Living in Plano
Plano, Texas neighborhoods don't look alike, and if you search here without knowing that, you end up seeing homes that have nothing in common. Plano is an established city, with tree-lined streets and subdivisions that go back decades, and at the same time it has corporate corridors and new developments that feel like a different city.
It's in Collin County, north of Dallas, and from here it's relatively easy to reach Dallas, Frisco, Richardson and Allen. That location is a big part of why people stay: you can change homes without changing your life.
Plano is home to corporate offices and operations of large companies, especially in technology, financial services, telecommunications and health care. For a buyer, that usually comes down to one concrete thing: work is close by.
How I work Plano
I'm Veronica Yeary, REALTOR® with All City Real Estate DFW. I work the whole Dallas-Fort Worth area, not just one city, and I've been doing it since 2010. More than 450 families in that time.
In Plano I've helped people buy and sell every kind of home at every price point, and I'm still open to all of it. I don't focus on a single level here or in any other city: I focus on the family in front of me.
If you're selling, your home gets professional photography, video or drone depending on the property, and its own website with its own address, so you can text it to anyone you want. It gets paid ads on Facebook and Instagram, postcards to the homes around you, and an open house. Every week you get a report with what the people who came to see it said, exactly as they said it.
If you're buying, we start with preapproval before going out to see anything, because here the good house doesn't wait. On every home you'll hear my honest opinion, even when it's not the one you want to hear, and when it's time to make an offer we put together the complete offer: price, dates and terms.
All of it, on either side, I can handle for you. Every document explained before you sign it.
Plano's neighborhoods
West Plano is where most of my work with people looking for more house happens. Larger lots, bigger homes and several price ranges within the same area, so you can move up without leaving the west side.
Legacy and Legacy West are the newest and most walkable part: restaurants, shops, hotels and offices on the same blocks. Legacy Hall, North Italia, Toulouse, Uchiko, Fogo de Chão and Del Frisco's are all around there.
Willow Bend is one of the established areas with larger properties, and it's the one I get asked about most by people already in Plano who want something bigger without changing cities.
Downtown Plano is the historic core, with its own DART station and a different scale from the rest: more walkable, smaller, older.
Depending on where you are: buying a home in Plano, selling your home in Plano, moving up in Plano, luxury homes in Plano, downsizing in Plano, or what your Plano home is worth.
What kind of home you'll find
There is a bit of everything, and that is the point. You will find established communities with mature trees, contemporary homes, townhomes, luxury properties and recent developments, often just minutes apart.
That variety is why so many people move within Plano instead of leaving. If your home has gotten too small but you don't want to change cities, there's usually an option here. That's in moving up.
Prices change a lot from one area to another and they move over time, so I'm not going to put a number on a page that will sit here for months. If you want the number for your home or for the area you're interested in, I'll pull it with real comparables: what your home is worth.
Getting around Plano, and what's nearby
Plano has two DART stations, Downtown Plano and Parker Road. Downtown Plano is on the Red Line and, at certain times, is also served by the Orange Line. If you work in Dallas and would rather not drive every day, that matters.
There's plenty of open space. Arbor Hills Nature Preserve has about 200 acres, and Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve, the city's largest park, is around 800 acres. The trail network is extensive and includes Chisholm Trail, Legacy Trail, Preston Ridge Trail and Bluebonnet Trail.
If you're coming from another state or another country and still deciding on a city, start with moving to Dallas-Fort Worth. Here are all the cities I work in, and to talk about Plano specifically, reach out: call or text 469-441-8890, or email veronica@veronicayeary.com.
Frequently asked questions
Which part of Plano is right for me?
It depends on what you're looking for. West Plano and Willow Bend have larger lots and bigger homes. Legacy and Legacy West are the newest and most walkable, with restaurants and shops on the same blocks. Downtown Plano is the historic core, smaller and with a DART station. We look at it against your timeline and your budget before going out to see homes.
Can you get to Dallas without driving?
Yes. Plano has two DART stations, Downtown Plano and Parker Road. Downtown Plano is on the Red Line and at certain times is also served by the Orange Line. For a lot of people who work in Dallas, that decides which part of Plano to search in.
I already live in Plano and want something bigger. Do I have to change cities?
Almost never. Plano has established communities, contemporary homes, townhomes and larger properties, often minutes from each other. It's one of the cities where people most often change homes without leaving.
Will you walk me through the whole process in Plano?
The whole process, start to finish: the conversations, a clear explanation of the process and every document you'll sign, and the negotiation.
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