Buying from out of town?
Have someone here before you arrive.
Our St. Louis relocation real estate agents help you buy an existing home or build new. Compare neighborhoods, tour homes from a distance, and work through the purchase with Gateway Realty Group.
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You may have met us through Living St. Louis on YouTube. This is the team helping you put those plans into motion.
From Dallas to St. Louis
“She visited homes on our behalf, took detailed videos, and gave us honest, unbiased opinions that we came to rely on.”
R J · Google review · July 2026
Meet your local teamThe questions are different when you cannot drive over and see a house yourself. Here is the work we do with you, and on your behalf.
An office address and a budget tell us more than a list of popular suburbs. We help you connect your daily routine to the homes you are considering.
Join a virtual walkthrough, ask questions as we go, and get a local perspective on what the photos leave out. We can also plan showings around your visit.
Your real estate agent helps you evaluate homes, prepare an offer, and negotiate price and repairs. Buyer representation gives you someone to ask about the purchase while you are out of town, from the first showing through closing.
A new build adds choices, timelines, and builder conversations. We help you compare options and stay involved from the first visit through the walkthrough.
Considering a build? Reach out before your first builder visit.
A few words from clients who worked with us from a distance.
★★★★★
“We lived out of state so Tracy was the one doing a lot of the house tours and setting up video calls with us.”
Hannah Czerniewski
Google review · May 2022
★★★★★
“As out of state buyers unfamiliar with the area she was a great resource and helped set up inspections and repairs when we could not be there.”
Erin Coleman
Google review · June 2026
★★★★★
“Her good communication skills have been invaluable to us since we built from another state.”
Janice LeBeau
Google review · October 2024
You do not need every answer before reaching out. We work through the decisions together.
Tell us when you need to move, where you need to commute, and what you want to spend. Unsure where to live? We can start there.
You leave the first conversation with a clearer direction.
Review homes for sale with your agent and narrow the listings by location, price range, and the features you need. Tour by video or plan a visit around the properties you want to see in person.
You get local context before choosing a home.
Talk through the home, your offer, and the next steps. We guide negotiations and help coordinate inspections while you are out of town.
You know what needs a decision and what comes next.
Keep the lender, title company, and purchase timeline in view with your agent. We help coordinate the details leading up to your move.
You have someone local to call as the pieces come together.
Want to prepare before we talk? Our home buyers guide explains the buying process. You can also search listings or connect with a lender about preapproval.
We can arrange virtual walkthroughs and share detailed videos when you cannot be here. Visiting in person can still help you understand a home and its surroundings. We will talk through what you can evaluate remotely and what you may want to see for yourself.
That is a useful place to start the conversation. Share your work location, budget, preferred home features, and anything else your move needs to accommodate. We can help you compare options and use our area guides and videos to prepare for a visit.
Yes. We work with new-construction buyers as well as buyers of existing homes. Reach out before visiting builder sales offices so we can help you understand the representation process and compare communities with your move timeline in mind.
Yes. If you are selling a home in the St. Louis region as part of your move, we can help with pricing, preparing the property, and marketing it to buyers. If your current home is elsewhere, tell us where it is in the selling process so we can plan your St. Louis home search around those dates. Discuss any sale contingency with your agent before making an offer.
Start with your budget, move date, and the locations you need to reach regularly. If you plan to finance the purchase, speak with a lender about mortgage preapproval. Share what you need in a home with your buyer’s agent so the listings and virtual tours you review are useful to your search.
Meet the eight people behind Gateway Realty Group. Our agents guide your purchase, with marketing and operations support from the rest of the team.
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Director of Marketing & Operations
Director of Content & Media
Start with recent videos from our moving-to-St. Louis playlist: get oriented, compare housing costs, and weigh the tradeoffs before you plan your home search.
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Read MoreTell us where you are coming from and what you have in mind. Our team will reach out within one business day.
The faces you see here are the team behind Gateway Realty Group and Living St. Louis. We work across St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County, helping you turn an unfamiliar map into a home search.
Thank you. We will be in touch soon.