I was a staunch renter for 3 years believing the Austin housing market (at least where I wanted to live) was out of reach for me before Mara came along and gently BUT persistently coaxed me back to the land of believers and home ownership. With every challenge I posed to her on my purchasing another home, Mara had an indisputable comeback but more importantly she delivered on what she said and then some. She had knowledge, I didn't. She had faith, I had lost. She had persistence, I had long given up as exhausting and inconvenient in the current housing market. But Mara never wavered. "YOU CAN OWN AGAIN! NOW IS THE TIME!" she'd say. And what do you know? I'm a summer away from closing on a beautiful brand new home in the same neighborhood I was salivating over just months earlier. Not only was her original advice to simply "consider and look" accurate, but even the house itself has been a dream come true. She recommended new construction over the resale properties available in the area at the time and lacking faith in myself and my financial affairs, I refused to consider it. But she never wavered and had an instinct I didn't. Not only did Mara score me valuable timing in a builder's offer, but in doing so she scored me the single best deal in the development, lower than all of the other buyers - to date! Her timing was nothing short of perfect, her patience with my stubbornness and naysaying was inspiring, and finally her knowledge of the area and the market was what truly saved me from myself and I cannot thank her enough for putting me back on the path to investing in my own dream instead of handing my money over to pay for someone else's. Thank you Mara!!! read more