Austin, Texas is the one city in the state that just doesn't belong. It's too beautiful and diverse. Not like any other city at all in Texas where there's just highways, restaurants, shopping and jobs!! No, Austin has beautiful scenery, One main interstate and many other highway like roads that allow you to drive between rock walls, over Lake Austin, beside the Lake Travis dam, or the beautiful skyline of downtown Austin that is continuesly growing and provides an array of nightlife any day of the week. There's rustic, hip, swanky, country..you name it kind of restaurant…we have it!!! My favorite restaurants are the ones that are privately owned and have their own unique flare. Austin is diverse with flat land to rolling hills..from caves to cliffs, wineries and more. It's the uniqest city in the country. The only thing we are missing are skii slopes and snow.
I came to Austin from Houston about 8 years ago on a whim. I came not because I love music and wanted to be in the Music Capitol of the World!! Or wanted to attend the largest University in the U.S., UT. I didn't come to join in the tech boom that was happening which gave Austin another nickname "Silicon Hills." I came because my best friend asked me to move with her. I had never even been to Austin before... Now, 8 years later.. After getting to know Austin and all of it's wonders and beauty I am helping people find their homes in my city, as I like to say.
I am not a realtor, I'm a new homes professional for Streetman Homes. In Lamens terms I am the person that greets you when you enter a model home. People always try to run past me like I am going to tackle them and force them to buy a home. I'm 5 feet and a little over 6 inches… not going to tackle you or even try. But I understand people's hesitations. I like to shop quietly when I'm in a department store and I always tell the sales person that I'm fine and just looking too; because I feel pretty adequate to shop alone. So I get it. But buying clothes compared to a home is very different and a much bigger financial and emotional investment than a $50.00 sweater from a store. Not to knock how important shopping for attire is at all, it's not the same as a home because when was the last time you painted your daughter's room in your sweater or cooked your spouses favorite meal in that sweater's sleeve? Not to mention the biggest difference…the cost. I bet you didn't have to get a lender to finance your sweater either??
Streetman Homes is a wonderful home builder and we have the same philosophies. Customer care and quality over quanity is the key to our success and has been for Streetman Homes since it's existence. We build about a 150 homes a year and we are always improving as we go. We've listened to our customers wants and concerns and created the perfect homes Austin has to offer. In fact we have won two prestigious awards that all the home builders seek to achieve.. "The Best Green Home" by the Home Builders Assiciation of Greater Austin for 2009 and the "Home Builder of the year for 2009 by the Austin Business Journal. Why: Because we have 3-5 star green homes, we build in the best communites with the best schools and locations at the best value.
When I came to Austin almost eight years ago I had no idea about this wonderful city. I didn't know where I should live… so I picked a part of town that I discovered later was not the area that I wanted to be in for proximity reasons and personal reasons. It's not fun living in the wrong area for your needs.When you enter my model home, at West Cypress Hills, I am not trying to sell you a home or tackle you. I'm trying to discover what kind of home and area you're looking to be in and why. People from all over the U.S.A. come through my door with different reasons for relocating to Austin from their current city and state. Most are very confused and tired from driving all over Austin trying to figure out where they need to be. They are so tired that sometimes they don't know anymore what their needs are..they just want a home so they can stop searching. Think of me kinda like a mall directory in an unfamilar new mall…If my community isn't in the area that fits your needs…I'll help direct you to one of our other 5 communities that will fit you perfectly. I want to help you make a good decision the first time around. So you wil be happy every night as you drive into your driveway and go inside your new home to relax and be with family. After 8 years of living in Austin I know this city very well and after 2 plus years working for Streetman Homes and helping people build their perfect home I know there's a big difference and a much bigger investment in a home than a sweater. If you come to Austin and visit my model home in West Cypress Hill, you can count on me to help you quicken your home search like a mall directory does for you in a new mall. :)
~ Emily Garrison
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