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Round Rock vs. Georgetown: Which Fits Your Family Better?

I get asked to compare Round Rock and Georgetown more than almost any other pair of suburbs I work in. They're neighbors, they're both growing fast, and on paper they can look similar. In practice, they feel pretty different to actually live in, and which one fits depends less on the map and more on

The Northwest Austin Real Estate Market: What Buyers and Sellers Should Know

Northwest Austin is where I actually live, so I've watched this market up close for a long time, not just from a spreadsheet. It's a genuinely different animal from the outer suburbs, closer to major employers, more established, and priced accordingly, but with real variation depending on exactly wh

Buying a Small Multifamily Property in Austin: What Investors Should Know

Most of the investor conversations I have start with duplexes, triplexes, or fourplexes, not big apartment complexes. Small multifamily is where a lot of first-time investors actually get started in this market, and it comes with its own set of questions that a typical single-family purchase doesn't

Hutto vs. Pflugerville: Which Suburb Fits You Better?

Hutto and Pflugerville come up together constantly in my conversations with buyers, two fast-growing suburbs on the northeast side of the metro, both pulling people priced out of Austin proper or Round Rock. I get why they're lumped together a lot, but I've shown homes in both, and they're not the s