Relocating to Lubbock's Kings Gate

I'm Shelby Cotton, a REALTOR® with eXp Realty, LLC in Lubbock. I lived about twenty years on the Texas Gulf Coast before Lubbock, so I remember how it feels to buy in a city you're still learning.

Kings Gate homes vary so much that listing photos can mislead from a distance. On a video walkthrough I'll show you the roofline, the heating and cooling equipment, the electrical panel, any pool or basement and the ground around the foundation. I'll tell you how the rooms connect and whether the rear-entry garage makes daily life easier or harder. My background in architecture and civil design helps me read those things on site.

High Plains soils also behave differently from what many newcomers know, and mature trees near a foundation add questions worth asking during inspection.

School questions come up early in most relocations. Kings Gate is generally associated with Lubbock ISD, and buyers most often ask about Honey Elementary, Evans Middle School and Monterey High School. Verify the assigned campuses for any address with Lubbock ISD.

Buyers sometimes confuse Kings Gate with neighborhoods farther south that are in Lubbock-Cooper ISD. If a listing or website names a different district, check before you rely on it.

You may also see Kings Gate grouped with neighboring Raintree as "Kings Gate-Raintree" in online market data. Treat those combined numbers as a blend of two neighborhoods, not a description of the home you're considering.

If you can make one trip to Lubbock, start at Kingsgate Center at 82nd and Quaker. It gives you the neighborhood's anchor and a feel for everyday errands. From there, drive south toward 98th between Quaker and Memphis, and notice how the streets and trees change from block to block.

Then drive to your new workplace at the time you'd normally make the trip. Kings Gate's central location is one of its strengths, and seeing the commute in person helps you trust it.

Tour the homes on your short list, which we'll have narrowed by video beforehand. Seeing an updated home and a more original one on the same day shows you what the difference in condition means in person. If one is right, your pre-approval and our agreement will already be in place, so you can write an offer before you fly home.