In the Austin area there isn't a better broker/agent around. Since 2019 she has helped me with…read morethree real estate transactions and all of them were flawless. I never had a worry and felt like I ended up in the best situation possible. I am not a "big baller" client but I felt like I got the same service as someone who is doing transactions 3 times larger than mine and, for that, I am very appreciative.

I have worked with several realtors since moving to Austin and Meghan has surpassed any expectation…read moreI may have had! Professional, incredibly knowledgeable, patient, communicative, and effective in setting us up with a network of experts to assist in repairs/ updates/ etc. Her formula and filter for finding the best tenant for our rental property eased our concerns and has proven to be very successful! We have relied on her expertise in investments, finding tenants, and most recently selling a property. I highly recommend Meghan and the Groove Realty to support you find whatever you may be in search of....rental investment, tenant, your perfect home, or selling any property you want the most return on!

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.

Professional, Tough, Knowledgeable, and so much more. Kathy was a blessing to have had in our…read morecorner. My Wife wanted someone very knowledgeable of modern homes and I wanted someone who was tough at the negotiating table. We definitely hit the jack pot. Kathy was able to patiently find the exact home that was best for our Family. But not only that, she was able to masterfully negotiate a price we could afford. Kathy is a beautiful person inside and out! Thanks!!

Kathy was my property manager for a house I was renting in South Austin…read more The short version is: I would never ever, ever, ever recommend renting a property from Kathy. She is a terrible landlord. Where do I even start on this review... All the negative reviews she has about communication are 100% true. She will ghost you on maintenance requests CONSTANTLY. When she needed something she needed it same day. When we needed something we wouldn't hear back for days, weeks, or at all. She would take upwards of a month to fix many things and if she did she would do it the cheapest and most half assed way possible. Here's a list of some of the things that happened while living in her rental property: 1. When I moved in, bathroom had black mold on the walls near the shower. I reported when I first moved in. A handy man eventually came over and just painted over it. The mold inevitably came back and I had to wait days for her to send someone to rip out the drywall to actually fix the mold problem. 2. Our kitchen sink was clogged for months. She blew us off about it when we told her draino wasn't working and we needed a plumber. After about a month of asking for help, she comes over and discovers there's a clog deep in the main pipe. Her handy man cuts out a giant square of drywall in our laundry room where the clog is. They accidentally burst the pipe and spray gross drainage water all over our laundry room and into our garage. They then proceed to barely clean up their mess and left it for us to clean. After they patched the broken pipe, Kathy waited another month to send someone out to patch the giant hole in our wall. Her excuse was that the handy man had a cold for the past month. 3. Our dishwasher hardly worked at all until it eventually broke. She refused to send someone out to fix it at first claiming "the dishwasher is brand new. It's only two years old." Despite us telling her it doesn't even turn on. It took several weeks to get a new dish washer. 4. This one is the worst of all. In February, because of the freeze a tree fell and took out a power line to our house. This ended up causing an electrical fire in the garage storage room. We were lucky enough to notice the fire before it spread and the fire department put it out. But it did render part of the garage unusable through fire/water damage. When you have an electrical fire the city turns off your water and electricity until the home is deemed safe to live in. While we were staying elsewhere, I asked Kathy about pro rating rent, since we had paid rent the day of the fire and couldn't live in the house we paid for. As soon as I asked about rent proration, she ghosted me for four entire days. She cited a family emergency as the reason she left us high and dry for four days. It would have taken her 10 seconds to text us but nope. Just total radio silence while we were waiting around to hear when we could go back to the place we pay rent to live in. My room mates and I were displaced for 9 days total before we got the city to turn the power back on, even though fire damage wasn't fixed yet. I had to threaten legal action before she agreed to pro rate 9 days worth of rent for the next month. From day one of the fire, she started acting really shady about getting the house fixed claiming she "has a guy with the city that can get the permits process moved along". I spoke to the fire marshall about that and he essentially told me that isn't how things work and that I need to call the code department myself to ensure my house was fixed properly according to code. Kathy was clearly livid that she now had to fix the house legally and became even more passive towards us. Months after the fire, she told me that because I called the code department that it was my fault the house was still partially burned. Which according to the Austin Code Department Supervisor I spoke to, isn't the case at all. Getting a code violation does not mean repairs take over five months to start. The fire happened February 1st. I finally moved out June 30th. During that entire period of time, the burnt garage was never fixed and she still made us pay the full amount in rent every month. Imagine paying 100% rent for less than 100% of a usable home. When I would ask about ANY update regarding repairs she would act annoyed that I would bother her with such at thing. I'm certain that she purposefully never fixed the house as punishment. If you read her canned responses to other negative reviews, I just want to say they are all bullsh*t. She doesn't provide "superior service" to anyone renting from her. She knows that as a landlord she has the upper hand over her tenants and she acts accordingly. Whether out of greed or incompetence, she's a bad person. Her tenants are nothing more to her than her bottom line.

