Joe Keenan

Michelle, Cara & Joe were all considerate and patient in helping us find our first home! Michelle is a great listener, listening to every piece of feedback on every home until we found ours. We would recommend them to anyone looking to explore the Austin area!

Thank you for the amazing team at Keenan Property group managing the sale of our home so smoothly. The whole process was professional and friendly at the same time making for happy sellers in record time! We would recommend Keenan Property Group to anyone interested in selling their home.

Joe and Cara were exceptional! I called 3 realtors to interview for the listing of my home, which I had lived in for 27 years. The first two calls went straight to voicemail and on the third call, Joe answered. We had a long chat about my home, the construction of our new home, the timing of the sale, etcetera. Joe and Cara came over the next evening to discuss the listing. They were genuine, knowledgeable, had a proven plan and track record. Over the next couple of weeks, I did hear from the two other agents who also came to my home. One was very aggressive in wanting to list the home. It was during the time when you list on Thursday and have multiple offers on Monday. Unfortunately, I had several timing issues. My husband and I were building and weren't certain of the moving date to the new home and we didn't want to move out to sell and then have to move again. The other issue was closing could not take place before October 6 for tax reasons.  We had begun to pack up our home and sell/donate some of our furnishings. The aggressive realtor suggested we move the boxes to the garage, and she would add some of her furniture to stage the house, then we take a weekend away and she would have a showing. This was a good 2 months before we were ready to list. I found this very stressful and no longer considered her a potential agent. The other realtor was ambivalent. He would list it and it would sell. No plan and no real interest. He was also not an option. So, we signed with Joe and Cara. I let them know that communication was my touchpoint. I needed to know what was going on. They came with a plan, which included their investment in the home as well, providing some of the upgrades for the listing. They managed the contractors to get the home ready, prepared a detailed analysis for pricing, which was tricky in light of the fact that the market had changed, no longer the Thursday to Monday sale. The staging and listing were perfect. The home looked beautiful, move-in ready. We did have to wait about 3 weeks for an offer, and they managed the negotiations well, keeping my best interest in mind. The closing went smoothly, and we couldn't be happier. I have let my friends and neighbors know that I would recommend Joe and Cara wholeheartedly.  Excellent!!

Working with Realty Austin - and more importantly, Joe and Cara Keenan was the best decision we could have made when deciding to move to the Austin area. Joe was our main point of contact and we could not have asked for a more prepared or helpful realtor. Whether it was questions regarding our new build, the loan process, help with our lender, or conversations with our builder he was eager to jump and did so with professionalism and care for our needs. I wish for everyone to be so lucky as to have the opportunity to work with such a competent and caring realtor. My wife and I will be recommending Joe and Cara to anyone making the decision to relocate in or to the Austin area.

We learned about Cara and Joe after they helped our next-door neighbor sell their house. Amazed as we watched them give our neighbor's house a facelift and sell it in a few days for a crazy high price. We had been thinking about selling since we had been in our house 20 years and are approaching retirement age. Really, more house (landscape, pool, age, etc.) than we really wanted to deal with at this stage of our life. We talked with Joe and Cara in October 2021 and they gave us some recommendations on what we could do to maximize the value of our house. We had not sold or looked for a house in over 20 years so we were basically new to the process. As you know the Austin market was booming and the best advice we got from them was to buy a place, before putting our house on the market. So Team Keenan helped us find a new house, and provided recommendations for financing, moving, etc. Cara took care of “operation facelift”. Zeroed in on key areas to update, selected the items, i.e. marble, tile, light fixtures, paint colors etc. everything. We let them design it since it was clear to us they understood the potential buyer market. We just paid the bills. Part of Team Keenan includes a very skilled contractor who has reasonable prices, has interior design sense, and works well with the Team. The house went on the market in April of 2022 and we got 5 offers over asking price after 4 days. The winning offer was way over our “best price” scenario. After looking at other houses for sale in our neighborhood we believe the “operation facelift” investment was returned about 10 times! Prior to moving back to Austin in 2000, we had purchased homes and lived in Chicago (Naperville), Phoenix (Scottsdale) and Pittsburgh (Cranberry) and built two homes (Lakeway, Scottsdale). Since 2000 there have been mind-blowing changes in the realty market thanks to technology, and they do a very good of leveraging it. Team Keenan exceeded our expectations in every step of the process. From the design phase, house hunting phase, operation facelift, two closings, etc., etc. A TV reality show experience, without the drama. When we explain to friends and colleagues what we accomplished with Team Keenan, they don’t believe it. The experience was really remarkable and we love telling people about it. We highly recommend Team Keenan!

