Areas & Properties

    We are happy to spend as much time with you as you would like when you make your trip to Austin. We typically like to spend time touring as many neighborhoods as possible so that you can get a feel for which location fits you the best, and we're also happy to show you as many homes as you would like to see to feel comfortable that you understand the market & your options.

  6. Vendor Recommendations

    Since you're new to town, we're happy to provide you with a list of vendors that we've worked with for years. We can recommend a great mortgage lender, home inspector, insurance provider, landscaper, and more! If you need help finding help, just ask!

  7. Move Forward With a Purchase

    When you're ready to move forward with your purchase, we will guide you through the traditional home buying process. We do understand that a relocation can present unique challenges that usually involve purchasing remotely, and we're happy to help you through this process.

Tips for a Great Relocation to Austin

Plan at Least Two Trips

While we’ve successfully helped clients purchase a home on a single trip, we’ve found that an initial “scouting trip” helps you identify which neighborhood(s) you really want to focus on. A follow-up trip where the focus is to find your new home is much less stressful & more beneficial because you’ve already picked out where you want to live, so you just have to pick out your house.

Close Remotely on Your New Home Before You Move

Moving is stressful enough. Arriving in town w/ a full truck, closing, funding, collecting your keys, and then directing your movers in one day is even more stressful. We can set up a remote closing for you wherever you would like (a notary comes to you to close the day before funding.) We’ll perform your final walk through for you & are happy to video chat or send a video walk through so that you’re confident the property is in good shape.

Consider Making an Offer Site Unseen

If you’ve made a couple of trips to Austin & haven’t found “the one” then we can preview homes & upload walk-through videos on properties you’re interested in. If the property looks great, you can make an offer & put it under contract prior to flying to Austin to confirm it’s “the one.” Bear in mind that you will have a 7-10 day option period during which your earnest money is protected, so the risk is a $200-$500 option fee + a plane ticket. If you don’t like the house, you can terminate the contract.

Create a Backup Plan

It reduces a lot of stress on your trip if you have a Plan B. If you don’t find your home on your trip, this could mean another trip, or considering making an offer site unseen. A last resort is always a short term rental, which isn’t ideal, but does allow you plenty of time to search & make your decision after the move. Regardless of what your backup plan is, simply having one will reduce your stress levels enormously.
We would love to help you with your relocation.

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2100+ Client reviews!

Hazel Spence

Jan Daum is the most impressive realtor we have ever dealt with. We are not novices with buying and selling houses. Jan knows her stuff: she knows so much about the neighborhoods, she is the definition of proactive, and does she know the ins and out of this business! But Jan brought – and continues to bring – amazing extras to the experience. She combines a sincere friendliness, genuine caring with a high level of professionalism – a gift in this business. We continue to get her monthly “to do” newsletters to help us understand our new neighborhood. Jan will periodically reach out to just check in. 100% satisfied with our experience with Jan Daum and know who to contact when we are in the market again. She was instrumental in our integration to our home, our community and helping us follow our dreams.

Evan Bozarth

Molly Parks is the best realtor I know. I’ve used her services for well over a decade. She’s always on the ball, and really knows the ins & outs of the Austin market, property mgmt- she’s just knowledgable about real estate in general. She’s prompt and courteous, and down to earth. proud to call her a friend. Hire Molly!

 

Carrie Icard

Jan Daum is incredible. Her vast knowledge, tenacity and kindness must be unsurpassed in the real estate world. She’s cheerful and beyond helpful to first-timers, like me. I would strongly recommend her to anyone, buyer or seller.

Juan Maldonado

Hey Danny just wanted to thank you for helping with our new home we really thank you for all the time you spent helping my wife with the stuff she needed to make this happen thanks again

Katelyn Grimme

This is the second time we’ve worked with Tara McGuire, and it not only met the extremely high standards she set the first time, but far exceeded them. Tara is hands down one of the best realtors we’ve ever worked with. She maintains consistent communication and is always available for any and all questions. She is very knowledgeable of the market and comes forward with a competitive, yet realistic approach to sell your home. She has an amazing team that sets you up for success and walks you through each step of the process. Our experience with her is one we will always remember, and she will forever be our go-to with any real estate needs. Thank you, Tara, for an unmatched experience, and for helping us get exactly what we needed in the journey to sell our home.

Cyril O Ramadar

I am delighted to recommend Elken Miller for all your Real Estate needs. I have known Elken for many years, and she has earned my respect as a true professional. Elken is knowledgeable, courteous and honest with impeccable integrity. She is reliable and prompt and is highly regarded for her exceptional problem solving skills. No one pays attention to the details like Elken does. Choose Elken as your Realtor. You can thank me later.

 

Jason Geurkink

I had an excellent experience working with Jeremy and Bramlett Residential to sell my home! He was always super responsive and understanding of my needs. He explained everything I needed to know along the way about the selling process, and laid out choices clearly to help me understand my options. Jeremy was always respectful and made me confident that he would look out for my best interests. I highly recommend Jeremy and the Bramlett Residential team!

Olivia Albers

We just moved to Austin and purchased our first home. Lynn Wise was very helpful throughout the process. She helped us start our search before we even moved, and she was ready to start showing us houses as soon as we arrived in Austin. She made the process go smoothly and was always on top of things and available even during an ice storm when she lost power for a few days! Thanks Lynn and Bramlett Residential!

Ryan Panepinto

My wife and I were so happy to have Corrine as our realtor. We felt like we knew each other forever. Since we live out of state she helped guide us through every step. Corrine really knows how to take great care of her clients’ every need and expectation! Can’t wait to buy another home with her.

Jen Hoffman

I have been in and around real estate for 35 years and in that time I have met thousands of agents. In all that time I have found maybe 5 Realtors who are amazing at their jobs.
One of them is our agent Jean Holm.
We moved from Minnesota and Jean helped us find our lease home. She did FaceTime tours with us and video tours of the houses we were interested in. She was in constant communication with us even when there wasn’t an update. Finally, she negotiated favorable terms for us and got a reduction in rent for a longer lease time. She will be the one we choose when we buy our home in the next year.
I can promise you, Jean is the Realtor you want representing you. You will be amazed at how great she is! She is amazing at communicating which is something the majority of Realtors struggle with. It is a night and day difference with Jean. We sent her an inquiry through her website and had a response 5 minutes later– at 8 pm at night!
On top of it all Jean is super cool and fun to talk to! She isn’t from Austin, so she’s worked extra hard to educate herself on the Austin area market. She KNOWS her stuff. Plus I love supporting women business owners so that was an extra bonus in working with Jean!

Andi Goble

Jean was so great to work with! She was very responsive and always went the extra mile to make sure all of our questions were answered. She made selling our home fast and easy and I can’t wait to work with her again in our future home searches!

S Rodz

Jean Holm was above and beyond, her knowledge is incredible, and she was always available with a quick reply to every question we had. She truly looked out for our best interest throughout the whole process, thanks to her knowledge of the market and her prompt action we were able to find our new home and close in a short amount of time. Thank you for all you did for us, and for continuing to check on us!