Relocating to Lubbock's Kings Park

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 what it takes to learn a new part of the state while making a big decision in it.

When a Kings Park home comes up, you may need to decide from a distance. I'll walk it for you on video and show you the parts a large-home buyer needs to see: the heating and cooling units, the roof where I can see it, the electrical panel, the windows and the ground around the foundation. My background in architecture and civil design helps me tell you how the space really works.

I'll also help you understand the ground. High Plains soils behave differently from what many relocating buyers know, and a large home with mature trees nearby deserves a careful foundation and drainage review.

A job start date doesn't wait for the right house to come on the market. If Kings Park is your first choice, it helps to plan for either outcome.

One approach is to rent briefly after you arrive and buy when the right Kings Park home appears. Another is to widen the search to neighboring Kings Gate or to Lakeridge, which offer larger homes and mature settings with more turnover. A third is to stay ready from afar, with financing in place, so a well-timed listing can become an offer within days.

We'll choose the approach that fits your timeline and your tolerance for waiting before you start looking.

Large homes photograph impressively, which makes them harder to judge from another city. Listing photos show the grand rooms. They rarely show the heating and cooling units, the attic or the age of the windows.

On a video walkthrough, I'll walk the house the way you would live in it: from the garage to the kitchen, from the main bedroom to the laundry, and through each living area. I'll show you how the rooms connect and which ones you might rarely use. Then I'll show you the equipment and ask the listing agent what's been replaced and when.

I'll also look at the finishes with a buyer's eye at this price. Kitchens, bathrooms, lighting and flooring that feel current carry real value in Kings Park. Ones that feel dated are a project you should price before you offer. With that information, you can decide from where you are whether a home deserves a trip.