I have been in the real estate industry for the better part of 10 years and take to heart the old adage that, "the man who represents himself has a fool for a client." So, when it came time for my wife and I to sell our Upper Kirby home and buy in Spring Branch, I went in search of an agent.
We chose Travis and Julia, not because of their knowledge, commitment, and passion (which we had the joy of experiencing in both transactions), but because of their efficacy as listing agents. In the last 12 months, Travis and Julia sold homes in our area in half the time (an average of 20 days) of the next nearest competitor and were more effective at getting it priced right from the start with more than 70% of their listings sold not needing price adjustments (which is substantially better than the other agents selling in our area).
Travis and Julia did not disappoint. We followed their recommendations, prepared our home (saving LOADS of money with Travis and Julia's connections), went on the market and were under contract after multiple offers drove the price $15k over asking in less than 5 days on market. Regrettably, those buyers got cold feet, but we were back under contract with a new buyer in less than 2 hours for the same price.
On the buy side, we took Travis and Julia through our wish list and the first home they showed us was the one I am typing this referral from today. They are a phenomenal team and I enthusiastically refer them to anyone in Houston. A+ experience!
We were privileged to have Julia Nichols as our realtor for the purchase of our Kingwood home as well as the sale of the same home years later (most recently Summer 2019). Nichols Realty Group is a super professional operation and their vast experience shows in everything they do. Throughout the buying/selling process Julia was available to us when we needed her and was able to advise us on how to get our house ready to show and how to protect our interests along the way. She was quick to call us with any news or developments and helped us understand the stakes so we could make the best decisions. Highly recommended!
Extremely knowledgeable and helpful through the whole home buying process! Would recommend Nichols Realty Group to any homebuyers in the Houston area!
We have bought many homes over the years but never has a transaction gone so smoothly. First we discussed parameters for our search and Travis Nichols gave us an immediate response of quite a few houses. As we looked we realized we needed to tweak a few things and that opened up an even more specific search. Everyday we were given new listings that matched all our criteria. When our perfect home appeared in our email, we and Travis acted quickly and overcame a short bidding war and got our new home! I have several friends that sell real estate but I wanted the best and Travis filled that role. He was super knowledgeable about the city and neighborhoods. The whole process of signing and submitting paperwork went great as well as scheduling surveys and inspections. We would highly recommend Travis and the Nichols group for anyone that is looking for a house and doesn't want to be a learning experiment but work with true pros.
Travis and Julia work beautiful together. They are honest, professional, personable and do their homework when it comes to representing you. We were fortunate to have them represent us when selling our Houston Heights home in 2016. When we started to consider moving back to Houston they were the first ones we called.
If you are thinking of selling or buying, I highly recommend Travis and Julia. They will be honest with you and give you 120%.
I recently bought a house where Travis Nichols represented the seller. Despite being on the other side of this transaction I was so impressed with Travis' extreme professionalism, transparency, and overall responsiveness that I decided to hire him as my agent to help me find a tenant for my former house that I am now using as a rental property.
Travis was very helpful and open in explaining the entire rental process thoroughly, advising on what small tweaks I could make to better present the house, researching the comparables market, fully answering my many questions on the broker contract and tenant lease, procuring professional pictures of the property, creating the MLS listing and cross-listing across multiple platforms, showing the property multiple times, negotiating lease terms, and securing the new tenant. Behind the scenes at Nichols Realty Group there is a full staff of experienced professionals that made this process extremely easy for both my tenant and I.
After having interfaced with multiple agents over the handful of realty transactions that I've been involved in, Travis Nichols was head & shoulders above the others as he is willing to put in the extra effort to go above and beyond to exceed all expectations. Travis is also very knowledgeable and networked in the Memorial / West Houston market. Nichols Realty Group's office is conveniently centrally located in the heart of Memorial.
I will definitely use Travis and the Nichols Realty Group in the future for any buy, sell, or lease transactions. They offer a superior service with the highest degree of integrity and I feel lucky to have found an agent that cares about my interests as much as I do.
We have bought many homes over the years but never has a transaction gone so smoothly. First we discussed parameters for our search and Travis Nichols gave us an immediate response of quite a few houses. As we looked we realized we needed to tweak a few things and that opened up an even more specific search. Everyday we were given new listings that matched all our criteria. When our perfect home appeared in our email, we and Travis acted quickly and overcame a short bidding war and got our new home! I have several friends that sell real estate but I wanted the best and Travis filled that role. He was super knowledgeable about the city and neighborhoods. The whole process of signing and submitting paperwork when great as well as scheduling surveys and inspections. We would highly recommend Travis and the Nichols group for anyone that is looking for a house and doesn’t want to be a learning experiment but work with true pros.
We chose Travis and Julia, not because of their knowledge, commitment, and passion (which we had the joy of experiencing in both transactions), but because of their efficacy as listing agents. In the last 12 months, Travis and Julia sold homes in our area in half the time (an average of 20 days) of the next nearest competitor and were more effective at getting it priced right from the start with more than 70% of their listings sold not needing price adjustments (which is substantially better than the other agents selling in our area).
Travis and Julia did not disappoint. We followed their recommendations, prepared our home (saving LOADS of money with Travis and Julia's connections), went on the market and were under contract after multiple offers drove the price $15k over asking in less than 5 days on market. Regrettably, those buyers got cold feet, but we were back under contract with a new buyer in less than 2 hours for the same price.
On the buy side, we took Travis and Julia through our wish list and the first home they showed us was the one I am typing this referral from today. They are a phenomenal team and I enthusiastically refer them to anyone in Houston. A+ experience!
If you are thinking of selling or buying, I highly recommend Travis and Julia. They will be honest with you and give you 120%.
Travis was very helpful and open in explaining the entire rental process thoroughly, advising on what small tweaks I could make to better present the house, researching the comparables market, fully answering my many questions on the broker contract and tenant lease, procuring professional pictures of the property, creating the MLS listing and cross-listing across multiple platforms, showing the property multiple times, negotiating lease terms, and securing the new tenant. Behind the scenes at Nichols Realty Group there is a full staff of experienced professionals that made this process extremely easy for both my tenant and I.
After having interfaced with multiple agents over the handful of realty transactions that I've been involved in, Travis Nichols was head & shoulders above the others as he is willing to put in the extra effort to go above and beyond to exceed all expectations. Travis is also very knowledgeable and networked in the Memorial / West Houston market. Nichols Realty Group's office is conveniently centrally located in the heart of Memorial.
I will definitely use Travis and the Nichols Realty Group in the future for any buy, sell, or lease transactions. They offer a superior service with the highest degree of integrity and I feel lucky to have found an agent that cares about my interests as much as I do.