Lori Goto - Bio

Lori is born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii! She has lived in Texas for 21 years. She still embodies the Aloha spirit from Hawaii, which enables her to have a special relationship with her clients. Living in Austin has been the best decision she has made for her family. She continues to take classes on a regular basis to keep up with the challenging market.  She is very persistent and will find a solution to every obstacle to help you get the home of your dreams!

Lori has closed over 120 transactions in just 4 years and has production over $23,000,000.00 in sales volume. She will keep in contact with you and make sure you have all the tools to make the home buying/selling process as smooth as possible! She believes that most clients’ largest investment is their home and they should treat it like a business.  She will help you make the best choices and control the variables in the sale of your home to get you the most money!  

For Lori to provide excellent care to her clients she requires a ton of support from her family! They come first in her life and she does not want to miss out on her son Jared’s soccer games! She has been happily married for 12 years to David Letourneau. She owes a lot of her success to him for his support and willingness to help on rainy days to pick up all those open house signs!

She donates her time at her son’s school’s events at Kiker Elementary. She is an active member of the PTA. Lori is also an Ambassador at Your Local City networking group in South Austin to help small businesses continue to learn and grow their business. She is a member of an all women group that creates scholarships for women to continue their education: (PEO) Philanthropy Education Organization.  

Designations:

Accredited Buyer’s Representation (ABR)
Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE)
Certified New Home Specialist (CNHS)
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
e-Pro
GREEN
Residential Construction Certified (RCC)

Lori Goto - Testimonials

We had a bit of a unique situation with Lori considering we brought the buyer to her and the buyer decided not to use an agent.  Lori was GREAT!  She always got back to us with questions promptly and was very good at negotiating.  I'm glad we used her since the buyer was a bit high maintenance at times - it was nice to have someone experienced to help!  I was very impressed with Lori.  If our particular deal fell through, we would have been happy to use her to "officially" put our house on the market.

Lynn Waldman

We have bought and sold many homes in our time and I have to say that Lori Goto's management of the people and processes involved in this transaction were nothing short of remarkable. Always kind and considerate, she was also hard-nosed in her negotiations with our buyers and their realtor. We would certainly recommend her to anyone in the market for a home, buying or selling.

Blair & Cherry Williamson

I finally decided to buy a house again 5 years after moving to Austin, and chose to use Lori Goto as my realtor based on a friend's recommendation.  Let me just say that I'm very thankful for my friend.  Lori was great in working through the process with me, patiently looking through houses with me as I was making up my mind and then keeping in touch through the long process of building and closing on a new house.  If I ever decide to move again, Lori will be the first agent I try to contact!

by Tim R at Yelp

We would definitely recommend Lori Goto! She was excellent! After a lot of searching, we bought a beautiful home and are very happy in our first home purchase. She had quick and great communication with us throughout the process. She was always very friendly and professional. She was even really good with our kids. When we have any future dealings with realty, we will be giving Lori a call!

by Wolfgang at Google

Lori is a doll and very very sweet and thoughtful! With that said, there were several times where I felt she was possibly being to lacksed in negogiations with sellers various agents. I feel as though Lori would be a super top notched agent if she were to be more aggressive. Overall, my Girlfriend and I found Lori Goto to be a extremely delightful professional that you guys should hold on to at all costs. I will definitely refer Lori to others in the future!!

Randy and Laurie Stiewert

Lori did an excellent job. Very stressful time since selling and buying a homencondo as a single person.

Lori was great. She walked me through the selling of my house and buying a condo. Very stressful time for me but Lori answered all my questions and assisted me. I love my condo and would refer Lori as a real estate agent.

Trudy Jaloway

We cannot say enough about Lori Goto, one of the agents at Realty Austin. Lori was incredibly professional, efficient and, most importantly, helped us get the most money for our house. She is very knowledgeable and even when unusual situations came up, she found answers and solutions quickly.

We highly recommend working with Lori.

Elizabeth

Whenever we needed Lori, she was a call or email away. Lori was always in contact with us, builder, and lender. I am going to refer to her if I have any friends or family are looking for a home.

Armando Martinez and Danielle Salas

We were very satisfied with Lori. Sold the house quickly. Covered cost of stager, we think. Always prompt and did what she promised. Good listener.

Fran and Ted Miller

Lori is outstanding, I was able to reach her on the phone or if I left a message she returned my call in very little time, I felt a real close friendship type of connection with her. I will and have recommended Lori to other people looking for a good realtor. Lori is funny, easy to talk to, knows her stuff, when my husband likes the realtor-than I know the realtor is good. With Lori you can't improve on excellence-she's a keeper!!!!

Very attentive, I felt like she was very interested in me and not another number or commission on her belt. She suggested to "stage" my house for better re-sale and appearance which basically my husband and I refused, but Lori explained it in such a way and we did it and were very proud of ourselves as you can see by our virtural tour. Again I can't say enough great things about Lori.

