Jane Amschwand – Salt Homes LLC

I have known and trusted Jane for years. Recently she listed my home and negotiated a full price offer in less than 24 hours, plus a back-​up contract at full price. That was the easy part. The appraiser used inappropriate comps; apparently due to inexperience but the comps that were used were from miles away in a much less desirable neighborhood. Jane prepared a full rebuttal and backed it up with a list of comps that were appropriate for the appraisal. The buyers had multiple issues with their lender caused by trouble classifying the house because it has a free standing studio, which I pretty typical for the neighborhood. In any case, the entire process was delayed and was stressful for everyone until the final moment. Jane handles everything with complete professionalism and confidence and was always there fining solutions for every obstacle put in our path. I strongly recommend Jane! Really, she is the most sincere and honest real estate agent I’ve ever known, not to mention the hardest working person I know.

Jane was amazing to work with. As a first time, not to mention out of town, home buyer, I needed someone who I could truly rely on and trust completely. Jane delivered. Her taste level, area knowledge and patience walking me through the process was unparalleled. I would not hesitate to work with her again!

My husband and I worked with Jane to purchase our first home. She was recommended by a friend. We are so grateful we made the right choice and selected Jane. In this crazy market you need to have an exceptional realtor on your side!
Jane has lived in Austin for more than 20 years and is extremely knowledgeable and very experienced when it comes to real estate and remodeling. We could fully trust her to be honest and give us the inside scoop. She never, ever tried to pressure us into buying a house, or never tried to «sell» a house to us, which I think is a great benefit to working with an independent agent. She was very neutral and honest when we looked at houses for sale.
Also, I think one of the best things about working with her was that she was extremely responsive and answered all of our emails and calls right away. She was also very flexible about showing us houses and was able to show us houses as soon as they listed.
As first time home buyers she was very patient with us and happily answered our multitude of questions. She also seemed to truly enjoy showing us houses and didn’t get tired of showing us lots of houses. She was fun to work with.
Jane helped us hone in on a neighborhood and home that ended up being perfect for us. We fully recommend her with no hesitations!

A few months ago, we approached Jane with quite the challenge: Help us sell our current home and buy a new one with enough time to move in and get settled before our daughter is born… in 10 weeks. Granted, Austin’s insanely active real estate market helped out, but we couldn’t have kept to such an ambitious timeline without Jane.
She helped us wade through multiple offers on our old home, negotiate a lease-​back, and navigate a smooth closing on our new home. Though the whole process was incredibly compressed, Jane skillfully shepherded us through it, happily answering our questions and helping us follow up with other agents, contractors, and lenders along the way. We are really grateful for her help, and would definitely recommend working with her.

If you are in the market for a genuine, professional, and dedicated realtor you can trust, Jane is your gal! Jane was recommended to us by some close friends of ours, and we could not have been more pleased with her. Jane not only recently helped us purchase our first home, but is still helping us with various odds and ends that have come up since we moved in. During our home buying process, Jane was always very helpful, patient and accommodating. She would always make time for us, weekends, evenings, etc., and if it wasn’t for her making things happen at a moment’s notice, we very well might not have gotten the house we now own. Her efficiency was further demonstrated when she ensured the quick closing that we needed. We put an offer in on March 30^th and closed on April 27^th! From my understanding, that’s quite fast.
Jane is very knowledgeable and she doesn’t mess around. She is firm in her negotiations and will put up a good fight to ensure that things work out in your best interest. We will definitely use Jane for any future home purchases and strongly recommend her to anyone in the market. Jane is a real gem!

Jane recently helped my boyfriend and I find our first home. She was very helpful and patient during the entire process. It took us months to finally find the house that was perfect for us, given the low supply in our desired areas. When we did find our house, we ended up in a multiple offer situation, but Jane explained our options and ultimately made sure we got it.
Jane was also able to recommend a great lender and home inspector, as well as contractors for the work we wanted to do on the house. She met with contractors and got quotes while we were at work which alleviated a lot of our stress. I would definitely use Jane again and I have already recommended her to friends!

Jane knows her stuff. We felt so lucky to have her on our team during our homebuying process. This is our first home and Jane was there every step of the way to make sure we had all the information we needed to make good decisions, and to ensure that we felt comfortable. She was quick to respond to our concerns and thoroughly researched issues to make sure she was giving us accurate and up-​to-​date information.
Many realtors push their agenda onto their clients, but Jane really was our advocate. She wasn’t in it to «win,» but rather to negotiate our wishes. Jane reviewed every document for accuracy. She is honest and not afraid to tell it like it is, which is so helpful during the negotiation process. When my name was misspelled on a document, she hounded the title company until they got it right (which took several tries). When wording was inserted into the contract that implied a potentially massive liability on our part, she insisted that it be tweaked.
Jane went above and beyond what was required of her. For example, she not only recommended a capable contractor to do some work for us before we moved in, she also contacted him, obtained a quote, and scheduled the workday. This was a great help during a time when we were inundated with paperwork and stress related to the home purchase.
I can’t recommend Jane enough. It can be such a crapshoot choosing a realtor, and with Jane you know you are getting someone who is informed, responsive, and on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Jane. I am a first-​time homebuyer and am very happy I chose Jane to be my realtor/buyer’s agent. From my first conversation with Jane, I knew that she was smart, personable and would be great to work with in finding my first home. Well, I just had my closing (I am now a homeowner!) and I can say that my first impression of Jane was correct.
She was knowledgeable and thorough in walking me through the process, diligent, always returned my phone calls/​emails timely, and gave sound advice. She knew I wanted a house that was not completely finished, i.e. a house that I could renovate a little (and not go in over my head), and Jane totally delivered.
Thanks Jane for all your help! You’re awesome!

