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Living in Irving, Texas
Between Dallas and Fort Worth, in Dallas County.
Living in Irving
Irving sits in Dallas County, right in the middle of the metroplex, and part of DFW International Airport is inside its city limits. That one fact explains almost everything else: if you fly for work, or work for a company that needs to be minutes from a terminal, this is about as close as it gets.
The city covers about 68 square miles, and the Trinity River runs through it. To the north is Las Colinas, which on its own spans more than 12,000 acres.
Irving, Texas neighborhoods range from the established residential streets of original Irving to office towers with canals at their feet.
How I work Irving
I'm Veronica Yeary, REALTOR® with All City Real Estate DFW. I've worked the whole Dallas-Fort Worth area since 2010, alongside more than 450 families.
I cover all of Irving and every kind of property here, from the one-story house to the high-rise condo.
If you're coming from out of town, Irving is one of the cities where I most often welcome someone relocating for work who doesn't know the metroplex yet. The first thing we do is understand your timeline and your numbers, and from there we compare Irving with what's around it instead of deciding blind. That's in moving to Dallas-Fort Worth.
If you're selling in Irving, your home gets professional photography, video or drone depending on the property, its own website with its own address, paid ads on Facebook and Instagram, emails to my buyer list, postcards to the homes around you, and an open house. Every week you get a report with what the people who came through said.
I explain the process and every document you'll sign, clearly.
Irving's neighborhoods
Las Colinas is the part people from out of town know by name. It has its own urban center with canals, an internal elevated people mover that connects the buildings, and the Mustangs at Las Colinas, the bronze horses crossing the water that have become the image of the city.
Original Irving lies to the south and east, with older residential streets and wider lots than you'll find in a recent planned community.
The highways draw the map: 183 crosses east to west, I-635 runs along the north, and 114 and the President George Bush Turnpike make an X over Las Colinas.
Depending on what you need: buying a home in Irving, selling your home in Irving, moving to Irving, your first home in Irving, moving up in Irving, or what your Irving home is worth.
What kind of home you'll find
Irving has both worlds. In original Irving there are one-story homes from the sixties and seventies with their own yard; in Las Colinas there are condos, townhomes and homes in gated communities, some facing the canal or the golf course.
That difference matters a lot when you compare, because they aren't the same product or the same kind of monthly dues. What the HOA costs, what it covers and what it doesn't, we review before making an offer, not after.
For your home's number, with comparables from your own street: what your home is worth.
What's around
Irving has rail. The DART Orange Line crosses the city and goes straight to DFW Airport, and there are also two stops on the Trinity Railway Express, the train to Dallas and to Fort Worth. If you travel often, that can outweigh everything else.
Inside Las Colinas there's an elevated people mover of its own that connects the buildings, and you can explore the canals on foot or by boat.
Irving borders Dallas and Carrollton. Here are all the cities I work in, and to talk about Irving, reach out: call or text 469-441-8890, or email veronica@veronicayeary.com.
Frequently asked questions
How close is Irving to the airport?
Part of DFW Airport is inside the city limits, so it doesn't get any closer. The DART Orange Line leaves Irving and goes straight to the terminals. If you fly for work, that's usually the reason to look here.
What's the difference between Las Colinas and the rest of Irving?
They're two different products. Las Colinas has condos, townhomes and gated communities, some facing a canal or golf course, with their own association dues. Original Irving has older one-story homes with their own yard. Comparing one against the other without looking at the dues leads to surprises.
Can you live in Irving without a car?
In some areas you can come pretty close, because there's the DART Orange Line and two stops on the train to Dallas and Fort Worth. It isn't the whole city, so if that matters to you, we make it a requirement from the start of the search.
Will you walk me through the whole process in Irving?
Yes. I explain the process and every document you'll sign, clearly.
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