Most homes don't sell because of the market. They sell, or sit, because of the price, the preparation, and how the first ten days are handled.

I price with data, not optimism. Overpricing feels good for two weeks and then costs you real money; the listing goes stale, buyers assume something's wrong, and you end up taking less than you would have. I'd rather have the hard conversation up front.

I'll walk your house and tell you exactly what to spend money on and what to leave alone. Most sellers over-invest in the wrong rooms. I spent years as a personal stylist before real estate, which is where I learned that presentation is a discipline, not a decoration; and that what you take out matters more than what you put in.

RENE certified, which means negotiation is something I studied, not something I picked up along the way. 

When the offers come in, I'm reading terms, not just price. The highest number isn't always the best deal.

Thinking about selling this year? Talk to me before you do anything else;  including repairs. Some of them won't come back to you, and I'll tell you which ones.

I was born in San Francisco. Then moved to Baton Rouge for school, Houston after graduation for twenty years, and Dallas for the last eight. Every one of those moves meant choosing a place off photographs and hoping I'd read it right.

So I know what you're doing right now, and I know how little of it is actually in the listings.

You probably have questions nobody's answering well. What property taxes actually run here, and why the number on the listing isn't the number you'll pay. Which suburbs are worth the commute and which ones look close on a map and aren't. Whether you need a car for everything; mostly yes, and the people who tell you otherwise haven't lived here through August. What your money buys compared to what you're leaving, because that math surprises people in both directions.

And the question underneath all of it: will this actually feel like home?

That's the part most agents skip, and it's the one that decides whether you're happy here in two years. A neighborhood isn't square footage. It's whether there's a coffee shop you'll become a regular at, a gym you'll actually go to, a street you like driving down. I know where those are because I had to find them myself.

I'll tell you the real version, including the parts that aren't flattering. The summers are hard. Traffic is a factor. Some of the suburbs everyone recommends won't suit you at all. You're making a major decision on incomplete information, and the last thing you need is a sales pitch from someone who's never been new here.

I work across DFW and Houston, so if you're still deciding between the two, that's a conversation I can actually have with you.

Moving to Texas? Reach out early before you've narrowed to a neighborhood, before you've booked the trip. That's the conversation that saves you the most time, money, and regret.