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Matt Watson · Broker, REALTOR® · License #0474294
I didn't set out to be in real estate.
I graduated college with a degree in Management and Accounting, moved to Dallas in 1996 on a government contract, and spent the next several years working in accounting for banks and restaurant groups. The work was fine. The spreadsheets were endless. And eventually I had to be honest with myself: a cubicle was not where I was supposed to spend my career.
A neighbor of mine changed everything. He sold me on getting my real estate license, and in February 2000, I did exactly that.
What I found was something accounting never gave me. I love the homes themselves, the architecture, the layouts, the way a property either works for someone or it doesn't. I love the people, the conversations, the process of figuring out what someone actually needs. And I love the strategy, because buying or selling a home is rarely just a transaction. There is always a puzzle to solve.
Most of all, I just genuinely enjoy helping people. That is who I am. Real estate happens to be the place where I get to do it every day.
25+ years of doing this.
Years in Dallas Real Estate
Licensed since February 2000. Started as a salesperson, earned my Texas broker license in 2019.
Homes Sold
Condos, townhomes, and houses across Uptown, Oak Lawn, East Dallas, and North Oak Cliff.
Texas Broker
Independent brokerage operating under my own name. No team handoffs, no junior agents.
My ideal client is someone who has decided they want to live in the urban core of Dallas. They are drawn to Uptown, Oak Lawn, or the neighborhoods just beyond them, and they want a home that puts them close to the city, not just near it.
After more than two decades of seeing properties in these neighborhoods, I know which ones hold their value and which ones quietly don't. Some properties look great to a buyer in the moment, and I get it. But I am always thinking about the exit strategy. What does this look like when it is time to sell? Who is going to buy it, and at what price? That is not a question most buyers think to ask. It is one I am always asking on their behalf.
In Uptown and Oak Lawn, that complication usually has a name: the HOA. Monthly fees, special assessments, reserve funds, restrictions. All of it is real money that comes out of the same budget, and most buyers are not thinking about it until I put it in front of them. Understanding what an HOA adds to the true cost of a property is something I walk every client through before they fall in love with a number that doesn't tell the whole story.
I'm happy to help.
Whether you are buying your first condo or selling a home you have lived in for years, I am here to make sure you understand every step of the process.
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