Joe and Cara have been wonderful to work with! We moved here from out of state and they helped us find our new home and have been with us every step of the way. Cannot recommend them enough!

Cara and Joe Keenan are very knowledgeable and helped us find our wonderful home in Dripping Springs in late 2019. We love it! Great neighborhood and great neighbors. They grew up in this area themselves and are very familiar with all the areas and pocket sub-areas. We had asked them their buying recommendations and we listened. In just 18 months our home's value is already worth double what we paid!

Working with the Keenan team has been the easiest and most low friction way to transact in real estate as an investor that I’ve seen. They make everything so easy. They are so well-organized and efficient. Cara gives me her very experienced professional input when I need it and has learned what matters to me and thus filters out anything I wouldn’t. Her team coordinates inspections, showings, repairs when needed, and tenant communication. For any investor in or outside of Austin that wants to jump into the very hot Austin real estate market, the Keenan team is the team to help you. I recommend them without reservation.

Home buying and selling are personal; it's also often tedious and emotional. When the world changed in 2020, and our visions for our next home were dragged along for the ride, the Keenan Team demonstrated grace, patience, support, and some much-needed hilarity. Cara and Joe Keenan and their team will be there for you through the process like the friends we all wish we had. They supported my family through a home sale and purchase during a pandemic, pregnancy, demanding work schedules, and with three kids under 3! Cara has literally played with our toddlers and held the baby, so my husband and I could focus on exploring homes. The team answers emails and texts day and night and are fast to schedule showings. Going far above and beyond the typical real estate advice you might expect to receive from excellent agents, Cara and Joe have taken the time to counsel and guide us on the endless issues consequential to homeownership, even after our selling and buying journey ended. To name just a few, they have shared a wealth of information related to pool installation, even providing written talking points for meeting with pool contractors, numerous referrals ranging from general contractors to trades to drapery designers, and personal feedback on design selections. If you are looking for unparalleled local real estate knowledge and partnership for your home sale or purchase, there is no better choice than Cara and Joe Keenan and team.

It was such a blessing to work with Cara and Joe. I especially worked with Cara, and she was so good and helpful with the sale of my home. A neighbor who used the Keenans referred me to them, and I was so glad and happy that Mary had told me about them. The sale went so smoothly. BJ, their assistant, was a blessing to me also, and she was always available to assist in what I needed. Also, Cara and Joe helped me get the best price on the sale of my home.

I wanted to share the excellent work and the highest professional standard that both Joe and Cara delivered. I worked mainly with Joe on house viewings, tours, meetings, etc., while Cara assisted with getting offer letters in on time. Joe guided me seamlessly throughout the process for my first house purchase, and there was never a time when I reached out that he either wasn't available or didn't get back to me shortly thereafter. Many times I actually wondered if he ever stops working.

My sister and I were truly impressed with Joe and Cara throughout the entire process! They listed our parent's home that we grew up in and had owned since 1967. They were so knowledgeable, professional, and quick to respond to any and all questions or concerns that we had. The process of selling, listing, handling offers, and even closing was explained to us so well. We are so appreciative of Joe and Cara and will recommend to friends. They are amazing!

The service that Joe and Cara Keenan give is like nothing you’ll ever experience anywhere else. They do absolutely everything for you during the buying process. They have people around the clock to service and answer all your questions from the minute you send an email out. During inspection, random things that pop up, they had a guy (or girl) for the job. They can give you recommendations for everyone. It’s almost too easy to buy a house with them. We joke that they are the Apple products of our technology world. Everything is seamless and flawless.

Cara and Joe are ridiculously good at what they do. They helped us sell our house, and we are so happy that we had them on our side throughout. A couple of things, in particular, stand out. Cara did a fabulous job of assessing exactly where we needed to put work into our house before selling it to really convince potential buyers of its value and where we didn’t need to put in work, and things would be fine. After that, Cara and her team went way above and beyond what I ever expected from a real estate agent. They found good contractors, oversaw every aspect of the work, from painting to electrical to various repairs, and stepped in every time anything went wrong to get it fixed before we even started worrying. When we finally put our house on the market, Cara and Joe expertly navigated a complicated multiple-offer situation in a way that resulted in a much better outcome for us than we expected. An agentless expert could easily have fumbled that one. We are so happy that we were working with Cara and Joe. You cannot go wrong with this team.

We had a fantastic experience with Cara and Joe Keenan! We'd highly recommend them!

It was a great experience working with Joe Keenan and the rest of the staff at Realty Austin! I am from out of state, and they took great care to help me find the right property, negotiate the price and put us in touch with several lenders. I will definitely work with this team again in the future!