My first home purchase was a great success all because of Jane! I moved to Austin from the east coast and have dealt with multiple Realtors in the past. By far, Jane is the BEST.
I had not met Jane before… I was given her name from a friend. And upon our first meeting, I liked her instantly. She really knows the business and took the time to get to know me and my housing likes/​dislikes. She would preview some of the houses first to weed out the ones she knew I wouldn’t like. Thus, we could make the most efficient use of our time looking at houses.
She offered sound advice from brokers to remodeling to décor. I took her advice on a broker and it was a smooth and painless transaction! She keeps an ongoing list of vendors that have worked for other clients in the past so I know I can go to her for an electrician or fix-​it man that’s trustworthy! Here it is a year after I bought the house and she still keeps me updated on what’s going on in the market, when to argue my taxes, etc. She goes above and beyond to make sure I stay happy in my home!
If you want a great experience with a Realtor that is efficient, responsive, and tops in the industry, Jane is the only choice.

Wow, where do I start? How about this was the easiest home buying experience I’ve ever had. Well, it was the only home buying experience I’ve ever had, but it was still easy, and that’s thanks to Jane.
My girlfriend and I currently live in Los Angeles, and we’re fed up with this place. So, over the past few months we’ve been plotting a new destination – Austin. We first contacted Jane over Thanksgiving. We told her that we were coming to Austin on a short trip and we really wanted to make an offer while we were there. Jane sounded confident over the phone that our goal would be realized. So we decided to roll with her.
During the week from Thanksgiving leading up to our arrival in Austin, Jane was absolutely on the ball. Her and I corresponded every day and we put together a list of every possible place that fit our wants and needs. She then went and thoroughly checked out every one these places prior to our arrival. Once we arrived, Jane in person was everything you could possibly ask for in a realtor. She was friendly, honest, informative, bright, and very organized. We ended up seeing two days worth of listings on that first day and had a good time in the process.
By our second day in Austin, we had a low, medium, and high price point option that we felt more than comfortable to make an offer on.
On our third day, we opted to make an offer on our mid-​price point option. Jane relayed to the seller our short schedule in town and was able to get their counter offer back to us that day. We accepted the counter offer as it was the amount in which Jane predicted we could get prior to our first offer.
Friday evening we accepted their offer. Jane then arranged to have an inspection on Saturday morning so we could be there during that process (we were scheduled to leave Sunday). I’m not a savvy home buyer, but that seemed like a pretty clutch performance to be able to bring in an inspector in that short of time. Sam the inspector was great, he explained himself very well and you could tell was extremely knowledgeable and thorough.
It’s been a little over two weeks since I first contacted Jane and we are about a week away from closing. Thanks to Jane, my girlfriend and I will be out of the hideous city of LA and into a beautiful South Austin condo in less time than anyone could possibly imagine.
I will never call another realtor as long as I’m in Austin. It doesn’t get better than Jane.
Thanks Jane.

Jane is not only my friend, but also my Realtor! When I decided earlier this year that I wanted to buy my first home, Jane and I got together and she gave me a folder full of great information for first time buyers, including details about the tax credit.
When I was ready to buy, Jane went and previewed a TON of houses for me in two days. Seriously, I think she looked at over 20 houses in two days. There was one that she really thought would be right up my alley. We set out to look at 8 houses that day, going to that one last.
Jane knows me pretty well, because when we walked in, my knees buckled. I knew it was my house. We had an offer on it that night, they countered (barely) and I accepted by 9AM the next day.
Jane made the process of buying my home flat-​out easy, and I couldn’t be any happier with my new place. Of course, when I’m ready to sell and find my next perfect place, I’ll be calling Jane to list this one and help me find a new one!

I LOVE, LOVE where I live and it is all because of Jane.
In full disclosure, Jane and I used to work together in a past life and since moved on to new professions. When I heard she became a Realtor, I had total confidence that she was the perfect Realtor for me, because she is smart, tough and a lot of fun.
Jane bent over backwards to make things happen and when I became overwhelmed, unsure or just flat out panicked, she always had great advice and made sure we didn’t go down the wrong path. She quickly picked up on my likes/​dislikes, so every time we went looking at places, she was quickly able to rule out what she knew we wouldn’t like, therefore making the looking process pretty painless. The end result was the perfect house for us, and it was on the lower end of our price range. For that, I will always be grateful.