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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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2300+ Client reviews!

Vikki Davis from Bramlett was super easy to work with. She was responsive, amicable, followed-through with details, and helped making buying a home easy.

Haval Abbas helped us buy and then 5 years later, sell our property in Spanish Oaks, and he was amazing – from marketing the property, advising us on pricing, negotiating terms and keeping us on schedule with all the activities to get to closing. We are particular clients and would wholeheartedly recommend him as either a buyers or sellers agent. He is smart, knowledgeable and fun to work with.

If you need an Agent, Laura is no-brainer option.

Laura makes the process so easy. She is there to walk you through every step of the process whether your renting or buying. Laura helped my wife and I find a rental home in the area we like. We look foward to working with her in the future, when it’s time to buy a home.

Laura was an absolute delight to work with. She was very knowledgeable and made the whole house buying process as smooth as possible. I would highly recommend working with her, and will definitely be referring her to my friends.

I really enjoyed working with Laura. She was incredibly organized and really took the time to meet with us, learn what was important to us, and then facilitate the whole process so things could move smoothly and quickly. She is always available when we needed her and I’d absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a home.

Laura knows this already, but I feel the world should know that she is my fairy godmother. I was working to sell my home during difficult circumstances, and she stuck with it and me through the whole thing. I am extremely grateful for her patience and perseverance. She is very professional and compassionate, she knows the market and explains things well, and she has the ability to think creatively to get you to your goals. Thank you Laura!!

I absolutely love Laura! She made our house hunting experience smooth and uncomplicated! She also went above and beyond and helped us with all the information about buying a home! Laura is the best! If you are looking for someone who is an expert and knows all about the home buying/renting process get Laura Tamaszewski!

Our community robotics team, FRC 6377 Howdy Bots, has outgrown our current workshop. We have been meeting out of the home of our head coach, and after four years, we now have 19 students and 10 mentors. Laura helped us find the perfect new space with lots of room to grow! We were very picky, and Laura was very patient; it took quite awhile to find just that right place that fit our needs. Laura was also knowledgeable about the Austin market and was able to answer all of our questions. She was also quick to track down accurately any answers she didn’t already know. She was with us every step of the way, and made it easy for us to negotiate with the landlord. We’re very happy with our experience and would recommend Laura wholeheartedly!

Laura is an exceptional communicator. Laura performed her duties as a realtor with great efficiency and consideration for my needs as a future tenant. While representing the interests of the property owner, Laura’s excellent customer service skills made me feel like I was her own private client. I would not hesitate to utilize her services in the future and I have already recommended her to friends and family as a trusted relator and someone I would even feel comfortable calling a new friend! Thank you for making my move into my new home such a joyful experience Laura!

Laura has been an absolute pleasure to work with. As first-time homebuyers in the challenging, fast-paced Austin market, my partner and I knew we needed someone knowledgeable, detail-oriented, with a patient but firm style – and that’s exactly who Laura is. She has an incredible understanding of the market and is willing to learn just as much about your preferences in order to find the right home for you. She’s quick to respond to emails and help with paperwork in every single stage of this process, and her negotiation abilities helped us find a home that was not only a perfect fit, but well within our comfort zone in terms of price, location and contract! Purchasing a home in Austin can be very tough, but Laura made our experience as enjoyable as possible. We’re exceedingly grateful to her for keeping us focused, positive, and consistently well-informed. Laura’s skills and compassion will be an asset to any homebuyer, and we can’t recommend her enough.

I am convinced that no other realtor could have sold my unique home under the current market conditions. Laura is highly informed, intelligent, resourceful, creative, persistent, attentive, and personable. We experienced extreme head winds in the sales process due to market conditions-and each time she was immediately responsive with a solution. Her guidance was critical and spot on. I would never consider another realtor for any future real estate transactions, nor would I ever recommend any other agent. I am so fortunate to have had her as my agent!!I am convinced that no other realtor could have sold my unique home under the current market conditions. Laura is highly informed, intelligent, resourceful, creative, persistent, attentive, and personable. We experienced extreme head winds in the sales process due to market conditions-and each time she was immediately responsive with a solution. Her guidance was critical and spot on. I would never consider another realtor for any future real estate transactions, nor would I ever recommend any other agent. I am so fortunate to have had her as my agent!!

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