Lauri and Michael Burke

We could not be happier with Lori Goto in helping us sell our home. From the very beginning she was very friendly, out-going and professional. She was always very prompt in returning all our calls and continually kept us updated with every aspect of the selling process. The quality she applied to the listing and advertising of our home far surpassed those of our selling competition. Lori knows the current trends of what buyer’s are looking for and what it takes to sell a house quickly. After giving us great advice on staging our home she went above and beyond and helped us move our furniture. This was our first-time selling a home and Lori’s hard work and calm demeanor really helped take the stress out of the whole process. We would highly recommend Lori as a selling agent!

Alex and Michelle
Seller in Western Oaks neighborhood

Lori Goto was exceptional! We were and are very pleased with the outcome of Lori's efforts in selling our home. She is very professional and caring. Given our situation as remote sellers, Lori was very generous, gave us good advice and much needed support in getting our house ready for selling. My husband and I highly recommend Lori. Thanks Lori!

Harpreet and Yadvender Kang

Lori was great! She was very patient with us and helpful. Our seller was somewhat "difficult" at times, and Lori always handled any upcoming situations with our seller well for us.

R. Nakasato

Lori was great to work with. She really listened to what we wanted and then delivered. She was extremely knowledgeable about the home buying process and all other steps along the way. As a first time homebuyer I couldn't have asked for a better realtor.

Ashley Kegley and Sean Whitehead

Lori did a great job, even though it took a long time for me to close on the property.

Ruben Melendez

Lori was amazing! It took us 4 other agents before I met Lori to find someone who was a great fit for us. I told her our situation of needing a home as soon as possible, that we had a budget, and that I was determined to live west of Mopac, which other agents were showing me homes east. She not only found us a home within a week of meeting her, but she went above and beyond and picked me up when my car was being serviced and I live 30 minutes away from her. She made the whole process seem effortless and really made buying our first home, an outstanding experience. She followed up with us after buying the home and I know Lori will be my agent for as long as I live...and she lives...in Austin.

Rafal Danelczyk and Dyanna Bruno

Lori showed us a variety of properties over a long period of time to help us find the perfect home for our retirement. We can't say enough about the outstanding job she did. It was an absolute pleasure to work with her!

Sara and Stan Leachman

Since this was our first home buying experience, Lori made every part or the process very smooth and easy. She was always available to help and answer questions (we had a lot to ask). Lori was not pushy at all, which I feel is one of her best qualities. She helped to point out things that we would have missed on our own. She is very easy to talk to, and I really feel that she was there to help us find the right house for us, not just sell us one.

Steven Fiero and Monica Turner

Lori not only helped us find our dream home and put up with all our pickiness, but she also helped us get into a short term house lease for when we first moved here on VERY short notice. She has really been outstanding.

Ross and Deb Gardner-Relocated from Canada

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is my personal recommendation for Lori Goto. I have been Lori’s client; she is an excellent realtor and good friend. I found her to be always dependable; she has excellent follow up skills, and is always reliable.

Lori is always organized, extremely efficient, and has an excellent rapport with her clients. Over the last two years, Lori has helped me through the purchase and sale of my property. Lori consistently demonstrates professionalism and has helped my husband and I find a realtor out of state and has helped us find a good property management company to lease his home. In summary, I highly recommend Lori as your realtor. She is a team player and an asset to any company.

Sincerely,

Lucila Rios, Client

June 30, 2008

Dear Lori,

Karen and I want to extend our thanks to all that you did to get our house sold. After interviewing three different realtors, we were convinced that you had what it was going to take to make this happen. As it turned out, that was an undertstatement.

From market analysis to pricing to staging, you were right on the money. The listing, followed by an immediate open house, generated the kind of interest that brought our eventual buyer to the property in that first week.

We would definately recommend you, and your company, to any of our friends. And we will gladly take a call from any prospect you have that may want to talk to us first-hand.

Again, thank you very much for all you did to sell our home and successfully close the deal.

Sincerely yours,

Richard & Karen Gintz

I would like to thank the Lori for the excellent effort she made in assisting me with the sale of my home. It was a trying and diffcult time, due to the fact that I was in the middle of a divorce. It was my pleasure to work with someone that showed a true commitment in advertising, open houses, listing, and over all service.

Lori was very patient. Lori's professionalism and commitment to making the sale happen went far beyond what any reasonable person could expect. I would like to thank you again Lori, you are definitely an asset to any team.

Thanks,

Jeffery Ivery

Lori was a super partner in the sale of my home. I was impressed from the start--she was very prepared when we first met to set the listing price of my home--and she lived up to my first impression. When we received offers, she helped me evaluate and respond. She returned all calls very quickly, answered all of my questions, and assisted me throughout the process. We had a signed contract within 7 days, and closed quickly thereafter with absolutely no hassles! I recommend Lori to anyone wishing to have first-class service in the sale of their home.

We want to take this opportunity to thank you and your team for the successful sale of our house - 8807 Honeysuckle Trail. However, the sell would not have become definite were it not for the hard work and dedication of your Listing Manager Ms. Lori Goto. She went above and beyond the call of her duties as a Realtor, and has made the transaction so easy and smooth. Lori's dedicated service and professionalism is truly an asset to your team.

We would definitely recommend Lori and your team to anyone we know who's interested in buying or selling of their property. Thank you again, and we wish you continued success!

Warmly,

Todd and Lili Larson

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