I LOVE, LOVE where I live and it is all because of Jane…read more In full disclosure, Jane and I used to work together in a past life and since moved on to new professions. When I heard she became a Realtor, I had total confidence that she was the perfect Realtor for me, because she is smart, tough and a lot of fun. Jane bent over backwards to make things happen and when I became overwhelmed, unsure or just flat out panicked, she always had great advice and made sure we didn't go down the wrong path. She quickly picked up on my likes/dislikes, so every time we went looking at places, she was quickly able to rule out what she knew we wouldn't like, therefore making the looking process pretty painless. The end result was the perfect house for us, and it was on the lower end of our price range. For that, I will always be grateful.

Jane is not only my friend, but also my Realtor! When I decided earlier this year that I wanted to…read morebuy my first home, Jane and I got together and she gave me a folder full of great information for first time buyers, including details about the tax credit. When I was ready to buy, Jane went and previewed a TON of houses for me in two days. Seriously, I think she looked at over 20 houses in two days. There was one that she really thought would be right up my alley. We set out to look at 8 houses that day, going to that one last. Jane knows me pretty well, because when we walked in, my knees buckled. I knew it was my house. We had an offer on it that night, they countered (barely) and I accepted by 9AM the next day. Jane made the process of buying my home flat-out easy, and I couldn't be any happier with my new place. Of course, when I'm ready to sell and find my next perfect place, I'll be calling Jane to list this one and help me find a new one!

Cyndi is an amazing realtor. She is very attentive and caring in helping you find the right home. I…read morewas very satisfied with her and would highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy a home.

If you are looking for a home Cyndi will do everything to make it happen. Making a major decision…read moreof this magnitude is stressful to most of us buying a home but Miss Cyndi covers all aspects of this crazy process. In my humble opinion with experience in home buying, Cyndi Alvarez is at the the of the realtor/negotiating food chain. She is honest, hard working and a good listener. She has the ability to believe in your cause, to keep looking and finding compromises that will make the all important deal a reality. You can't go wrong with this fine human being.

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.

We can't recommend SEED, specifically Leslie Breeland, enough! Leslie helped us purchase our first…read morehome back in 2016 - and she was able to help us sell that home, and purchase a new one this past Fall. Leslie was ALWAYS available via call or text, was always prompt, and provided us all of the guidance needed. Since the purchase of our new home, she has stayed in contact regarding other homes similar to ours on the market - and reminds us of the amazing investment we made! She is cheerful, knowledgable, and a great negotiator. Would recommend her and SEED in a heartbeat.

The first thing that sticks out about SEED, and specifically Amy and Tammy, is that they have…read moreincredible taste. You know that when you walk into a SEED house you're going to get quality and advice and care that is above and beyond. That's why we went with them and you can save a lot of time in your home search by picking up the phone and calling them. RIGHT NOW! You don't even need to read further. But to tell you more about our process, we moved to Austin before the pandemic and started looking for homes. We were incredibly picky in what we wanted and SEED understood that and curated our search. When we were ready to put in an offer in this incredibly competitive market, SEED was there every step of the way to take us through it. They were incredibly knowledgable and well-educated about every step of the process and we broke down every home into its components and helped us hone in on what was important to us (our idea of what we wanted vs. what we needed changed as we saw more and more properties!) SEED found us a house that we love and now, looking at it from 35,000 feet, I can say that our home falls into that great taste category. While we didn't totally see it at first, they did -- It's a fixer-upper but they were able to see the forest through the trees and we couldn't be happier. Amy got it done when it mattered, and we're now proud, proud homeowners! I can't recommend SEED, Tammy, and Amy enough. They made the process fun and enjoyable and their bespoke attention to us and to detail would have us coming back time and time again if they didn't already find us our forever home! THANK YOU, SEED, and to those that read on, CALL THEM RIGHT NOW!!!

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.