I didn't plan to become a realtor. I just couldn't stop buying houses.
I graduated from UT Austin with a communications degree and did what any sensible Longhorn does: I became a homeowner immediately. There's something about holding those keys for the first time that either terrifies you or lights something up inside you. For me, it lit a fire that never went out.
In 2013, I married Austen Trimble, and around 2014 we found ourselves in a situation a lot of young couples stumble into — we bought a place in Tarrytown before we knew what we were doing and accidentally became landlords. We weren't investors. We were just a couple who couldn't quite let go of a house we loved. But those "accidental landlord" years in Tarrytown taught me more about real estate than any class ever could.
From there, it got intentional. I made my first real investment purchase in East Austin — back when East Austin was still early enough to require some vision and some nerve. That one deal changed how I thought about property entirely. It stopped being just shelter and started being strategy.
"I'll always tell you what I really think about a home — its value, its potential, its risks. Especially when that's not the comfortable thing to say."
Then came the flips, the rehabs, the long-term multifamily rentals in San Antonio — I still own those. Each deal added a new layer of understanding: what makes a neighborhood hold its value, when to walk away, how to read a house's bones and its market position at the same time. I became a licensed realtor and started helping friends and family navigate the same decisions I'd already been making for myself. Year over year, the business grew.
In 2021, Austen and I made the move to Dripping Springs with our first two daughters, and I fell completely in love with the Hill Country. The pace of life, the schools, the landscape, the tight-knit community — it's exactly where I want to raise my family. I've spent the years since then helping families find their footing in Austin, Dripping Springs, Wimberley, Blanco, and the surrounding Hill Country towns that most agents in the city don't really know.
Austen and I now have four kids: June, Emma Jo, Georgia, and Billy. When I'm not working, you'll find all six of us outside — at the pool, down at the river, or somewhere along the lakes and waterways of Central Texas. I'm passionate about staying fit: I walk, run, and work out because it keeps me sane and sharp. I bake sourdough (still working on the perfect crust). Austen is an avid hunter, so there's always something wild being cleaned in the garage or something excellent being cooked in the kitchen. We love preparing high-quality, real-food meals and we are always hosting — friends, neighbors, whoever shows up.
That's the life I've built here. And it's exactly the life I help other families find.
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