San Antonio Real Estate Agents

My name is Chanda. Not many can pronounce my first name - so I have been known to use my middle name, Leigh, in my professional life as well. So, please, call me what you like...heck - you can call me Al if you prefer!

I have been emersed in all things Real Estate as long as I can remember. I was a Mortgage Broker for 10+ years (I owned Kingwood Mortgage for at least 5 of those years) and then the market took the big dive and I decided to take a job in Corporate America for the stability and insurance. I spent 5 years as a Risk Analyst for a Real Estate Investment Trust and earned my chops handling large property insurance claims for my employer (Weingarten Realty - who owned large grocery store anchored strip centers along the US coast) after Hurricane Ike.

I got my Real Estate License in October of 2010 - thinking that I would make use of it handling real estate transactions for just my friends and family - then secured my Certified Risk Management designation with the intention of moving up the ladder at Weingarten. At the end of year 5, it became clear that my chances of moving up depended on my Risk Director taking a job elsewhere (no chance of that I discovered) and I took a position as the Contract Risk Manager with a Oil & Gas Services Company. Once hired, they quickly discovered that I had corporate insurance and real estate experience...and handed all of the above to me. I became the Global Risk & Real Estate Manager for TAM International, Inc. and handled ALL contract negotiations globally, ALL global insurance placements, and developed industrial real estate for the company around the world...keeping my Texas Real Estate License in play the entire time. Texas Real Estate was simply a side-hustle...and I did A LOT OF IT in the 7 years I was with TAM. So much so that I was able to leave the grind to do this full-time at the end of 2019...and I am FINALLY exactly where I belong.

Out of college my plan was to be a teacher and coach, but that changed after purchasing my first home. My real estate agent guided me through the home buying process and looked out for me every step of the way. She demonstrated that being a Realtor was about so much more than selling homes; it was an opportunity to help others. It did not take me long to realize that my first home was an amazing investment, and I was excited to share what I had learned with others. I obtained my real estate license shortly after closing on my first home and have been a full time agent ever since.My career in real estate has enabled me to take the talents that I was given by God, teaching and coaching, and use them to make a difference in the lives of my clients. I am driven y my passion for real estate and my love for helping others. I see every opportunity to learn something new as a way to better help my clients, and my extensive education over the years has laid a strong foundation to my success.

As a licensed agent since 2016, and with over $7,000,000 in sales, I've gained a wide variety of experience that I'd love to share with you.  Also, living near and around Houston for over 30 years and having a virtual broker based in San Antonio provides an extended network that makes pairing properties with people seamless.