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I've been working with Tony for over 6 months now to find a house meeting my exacting specifications. While most people probably would have run away screaming in agony by this point, Tony's been up for the challenge and has been an amazing agent through my... (more)

I've been working with Tony for over 6 months now to find a house meeting my exacting specifications. While most people probably would have run away screaming in agony by this point, Tony's been up for the challenge and has been an amazing agent through my entire experience. I relocated from another state so I have had more than the average share of headaches to put up with during my home-buying process, but I am happy to report none of them were caused by him!

When we first started working together I had conducted a pre-screening process for my first agent request via this site - I had very specific instructions in the email that I sent to a number of agents to ask for help with a viewing, and I was going to choose from the agents who responded correctly to my instructions. Of the 7 people I received a response from within two hours, Tony was the only one who actually read the instructions and complied. Since then, at every step of the way Tony and his group of associates, including his recommended inspector (Rob) and the loan group (Andrea et al) have been wonderful. Tony himself has been available at all hours of the day to answer questions or set up viewings, even on short notice for properties we had to move on same-day showings for. We even had a marathon viewing session of 17 properties in one day - I don't recommend repeating this but it was absolutely as low-stress as could be thanks to Tony.

When it came time to put in bids, Tony's expertise was invaluable in guiding me to make strong offers in the cut-throat Austin buyer's market. I had a few contracts fall through (due to issues which came to light during inspection) before finding the right property, and Tony was able to provide some objective advice on negotiations during the contract processes to make sure I wasn't stepping into something I'd regret later on. From an ethical perspective this is pretty important to me as a buyer - I don't think that many of the agents I've talked to in the past would have been able to do this without batting an eye, but Tony did.

What makes Tony a great buyer agent is that he actually listens to your needs as a client. He understands your communicated (and uncommunicated) wishes and makes a lot of effort to clarify for you and help you really nail down your search. I would have no regrets about recommending him to anyone, and I will definitely use his services in the future. It's a shame he can't help me sell my out of state house as well. (less)