Stewart Lane

Stew is a professional who made me feel comfortable every step of the way in the process of buying my own home. His patience, knowledge of the city and it’s surroundings were top notch. Every house we looked at he pointed things out I would never have noticed which turned out to be very helpful in the end. To boot, he caught a stipulation in the contract that ended up saving me an extra $ 3,100 at time of closing! If you’re looking for a personable, knowledgeable & aggressive realtor to have your back I highly recommend Stewart Lane.

When we started looking for a house we figured it would end up being just like the first time, difficult. I was the one having to reach out asking about properties that had been listed for a couple days and then work to make our schedule accommodate our current realtor so we could see houses.
Five years later, we decided it was time for an upgrade. We were nervous about all the work it was going to take, but we really wanted to move. I looked around and saw all the great reviews for Mark Strub and his team, I decided to take the chance with them and it was an awesome decision.
Mark came out very quickly and looked over our house since we were looking at buying a new house and then selling our old house once we had moved. He gave us some pointers on what we should update or do to the house to help it sell faster. We got a couple lender recommendations and he answered all our questions.
We knew that buying a house was going to take at least a month since we were doing some financing. So, we started looking for new houses right away, Mark recommended one of his agents that specializes in North Austin. Here is where our journey with Stewart begins. From the get-​go Stewart was responsive to any questions or viewings we want to see. He came to our house to look at it and gave us some estimates on what it would potentially sell for when we were ready to put it on the market. He was interested in knowing what we wanted in a house and probably knew what we wanted more than we did! He was knowledgeable in what to look for that may be «issues» with a house later and what would end up being a money sink or a quick fix. He also had that sense of urgency for us to view houses, since most in our price range were going selling very quickly. He obviously knows this business very well.
We found an amazing house that was slated to pick an offer a week from when it was listed. We went and looked at it the day it was listed and loved it. We decided to look at other houses before we put an offer in, since we had a week (famous last words.). A few days later, Stewart called us with a sense of urgency. He had been watching the listing and the wording had changed and didn’t say when they would accept offers. He had called the other agent and found out they were picking an offer that night. So, at 9PM that night, Stewart called us and walked us through the offer we wanted to put in on the house and answered any questions we had and then submitted it. Stewart let us know, that it may be a few days before we hear and that we can continue to look at houses for a backup, if we wanted. However, the sellers made the decision quickly and chose our offer. I also want to point out that the customer had several cash offers, but chose to go with our offer even though we were financing. I highly believe this is due to Stewart and his advice to us when putting the offer in and the letter that he had us write to the sellers (he also wrote one as well).
The lending process was not smooth unfortunately. There were a couple issues that came up. We were trying to close on a Friday (instead of the Monday, which is at 30 days), but due to these issues we were not able to close on Monday. Stewart worked with us and the lenders to get as much resolved as possible (like going to the IRS office to get tax documents that weren’t ordered). The lenders were very apologetic about the situation and I know that Stewart was doing everything he could as well to resolve the situation and was very understanding when I needed to vent about the situation.
Then we moved in and started the process to sell our house. This went extremely smooth. We posted our house, sold it, and had the money in our bank in 11 days. The original buyer was going to finance, but then switched to an all cash offer and Stewart helped explain everything we needed to know and do with such a fast closing.
I believe that a lot of the improvements (we talked with them about) in conjunction with a great market, helped us sell our house that quickly.
I can’t imagine having done either the buy or the sell without Stewart and as long as he is still a realtor, I never will!

Stewart Lane is THE best! My husband and I were first time home-​buyers trying to find something in our price range and with a decent commute. We found Strub Residential thanks to Unilocal and we are so happy we listened to reviews.
Stewart was with us every step of the way, giving us tons of information, answering all of MY many, many, many questions and encouraging us when our first house deal fell through. He became a friend throughout the process and even came to our housewarming party.
He is top-​notch, super knowledgeable and willing to go the extra mile to help you find the home of your dreams! We are so thankful for Stewart!

My wife and I recently purchased our first home, and had an amazing experience with Stewart Lane at Strub Residential. I talked to Mark Strub first and told him we were looking for an inexpensive condo. Mark immediately connected us with Stewart, and we had our own MLS search page set up within the hour.
A few days later we went out to look at our first condos together with Stewart, and our car died on us along the way. Stewart was kind enough to drive us around in his car, and did a fantastic job of showing us the places we were interested in. Afterwards he offered to drive us all the way home to Leander. We could already tell at that point we were in good hands.
As first time homebuyers, we had a LOT of questions. About EVERYTHING. And Stewart patiently and thoroughly answered every single one of our questions. On the rare occasions he didn’t have an answer for us immediately, he would always follow up later that day, and with lots of details. He was extremely proactive with all of his communication.
Stewart also went out of his way to be available anytime we wanted to look at places, weekday or weekend, day or night. And he was always able to accommodate my busy schedule. Once we narrowed down our search to a particular community, he scheduled for us to see all available units in the complex, and we spent most of an afternoon looking at six different units and walking around the community. He gave us all the details on each unit, and never rushed us through any of them. He took careful notes of any problems with each one, just in case we decided to make an offer on one of them.
Once we selected our unit, Stewart was incredibly helpful in bargaining with the seller and getting us to a price we were comfortable with. And once our offer was accepted, he took care of EVERYTHING, from setting up the inspection to running checks to title to helping us push up our closing date. At our closing he presented us with a professionally made folder with a copy of our contract, our settlement statement, other relevant documents, and even a form to apply for a homestead exemption. He also gave us a really nice bottle of champagne to celebrate our new home.
Two months after moving, my wife and I are loving our new home. But we still have lots of questions about being new homeowners, and Stewart has continued to answer our questions just as quick and thoroughly as before our purchase. He even sends reminder emails, like the one I got from him last week reminding me to file for my homestead exemption.
Stewart is always on the ball and very proactive, and that alone makes him an ideal realtor. But beyond the fact that he went above and beyond for us as a realtor, it’s Stewart’s great qualities as a person that really make him stand out. He is honestly one of the nicest guys my wife and I have ever met, the kind of guy you’d want not just as a realtor, but also as a friend.

Stewart rocks! He got me in to see the apartment that I wanted to see (and ultimately rented!) the same day and guided me through the application and leasing process. He was super professional the whole way through and never made me feel like he didn’t have time for me. He was super knowledgable about the Austin market (crazy as it is!) and I really felt I could trust him. I definitely recommend.