First Time Home Buyer

We absolutely love working with our clients and we love nothing more than helping them have a wonderful buying or selling experience. Over the years, our clients have graciously written 1000+ reviews about their experiences on sites like Google, Yelp, & Zillow. We've collected them here.

Tara McGuire was our buying realtor. We were first time home buyers, and pretty nervous. Tara patiently answered all of our questions, took us on tours, and helped us through the entire mortgage process. She was there 100% for anything we needed. I can honestly say that we couldn't have possibly had a better experience! Thank you Tara for all of your patience and understanding! Your connections and knowledge made everything so easy for us!!


Me and my husband got the opportunity to work with Bailey Moran at Brammlett Residential. Buying a house (especially if it's your first one) is really scary and overwhelming! So it is important to work with the right real estate agent! We literally weren't sure what we wanted and we didn't have a car then. She picked us up each time to show us all around Austin area without any complaints during such a difficult time (2020-covid19). Our lease was ending and we had a tight schedule to find a house we really love. However, Bailey made this stressful process as easy and fun as possible. She was always available to view any property within 24 hours. She is very knowledgeable, professional and on top of all that absolutely down to earth and such a sweetheart! She is also very honest, so be ready to hear warnings from her about the houses you actually fall in love with! Thanks to her, not only we now have the best house we could have ever asked for and actually were ready to pay the whole price, but she also negotiated 30k discount from the listing price!

I couldn't recommend you enough how great and easy this experience was with Bailey as well as the entire Bramlett team.


We couldn't have been happier with Tara McGuire and Bramlett for our first home-buying experience! Tara is extremely organized, uber-responsive, and has this process down - all of which made me feel very confident from the start. Plus, she's super friendly and fun to hang out with while looking at houses. She turned around our offer in less than 24 hours (!) and when it was accepted she had her inspector there the next day; she even called her foundation expert for a second opinion. In the meantime she gave us her top recommendations for lenders and insurance (all of whom were great). She thinks of everything and is well-connected. The process really couldn't have been smoother from start to finish and I know it is ALL thanks to Tara. I highly, highly recommend her!!


We were first-time homebuyers and our friends who had worked with Lauren Yoder before highly recommended her. Lauren was a dream to work with and the whole process went really smoothly because of all the hard work that Lauren did behind-the-scenes on our behalf. She made every interaction that we had with the other parties involved as painless as possible, and always had a smile on her face.

We had a great experience with Lauren from the start. I think that Lauren listened really well to our wants and needs, and she delivered on most of the properties that we viewed. She had her ear to the ground and even showed us a property that hadn't gone on the market yet, and it was nearly perfect. When it came to the property that we finally decided on, we felt that Lauren wasn't just our agent, she was an advocate for us and was instrumental in negotiating an arrangement that worked for both the sellers and us. Other than that, I really appreciated her patience in explaining various aspects of the process to us, her candor about what seemed like market value for any properties, and her diligence in curating listings that would appeal to us, by again, taking feedback from each property we saw. Despite the various hardships involved in buying a place in these uncertain times, Lauren always seemed on top of it all and things just went really smoothly. All in all, Lauren was amazing, and we would highly recommend her to any of our friends if they were in the market to buy a property.

If you're in the market for a new home, seek Lauren out. We're so thankful to her and she's awesome!


My husband and I recently purchased our first home with the help of Kasey Gilliam. As stressful as buying a home can be, Kasey made the process go so smoothly. We had 1,000 questions and Kasey answered them all (some of them probably more than once!). She was helpful every step of the way - from walkthroughs to closing. We are so satisfied with our new home and highly recommend Kasey!


We just closed on our first home and couldn't be happier. Lauren Yoder was absolutely amazing throughout the entire process. She was very accessible whenever I reached out to her. She communicated often and answered any questions we had. She went above & beyond every single step of the way and definitely exceeded all expectations. She was very knowledgeable about the market and genuinely cared about getting us into the house we wanted. I can't recommend her enough for anyone needing an all-star realtor! She's a rockstar, & I will definitely be using her in the future!


I had a great experience buying my first home with Will Mackintosh at Bramlett. He walked me through the process all along the way, answered all questions quickly (regardless of time and day), and provided me advice to help make the right decision. I have been in my home now a couple of months and love it!


I really cannot say enough great things about Kasey Gilliam with Bramlett Residential! This was our first home purchase and everything went seamlessly. Her communication was great, she explained the entire process including the "what-if's". We recommend her to everyone that is relocating to/from Austin!


I worked with Lauren Yoder to purchase my first home and she made the process so easy! She walked me through every step of buying a home, listened to and addressed my concerns, and got me in touch with super knowledgeable lender, inspector, and contractors during the whole process. She made working with a difficult seller as easy as possible for me and helped me negotiate the best deal. She was super communicative throughout the whole process and got us to closing without delay! She's even checked in after closing to make sure everything is going okay. I would absolutely recommend her and will certainly be using her again if I outgrow my new home.


