Finding the “Right” Texas Realtor on our Journey to Royalview

That was one of our biggest challenges.

Hey everyone!

If you’ve shopped for a new home, I’m sure you know exactly the challenges in finding a realtor who is the perfect fit for you in your journey.

I at first thought that this would be the easiest part of looking for our new home. Willie and I soon learned the realities of this feat.

We were looking in multiple counties across East Texas in our quest for a new home. We came across many realtors, and of course everyone was nice, but we soon realized all the different personalities and different approaches that each one offered. Some favorable, and some not so much.

At that time, we certainly would have loved to come across a blog from someone in the East Texas area who was referring a special realtor that they had found and loved, so we’re sharing this information with you in hopes that it may help in your search and journey.

One of the areas we were considering was the town of Navasota. That’s where I came across Kristin. That was our lucky day!

Kristin is a realtor with Brazos Land Company. I knew from our very first conversation that she knew exactly what we were looking for. We presented her with several scenarios in which we were considering in our search for a home, and/or property. She understood our hopes for our journey and immediately got to work looking up properties to suit our needs.

We of course had been looking online at all the favorite real estate sites and set up searches for ourselves, but Kristin’s vast knowledge of her area was invaluable. Her knowledge extended past that area as well, and into the Huntsville, Bedias, Montgomery, Willis, and Conroe, Texas areas. Our first visit with her at a property took us past Huntsville to Madisonville and then back down through Bedias and Navasota, in which she had a new property that she had just listed and showed us that particular property that same day.

Kristin went out of her way on several occasions to visit properties beforehand since we were traveling from out of town to view potentials. She would take pictures and videos and send them to us to see if we were interested enough to take a trip to see a home or land.

Anything we had a question about, Kristin was always happy to answer us, or find an answer for us. She is so organized, I tell you. I thought I was an organized person, but she keeps everything and can always refer back to information very swiftly and easily.

This came in very handy once we actually found the property of our dreams, Royalview. She walked us through every aspect of the entire procedure and answered questions we had pertaining to the loan process, dealing with lenders, banks, the seller’s realtor, just on an on… She helped us with it all. Honestly, we couldn’t imagine our journey here without her.

After finding Royalview, she helped us with finding contractors, getting quotes for work that needed to be done, meeting us and contractors right before we signed, and then also meeting contractors on our behalf after we signed. She met contractors here and let them in for us. She would stay until the work was complete, contact us to let us know how things went, and locked up after the workers left.

Kristin helped us with tax appeal issues, and sent us all the necessary documentation we needed to file online. She is an invaluable source of information on every single topic necessary for relocating.

Willie and I truly feel like we met more than a realtor in Kristin, we think of her as a true friend.

Kristin McCandless, Brazos Land Company (Non-Sponsored) We love her!

Kristin on Facebook

Till next time, be safe and follow your joy!

Johanna and Willie

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A New Beginning, Moving to Royalview

Our moving day to Royalview was a whirlwind of excitement for us. We’d been getting ourselves (mentally and physically) ready to move for quite some time, so definitely, we were excited to finally be on our way to our new home.

It’s so nice to begin with a clean slate. We’re looking forward to turning Royalview into a very comfy home.

We did have new flooring put in right before we moved in. Such a big difference (See before photo below). Shout out and thank you to Skinner’s Carpet and Flooring in Montgomery, Texas for doing such a beautiful and timely job for us, coordinating/meeting with us, and getting it all installed prior to move-in. (FYI, Skinner’s Carpet and Flooring is owned by my dear Uncle Russell Skinner. He treats all his customers very well. Not just his Niece and Nephew.)

When we moved, we decided we would begin anew with our bedroom furniture, so our first few nights were spent with our mattress set on the floor.

We had our dining room furniture repainted before moving in. The white areas were previously Hunter Green. We are very happy with the outcome and how the set now fits in with the feel of our new home.

New living room furniture was delivered the day after we moved in. We’re going for a Lake house/French country home style. We’ll see where we end up once the decorating truly begins. I’m looking forward to that part!

By the second night, we were feeling a little more at home.

There are many projects ahead for us to settle in here at Royalview (interior and exterior). We’re looking forward to it all, and also look forward to sharing the progress with you.

Till next time, be safe and follow your joy!

Johanna and Willie

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Aerial View from Across the Lake, to Royalview

Good day friends!

Today’s post is a bird’s eye view from (literally) across the lake, to Royalview.

These photos were captured prior to us purchasing Royalview. They were on our home’s listing and really brought joy to our hearts, to see the area from this vantage point.

And speaking of “bird’s eye view”, we have seen a couple of eagles that must live here in the area. We look forward to getting to know about all the wildlife here. When we first moved in we could hear coyotes howling, and did see one on the road one evening. That was fun. We of course do have squirrels and birds. We’ve seen a few ducks on the lake, and there is a very friendly neighborhood cat that was our first new “neighbor” to pay us a visit. He is known by our other neighbors and everyone seems to take care of him. We do not know what his name is, but we’re calling him Carlton.

We’ll be back soon with moving in updates and pics. We’ve been busy this week with contractors coming by to put in bids for things that need to be done on the outside. There will be power washers out tomorrow. We’re really looking forward to the outside getting cleaned up. Will post some before/after pics. It’s sure to be a big transformation.

Till then, take care and stay joyful!

Johanna and Willie

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Hello, and Welcome to Across the Lake, to Royalview

Hello everyone! So thankful to be here!

My name is Johanna. My husband, Willie, and I just made a huge change (and move) in our lives. We uprooted ourselves from our hometown and home of 31 years, and moved to a (new to us) small Texas town, in which we have purchased our new home, that we’re lovingly calling, Royalview.

We have been on a soul-searching and across-Texas journey for the past 2 years, longing to be a part of a smaller community, and to be in an area that still possesses a good amount of God’s natural beauty that we can enjoy right outside our own home.

We are both still pinching ourselves to believe the wonderful blessing that we have received in finding Royalview, and now being able to call her our home. Royalview is a 4 year old custom built home that sits on a hilltop, overlooking a beautiful lake.

We invite you to join us, in this new leg of our journey, as we get moved in (official move in date was December 18, 2024), get things fixed up, decorated (inside and out), and also as we get familiar with our new surroundings here, and around our new hometown.

Willie and I are in our early 60’s. Well, Willie is. I will be joining the 60’s club here in January. We have been married for 41 years, and are very excited to be embarking on this adventure together.

Introducing, Royalview:

We are loving the hilltop view of the lake.

View from our front door steps.

View from our driveway.

We will be sharing a lot more photos of Royalview in upcoming posts, sharing the inside of our home, as well as our backyard area. There are a lot of fun projects coming up, so we hope you’ll come along for all the excitement.

Sincerely,

Johanna and Willie

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