I am very glad that my wife and I worked with Aaron to buy our first home. The Austin market is so…read morecompetitive that we would still be looking today if it was not for Aaron's expertise. He helped us stay confident through multiple offers, each time providing valuable input based on experience. A big part of our winning offer was Aaron's professionalism, attention to detail, and friendly relationships with all parties involved. Aaron was right about everything from the beginning. He was very patient with us, and took all the time we needed at each step in the process to make sure we were well-informed. We should have heeded his advice earlier about using a local lender. This saved the day and we were able to close on our beautiful house. I will definitely work with Aaron in the future!

My condo had sat on the market for years before I gave up. Then a friend put me in touch with…read moreAaron, and my condo was back on the market in a little over a month and sold two months later. I'm beyond impressed. Aaron pulled off a small miracle! Aaron is amazing at his job and amazing to work with. He made sure all of the documents were gathered and posted as part of the listing. He recommended getting an inspection before going on the market and then we had a list of things that a buyer might object to--things we could fix so that there would be no objections. He had recommendations for inspectors, handymen, even a stager to stage the condo. He and Isabella helped keep me sane during all this prep work by being there when workers were in the condo, as I'd moved out of town by the time the handyman, pressure-washers, cleaners and stager were doing their thing. Aaron answered every question I had about the process, the paperwork and contracts, everything. He also went over the offer and presented it to me clearly, going over each point and answering my questions. With Aaron's expertise and fantastic suggestions, I felt comfortable, excited, and encouraged throughout the process. In short, if you have any real estate transaction to make, Aaron and his team can turn your frustrations into celebrations.

We've used Julie twice since we moved to Austin, and each time she goes above and beyond! She's…read moremore than just a knowledgeable realtor, she is a trusted advisor. We are pretty young and new at this whole process, and Julie has helped us answer every small and "dumb" question along the way with grace and patience, even if we ask her the same question a million times. Julie has sustained a relationship with us throughout our time being in Austin, even when we were not looking to buy, she keeps her community in touch and up to date, with details like notes and kind gestures. She truly cares about us as people, and we've built a great relationship over the years. When we started casually looking for a new home late last year, we took Julie all over Austin and surrounding areas as we were undecided on location. She drove all over with us, weekend after weekend, until we found the right neighborhood for us. She gave us her time in what seemed like fully dedicated space to us and our needs! We felt like star clients, even at our budget range which was not that of star clientele, and we truly appreciated that. I highly recommend Julie, her experience, dedication, and kindness is unmatched, and I know she's been through every scenario, helping us strategize and taking so much of the stress out of what can be a very stressful process.

Julie is an absolutely stellar leader in her field as a realtor. In the bittersweet choice we made…read moreto sell our relatively new home in Austin, we faced a plethora of options from many superb, qualified real estate agents. After getting to know Julie personally and hearing so many great things about her as both a person and an agent, we continued to be impressed with her. She was data-driven, on top of her industry and market, had key relationships across the region and she was easy to partner with. She was open and honest with us from our very first meeting to the last, particularly around the shifting market trends in ATX and nationally. Throughout the showing of our home, not one ball was ever dropped. Our confidence never waned and she was always in control. Julie collected a lot of insights and other critical data points from the various showings of our home, compiling the information and sharing it with us throughout each week. She followed up on every lead, worked with us to help manage our schedules with conflicts arose on our end, and was there with us on closing. She went above and beyond the call of duty in helping us stage and sell our home, always making herself available to answer questions accurately and in detail. Julie did a superb, seamless job, treating us as her neighbor and friend, while providing excellent service to us as her client. We give her our highest recommendation for people looking to maximize value on the sale of their home from a trusted advisor.

Carmen Kim was so awesome to work with the the home buying process! She set up a consultation…read moremeeting with us to determine our needs and figure out what we wanted in a home. She then set up regular e-mails through the MLS for us to look at and let her know our thoughts so she could help narrow our search for the right home. When a house suddenly came available for us to get in on quickly, she was very quick with communication both on our end and with the builder. She made sure that we were the first in on this home because she knew it wouldn't last. Plus her standing positive relationship with the builder helped us out immensely to get in on it before the house even hit the market! Additionally, she celebrated the victories throughout the process including when out offer was accepted on this house and when we accepted an offer on the house we we selling, even though we were working with another realtor in another city for that sale. Lastly, Carmen did everything she could to help take the stress off of us. I was 6 months pregnant during the time we found a house and were closing. She did what she could to take things off of my to-do list to help make my life less stressful. She went above and beyond in this area. When we realized the house we were buying didn't come with blinds, Carmen called a blind company on our behalf, set up the appointment for the windows to be measured and managed all the communication with the company. This helped to take that worry off of my plate. I cannot recommend Carmen enough!

**Update - 12/2025** Reinae helped us sell the original home…read morewe bought in South Austin and went all the way to help us get top dollar for it. Her advice in how to present and stage it was so on point and her patience and updates along the way (since we were obviously anxious) really gave us peace. She also helped us purchase the new home we are now living in and we couldn't have found a better "diamond in the rough" that we can put our touch on. Reinae has given us more great advice there since it's a 100 yr old home. We trust her implicitly and I don't take that lightly with investments of this size. If she's available and able to help you, don't miss out on working with her.

