“Blake patiently guided us through buying our first home here in Austin. Blake is very knowledgeable about the different neighborhoods and the he helped make our home search process both fun & productive. We were lucky to have him as our agent to represent us during negotiations. He also went above & beyond to help connect us to the right contractors for the work we wanted done on the home.”

“Blake Hood was our go-to guy and has an excellent knowledge of the market and in particular what to look for at an open house in terms of foundation, plumbing, structure and overall quality. It was between us and another offer and Blake was able to win over the listing agent and get us an accepted offer. ”

“Blake Hood is an exceptional agent, willing to go the extra mile to get the home we always dreamed of? His knowledge of Austin and home buying in general put us at ease. I would recommend him again and again.”

“We worked with Blake Hood as our realtor and he made the experience seamless for us. We hit the ground running with our home search, and Blake was able to go tour a home with us the following day and had an impressive knowledge of things to look out for such as hvac, drainage, etc. Blake was easy going and great to work with, as well as knowing the right questions to ask and how to strategize in this crazy market. And his assistant Erin was very diligent and kept us on track with reminders and detailed instructions once we had an offer accepted, which was so helpful when you aren’t sure what’s next in the process. Highly recommend Blake!”

“Having Blake represent me in this crazy market as a first time home buyer on a tight budget was the absolute best decision I could have made and I am glad I did. Ok I can go on and on singing his praise, but here are some compelling reasons why you need to get Blake on your side:

1. Trust him. He knows what he is doing. He invests in real estate himself and he has done this a gazillion times before. This was very very important for me

2. He has a very “in your face” attitude (in a good way). This is awesome because if he thinks a house sucks he will tell you irrespective of how much you like it. Of course the final decision is yours, but I loved that he puts every fact about the house, good and bad, out there so you are better informed before making a decision.

3. He is so friendly and so approachable. I must have called him at least 100 times and not once has he not picked up. Same goes to texts, no matter how busy he is he will get to you and answer your questions.

4. He knows all the old real estate haggle tricks and then some. He’ll get you close to what a winning bid could be. This is very helpful especially in a state like Texas where sale prices are not disclosed. He will talk to the seller and figure out what could be a winning offer and this was very helpful.

5. He will stand by you come rain or shine. I had some last minute hurdles getting the cash to close wired over and Blake literally offered to take the difference amount off his commision to get the deal closed. He didnt need to do this. He doesnt know me, if this deal fell through he has multiple other clients to cover that, so he wasnt incentivised really, but the fact that he did just meant a lot to me personally.

Blake, I know i thanked you already, but thank you so very much again for everything. Hopefully we can host you and your family soon in our new home.”