When you travel and want to experience a destination like a local, you don’t ask another visitor where to eat, what to do, how to get there. You ask a local, right? Who better to know best-kept secrets than someone for whom … well, they’re not really secrets?
Applying this to real estate, if you’re looking to buy a property in an area you’re not super familiar with – say for example, Cedar Creek Lake – you will inevitably have to put a great deal of trust in your agent. Debbie French with Ebby Halliday’s Cedar Creek Lake office can easily withstand the weight of that responsibility.
For Q1 2021, Debbie was the No. 1 producing individual agent in the entire company and has been No. 1 at the Gun Barrel City office since joining the brand in the fall. She came from the recently acquired Johnson Monroe, Realtors, a longtime local leader at the lake where Debbie was the Top Producer. Debbie’s business continues to thrive and grow – she was just ranked No. 65 in Texas by Transaction Sides (80 in 2020) and No. 93 by Sales Volume (almost $33 million) by Real Trend’s America’s Best (Individual Agents).
“With the increase in North Texans looking to buy weekend getaways and many people moving here from out of state,” Debbie says, “joining forces with Ebby has allowed me to better bridge that gap between city and lake. I have my sandals on the ground here and have lived at the lake full time since 2002, but I grew up in D-FW and have extensive connections there to help find buyers from Dallas and surrounding communities.”
Debbie is easygoing with a service mindset. You will get 100 percent of her attention whether you’re looking for an “off-water” home or some land to build on, a $200,000 waterfront cottage or in a multimillion-dollar home in a gated community like Long Cove, 505 Ranch Club, or the Pinnacle Club.
“I love to save buyers precious time and energy, get sellers top dollar for their home and lend investors my wisdom so they can make informed decisions,” she says. “Those outcomes make what I do very fulfilling. It also helps that I live the lake lifestyle so I know how to sell the lake lifestyle!”
Some of Debbie’s current listings are below.
12750 Holly Court
5 Bedrooms | 5 Baths | 3,880 Sq. Ft.
Enjoy lake views on three sides from this waterfront Dixie Isle home with mature trees on .54 acres. Relax on the spacious screen porch, stroll its peaceful “serenity garden” or end the day with sunset views from the boathouse with party deck. The spacious open concept home offers two living areas, five en suite bedrooms, and wood and tile floors. The kitchen is equipped with granite countertops and bar seating, and opens to a large dining area and wine-coffee bar bistro area built for entertaining. Waterside on the main floor you’ll find the primary suite with clawfoot tub, separate shower with double heads. Outside is a flagstone fire pit, deck with hook-ups for hot tub and a granite serving bar. Don’t have your own water toys? Not a problem – watercraft can be negotiated separately. You will never run out of room for storing them either with a two-car garage, 9-by-10-ft. shed and 10-by-20-ft. barn with electricity.
116 Rocking Chair Ranch Road
4 Bedrooms | 3 Baths | 2,359 Sq. Ft.
Scheduled to be completed this month is this new-construction home with stone and cedar accents and a new boathouse. It’s set on a protected cove with 2,359 sq. ft. (heated and air conditioned) and a total of 3,122 sq. ft. under the roof. Inside it features an open-concept living room with wood-look plank flooring, an office that could be a fourth bedroom, and a kitchen with white Shaker cabinets, granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances. In the waterside primary suite, aside from great views, it also has a bath with separate tub/shower, double sinks and a walk-in closet.
266 Harbor Drive
2 Bedrooms | 2 Baths | 1,292 sq. ft.
Now this one just went pending, so you can look but not touch. It was taken to the studs, remodeled and expanded in 2018, and now offers big windows, wide-open water views and stunning design.
To learn more about Debbie and the lakes she services or to see her current and sold listings, visit debbiefrench.com. You can also find her lake lifestyle report on YouTube. Contact: 903-340-7747 / [email protected].
