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What Changed When Gaby Aranda-Schwob Moved to Houston and Joined Houston Properties Team?
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Bottom line: Gaby Aranda-Schwob moved to Houston from Minneapolis in late 2025. She had never closed $10 million in a year. With Houston Properties Team she has closed $16 million this year (team records, October 2026).
Where did Gaby Aranda-Schwob come from?
Gaby Aranda-Schwob was on a team before she came here, and she moved to Houston from Minneapolis in late 2025. She had never closed $10 million in a year.
What was she handed when she joined?
A mentor, the systems and the leads. For an experienced agent moving to Houston, the team sponsors the Texas license the day TREC is ready, and appointments come from the team's leads, with a mentor to show the new agent the neighborhoods.
What has changed for her?
This year she has closed $16 million with Houston Properties Team (team records, October 2026).
What does Gaby say about the move?
I moved to Houston from Minneapolis in late 2025 and had never closed $10 million in a year. In the first half of 2026, I closed more than $13 million.
Questions & answers
What else do Houston agents ask?
Can I join a Houston team after working on a team in another city?
Yes, if you have closed deals there. Houston Properties Team looks for a year of closings behind you, and at the first meeting it asks to see what you closed in your last market. Gaby Aranda-Schwob had worked on a team before she moved to Houston from Minneapolis in late 2025.
The license is the first thing to sort out, because Texas has no simple transfer from another state. You apply for a Texas license, and if your current license is active in a state that takes part in national exam accreditation with ARELLO, you may be exempt from the national part of the exam (TREC, read September 2026). The team sponsors you the day TREC is ready, and appointments come from the team's leads, with a mentor to show you the neighborhoods. The steps are on the page for agents moving to Houston.
What has an agent who moved to Houston in late 2025 closed on Houston Properties Team this year?
Gaby Aranda-Schwob moved to Houston from Minneapolis in late 2025 and has closed $16 million with Houston Properties Team this year (team records, October 2026). Before the move she had never closed $10 million in a year. In her own words, confirmed in September 2026, she closed more than $13 million in the first half of 2026.
The two figures are the same year read at two points: more than $13 million by the end of June, and $16 million by October. When she arrived she was handed a mentor, the systems and the leads, and the other members' stories are on the page about who got helped, and with what.
What do clients say on Google?
We could not have asked for a simpler or more enjoyable home buying experience. Not only did we love the realtors that we personally interacted with, but we had a whole team of support at Houston properties. Everyone was very professional and friendly and made sure we were always up to speed. 10/10 would recommend!