My fiance and I worked with William and JoAnne in the purchase of our first home. We were working…read moreon one modest income with a wedding to plan, so closing costs and other budgets were very limited. Initially, we had no clue what we were doing and asked tons of questions which were all thoroughly and thoughtfully answered. We were beyond blessed to have these people walk us through the process. We were really happy with the relative ease of home-buying compared to so many nightmares we'd read about. Bottom line is this: From the inspector, to the insurance agency to the lenders and title companies, EVERYONE knew who my Realtors were. People at each of these businesses couldn't stop raving about the experience and genuine care these people bring to the table. That said so much about the respect people in the industry have for Violet Crown Realty. They are awesome people too. You can have easy going conversations with them and they will give you honest advice. We didn't know ANYTHING going in to this. A month later and no extra stress, we have our home. We'll def keep in touch with them and would highly recommend them to anyone. Classy folks.

I am a real estate broker in San Diego, CA and my sister was relocating to Austin so I set out to…read morefind a realtor for her. I generally don't use Yelp for that purpose but on a whim, I opted to check out the reviews. I found several who looked promising and contacted all three. Through telephone/email interviews I narrowed my choice to Joanne. So glad that I did as we only had 2 days to find a house and Joanne and William worked tirelessly the entire weekend. In fact, it was a game day on Saturday and that's a big deal in Texas, but they chose to still work with us. They showed us properties in north, south and central as my sister wasn't familiar with the area and wanted to review all options. It was a successful weekend as she bought a house and even secured a short closing just before the Thanksgiving holiday. Being a realtor I am picky myself, so rest assured you will be in competant hands with the Violet Crown Realty team.

We had an absolutely amazing experience with Kathleen and her team. Her preparation was thorough…read moreand market analysis was spot on. She hired a stager to come in and evaluate our home and offer recommendations for preparing it for the highly competitive Westlake market, which was invaluable to us. We then hired the stager to return and helped us get it looking beautiful and updated prior to photos. Kathleen highlighted the most important aspects of our property to potential buyers and SOLD our home. Our previous realtor just showed it. We loved our experience with Kathleen and her entire team. I cannot recommend her more highly!

Kathleen is full of herself, talks more than she listens, has a inexperienced staff and does not…read moreput her client first. She does not do what she is asked to do nor what she says she will do. Kathleen has an inability to communicate effectively. She misses critical details in preparing and reviewing contracts which jeapordizes the best interest of her clients. She makes multiple mistakes and never accepts responsibility or apologizes, instead she glosses over it or blames someone else.

Suzie is literally as good as it gets. She is one word; AMAZING!!…read more In all of our years buying and selling homes, Suzie stands out as one of the very best realtors we have ever had the pleasure of doing business with. She is thorough, conscientious of both buyer and seller needs, but if she is representing you, you feel as though she has your back and treats you as if you were her only customer. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a realtor. When there is so much competition for good realtors or brokers today, Suzie is clearly in the top 1%.

I've had the pleasure of working with Suzie a few times as she helped buy and sell a few houses…read moreover the years. The detail, effort, and energy she brings to the stressful process of buying real estate in the Austin area is nothing short of amazing. I was pretty picky about what I wanted and she worked amazingly hard to make sure I was satisfied. She contacted me daily and was able to help me stage my home for sale. She was able to sell my house for much more than I had anticipated and made the whole process so quick and easy it was unbelievable. She answered every text and call right away and was always ready to offer her expertise and insight to the pros and cons of a particular home. I couldn't imagine working with a more helpful, hard working realtor than Suzie and would recommend her to anyone and everyone.

Rachel was the best seller agent we could have asked for! She provided so many resources to guide…read moreus and help us along every step of the way, we really felt like we were in good hands through the entire process.

Rachel and the team were amazing. They helped us find an amazing home in under a week, and then…read moreenabled us to close on that home in 2 weeks! Crazy. Super helpful and great to work with. Just choose this realtor and stop stressing.

I have to agree with Marissa H. about Raymond Stoklosa. First of all, every time I called this man…read moreit sounded like he was just waking up. Be it 9:00 A.M. or 10:00 A.M. 2nd, there were a lot of subliminal discriminatory messages we were thrown shade over for as well. Even if you are to make 3x the income it wouldn't matter if you just had a part time job. "Because income could change at any moment" well so would a full time contract job, sir. Very discriminating towards young people it seems. I don't recommend doing business with Raymond. Would have liked to work with the other employees, however. Also, it's illegal to charge $75 in the state of Texas for a returned check when the max is $30. Good job dude.

Raymond Stoklosa is the most unprofessional realtor. When asking him to do a showing of a house he…read moresaid he wouldn't be able to at 3pm on a Friday because Austin traffic is too bad. I then asked about at 8:30am the next day and he said that he wouldn't get up at that time either and that he lives too far to be driving that early. If I wanted to meet with him, verbatim, he said I'd have to call him at 9am to wake him up to go. I'm sorry sir, your job is to sell/rent homes. That involves you being open to meeting clients in said homes, and you are unwilling if that means you're going to wake up early or sit in traffic for a while? Not to mention insult me throughout the entire phone call for asking about renting with roommates without any knowledge of anything.