Takeaways

• These are some fun rankings of the top producing Fort Hood Area buyer’s agents
• Always interview multiple agents when selecting a Realtor for your home purchase!
• There is no one-size-fits-all Realtor – everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses

This list is limited to agents who did at least 10 MLS (CTXMLS) single family sales between 7/15/16 and 7/15/17 representing the buyer side in the Fort Hood area (Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Kempner, Lampasas, Florence, Gatesville, Nolanville).

Past Years

2016 Awards

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2017

Bulk Buyers

Most Single Family Homes Bought, 7/15/15 – 7/15/16

As usual, Jean Shine and her team are number one.

Er…wait. What?

Shelly Salas has been scaling up her business, and people have been noticing. Her numbers appear to reflect that, as she has now claimed the title of most buyer side resale transactions in the last year.

In the meantime, there has been a lot of churn on this list, with only four agents (Shine, Salas, Rick Ott and Laura Segarra) returning to the list from last year’s top 10.

Deluxe Dachas

Highest Median Price Point

Unlike last year, I included new construction homes on this list, and it shows here, where builders’ representatives snuck into #1 and #3 spots. One item remarkable about this list is how affordable the Fort Hood market continues to be. The median sales price for this time period was $137,500.

Workhorse Warriors

Lowest Median Price Point

These folks are unsung heroes who put in a lot of elbow grease for their clients, often without the kind of compensation at higher price points in an industry based on commission. To make this list shows a lot of dedication and loyalty to clients (and sometimes a list populated by investor-friendly agents).

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Haggling Hero

Best List/Sell Ratio

Looking for an agent to get you the best deal? These folks got the best discount off the list price of any agent in the Fort Hood area. Two of these names are on the lower median price list, so some of the reason may be working at lower price points. But that is not to take anything away from the negotiating skills of these local champs!

Clear to Closers

Shortest median days to closing (from contract to closing)

On a timeline? Need to close NOW?  These folks seem to have it mastered. For comparison, the median closing length was 40 days.

Of course, closing timelines have a lot to do with lenders, too, so you might want to check out who these folks preferred lenders are, too. They probably know what they’re doing.

Multi-Family Mavericks

Most multi-families sold (fourplexes, triplexes, duplexes)

Okay, so I won’t lie. This new category I introduced because indeed it is a specialty of mine, and I want some credit! I just edged out Leah Turner for the most multi-families sold on the buyer side in the last year, with 9. Meanwhile, Karen Doerbaum is the broker / owner of Lone Star Realty and Property Management, and has done a fair share of multi-families herself, likely due to her connections with landlords.

Foreclosure Fiends

Most foreclosures sold (as a percentage of their total sales)

Isaac Schlabach is a new entrant to this list and the Fort Hood market, and apparently he is all about foreclosures and investment properties. Not only is he the eighth most prolific buyer’s agent after not even being on the radar a year before, but a whopping 92% of his deals are foreclosures.

Gnarly Newcomers

Most resale homes bought (agents who did not qualify in the previous year)

This is for the top agents on this list who were NOT even in contention last year – folks who are starting to make their bones in the Fort Hood market!

Now, to qualify on this list, you have to do at least 10 deals – so some agents will drop on and off every other year or so. But these three aren’t hovering around the 10 deal mark. 20+ deals on just the buyer side is a hefty haul for most agents, and these folks appear to see their business picking up steam.

Conclusion

There are a lot of great, local agents who didn’t make the lists above. These lists are more for fun than a truly valuable metric of any agent’s quality.  Small sample sizes, luck and randomness means this list will be changing all the time.

If you are looking to interview agents to represent you during your Fort Hood area home purchase, I am a local agent in Killeen and would love to apply for the job. Start by reaching out to me to schedule a buyer consultation!

Qualifying Agents

Freddy Guerrero, Alisa Gregory, Amber Dannels, Amy Manis, Andres Lopez, Angelique Sirois, Anthony Rodriguez, Barbara Lewis, Barbara Washington, Billy Romero, Bonnie Piontek-Herrings, Brandon Barger, Brian Adams, Carissa Duran, Carmen Colon, Carolyn Bigham, Carrie Vigliotti, Christine Seefeldt, Connie Barron, Connie Wood, Craig Laurenson, Dagmar Rogers, Damita Moore, Danielle Tucker, David Rittenhouse, Denise Zehr, Donna Wilson, Eric Dominowski, Erica McPhail, Eva Keagle, Freda Reed, Gabi Zehr, Grace Sanchez, Heather Cisco, Isaac Schlabach, J.R. Meza, Jacob Paxton, Jean Augustin, Jean Shine, Jeanette Harris, Jerome Walker, Jeromiah Lizama, Jessica Lloyd, JNeka Morrison, Carlos Pineda, Kay Schomp, Kirk Latham, Lacy Davidson, Laura Segarra, Leah Caruthers, Leticia Ford, Lilo Carroll, Linda Carey, Lute Sullins, Marilyn Joyce, Marina Prieto, Mi Zevallos, Michael McGehee, Mili Guerrero, Patrick Stanford, Paul Inman, Paul Podhorn III, Paula Raymond, Randy French, Reajuan Parker, Catherine Berman, Richard Overall, Richard Parker, Rick Ott, Robin Busch, Ronald Chipkin, Rosa Galvez, Sandra Porter, Shannon Woodson, Shelly Salas, Sonia Rodriguez, Suky Simms, Susan Hennig, Tameka Jiles, Teresa Anderson, Terrie Smith, Trecie Singleton, Tricia Andrew-Daley , Vernon MacHardy, Vicki Cantrell, Yohana Balladares, Yolanda Wallace

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