Tara McGuire Top real estate agent in austin

Tara McGuire

Bramlett Residential
28 Years of Experience
(105)
$34.9M
Total Sales Last Year
28
Years of Experience
160
Recent TransactionsTransactions from the last 3 years

    About Tara McGuire

    Tara is a highly accomplished real estate professional with over 25 years of experience in the Austin market. Her career began as a sales agent before she went on to establish her own successful brokerage, where she oversaw business development, operations, marketing, and compliance while training agents. In 2014, Tara sold her brokerage and joined Bramlett Residential, where she has excelled as a sales agent. Tara's approach is centered on building strong client relationships and providing sound advice to help clients achieve their real estate goals, whether buying or selling. Her expertise and transparent, honest approach have led to numerous successful sales, with clients returning to her even years down the line. Tara is highly respected within the Austin real estate community where she has built a reputation as a top-performing agent. Tara has produced in the top 1% of Austin area agents for the past 5 years and has built a team of five known as the McGuire Team, which provides exceptional services and market expertise to clients. The team is known for its efficiency, clear communication, and attention to detail, and was recognized with the Austin Business Journal's Residential Real Estate award in 2021 for closing more than $60 million in home sales. Outside of work, Tara enjoys spending time with her husband and business partner Craig and their three almost-grown children. She is always on the move and enjoys tennis, hiking, Pilates, biking, and travel.
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    Specialties

    • Sellers
    • Buyers
    • Residential Property

    Buyer's Agent,Listing Agent,Relocation,Property Management,Landlord

    Awards

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      2025

      TOP AGENT

      Austin, TX

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      2025

      TOP AGENT

      Dripping Springs, TX

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      2025

      TOP AGENT

      Driftwood, TX

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    Answered Questions

    Do I need to replace the bedroom carpets with hard flooring to get the best offers?

    Great question, and the honest answer is: it depends on the condition and your price point aEUR" but in today's market, a flooring allowance rarely performs as well as just doing the work.Here's what we see consistently in the Austin and Central Texas market: buyers are stretched on cash after a down payment and closing costs. When they see worn carpet, they mentally add $10,000"$15,000 to their "problems to fix" list aEUR" and they discount their offer by more than the actual cost of the floors. A flooring allowance sounds generous, but buyers often can't visualize it and their agents will advise them to negotiate as if the problem isn't being addressed at all.Luxury vinyl plank that matches your existing tile is exactly the right call. It's cost-effective, durable, and creates that seamless, move-in-ready feel that drives strong offers and fewer inspection negotiation headaches. If the carpet is showing visible wear, I'd pull it. The ROI almost always pencils out.aEUR" Tara McGuire, The McGuire Team at Bramlett Partners | Austin, TX

    Answered by Tara McGuire | | 39 Views | Working With an Agent | 2 weeks ago