Lauren Yoder helped me buy my first home. The transaction went incredibly smooth. Lauren was proactive about getting me to address things on my end before they became hiccups, and I have the strong impression she was working the other side just as much to make sure that even if there were issues, I'd never know it on my end.

Lauren took the time to explain every part of the process to me. Her initial offer of a consultation - essentially an educational session about real estate - was unique; I haven't had another realtor do that, and I didn't realize how much I wanted it until she offered. She has infinite patience for questions. I also admire her loyalty to her network, her transparency, and her obvious commitment to ethics.


My wife and I worked with Kasey Gilliam to buy our first house and we can't recommend her enough! Kasey is supremely competent, knowledgeable, easy to work with and also great fun to hang out with, which is key during all the hours we spent driving from one house to the next.

For first-time home buyers, the process can be overwhelming but Kasey expertly guided us through every step. She patiently answered all of our questions, no matter how small or detailed and our confidence in working with her grew with every interaction. We quickly realized we could depend on her opinion and often sought her advice. Kasey was fantastic about offering her view and walking us through her reasoning but making it clear that any decision was always ours to make.

Kasey's communication with us throughout the whole process was superb. She is responsive, clear, and always professional. We felt she had our best interest in mind and was always actively thinking about things we may have to take into account or look into.

Finally, Kasey is a lot of fun to spend time with. She has a delightful personality, great sense of humour and it is clear she loves her job. We strongly recommend her and we can't imagine working with anyone else in the future other than Kasey.


We worked with Vicki Duran to purchase our first home. We chose to go with her after speaking with several other realtors and we're glad we did. As first-time buyers we knew nothing about the process and Vicki helped us navigate every step of the way. She was extremely professional, knowledgeable, thorough and generous with her time. After living in apartments for years we were anxious to own and saw more than 40 homes over the course of a few weeks. Vicki was always up to the challenge! Whenever we needed her for questions or guidance, she was available. The home buying process was way less stressful than we thought it would be and we have Vicki to thank for that.


My husband and I worked with Will Mackintosh for the purchase of our first home. We were so impressed with how thorough he was with his research and how responsive he was with our calls and texts. When it came time to move again we did not hesitate on calling him to help with the whole process again.


My experience working with Bramlett Residential could not have been any better. Our realtor, Craig McGuire, was fantastic to work with. As first time home buyers, we had a million questions, and Craig was able to answer every one of them. He has a vast knowledge of the industry, and brought up so many good points that we wouldn't have thought of on our own. I could not speak any higher Bramlett or Craig. Highly recommend.


My fiance and I worked with Craig McGuire from Bramlett Residential and are so happy in our new home! As first time home buyers, we both had tons of questions and Craig really helped guide us through the process and answer any questions we came up with. Craig was always quick to respond to all my texts and emails and was able to schedule home viewings on short notice when a new listing popped up. He has so much knowledge of the Austin market and home construction that I felt very confident throughout the whole process. He is very easy to talk to and I never felt like I was not his top priority. If you are looking for an agent, I highly recommend Craig McGuire!


Shaun is excellent. He is very knowledgeable and trustworthy. As a first-time home buyer, I felt the process of buying a home was surprisingly smooth. He was always readily available and answered all of my questions. I also felt he genuinely was looking out for my best interests. I highly recommend Shaun


We are so glad that we found Shaun and incredibly grateful for his guidance in helping us purchase our first home. Throughout the process he was always very responsive and willing to look into every question or concern we had. Coming from out of state, it was important for us to work with someone knowledgeable and trustworthy who knew the Austin market well, and Shaun was the perfect guy for the job. He definitely understood which factors were important to us and was always very respectful of our preferences. Thank you Shaun!


Shaun was a great real estate agent. He was knowledgeable , patient and accommodating while I was looking for my first home. He gave me sound advice throughout the process and was consistent in keeping my best interests as the priority. I will absolutely be using him in the future as well as recommending him to my friends and family.


Working with Jeff was a fantastic experience. He was always very quick to respond and dedicated many weekends to us while we slowly chose a place to settle down in. Our first home buying was very overwhelming and we were glad to have Jeff by our side. I would highly recommend going with Jeff as your realtor


Linda Baddour assisted my husband and I in buying our first home. As first time home buyers we had A LOT of questions. Linda explained the process to us step by step from beginning to end. She showed us all available homes on the market so we could get a feel for exactly what we wanted and how much homes were going for. She was patient with us and very knowledgable on all the aspects of the home buying process. We ended up going with a new build and have never been happier. I highly recommend Linda to help you find the home of your dreams for the best price.