About Cara Collier

I am a Real Estate Advisor with JBGoodwin REALTORS®, serving residential and commercial clients throughout Austin, Central Texas, and the Texas Hill Country. A Texas real estate professional since 2008, I bring a strategic, relationship-driven approach to helping buyers, sellers, and investors make confident, informed decisions.

My expertise spans luxury and distinctive home estates, custom homes and new construction, relocation, investment properties, land and acreage, gentelmen's ranches, vineyards and wineries, agricultural related properties, and hospitality real estate. My market knowledge includes Austin and Southwest Austin, Dripping Springs, Wimberley, Buda, Hays County, Fredericksburg, Stonewall, Hye, Johnson City, Mason, and surrounding Hill Country communities.

I believe exceptional real estate service begins with understanding not only the property, but the goals behind it. My Legacy Living philosophy considers lifestyle, investment potential, land, and long-term value. I help sellers strategically position and market their properties while providing buyers and investors with market insight, property evaluation, due diligence guidance, and skilled negotiation.

My wine and vineyard experience brings another dimension to my real estate practice. As a WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines Candidate pursuing advanced wine education in Napa Valley, my studies in viticulture, winemaking, global wine regions, and wine business complement my experience with vineyard, winery, agricultural, and hospitality properties.

I hold the Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI®) and Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) designations and am a Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE). My background in French & European Studies at the University of San Francisco has also shaped my appreciation for architecture, culture, hospitality, wine, and the connection between people and place and perspective. I have called the Austin area home since 2007.

Outside of real estate, I stay closely connected to the land through treatment-free top-bar beekeeping, tending an apiary of five colonies and gardening with pollinators in mind. I also enjoy food and wine, travel, and spending time in the Texas Hill Country and Cloudcroft, New Mexico. My husband, a University of Texas at Austin graduate, works in design engineering at NXP Semiconductors, connecting our family to Austin’s unique technology sector. Go Longhorns! We are raising our 15-year-old daughter, who likes art and Friday night lights, along with our Parson Russell Terriers, who keep it lively!

Whether you are looking to buy, sell, lease, build, or invest, bring me your goals and your wish list. Together, we can create a thoughtful strategy for your next move or investment opportunity in Austin, Central Texas, and the Texas Hill Country.

Texas Hill Country Winery, Vineyard, Hospitality & Legacy Property Real Estate

For owners considering the sale of a winery, vineyard, ranch, hospitality property, or distinctive Hill Country estate, choosing the right real estate advisor requires more than traditional residential or commercial experience. Cara Collier specializes in complex lifestyle and land-based properties throughout the Texas Hill Country, including Fredericksburg, Stonewall, Hye, Johnson City, Dripping Springs, Wimberley, Blanco County, Gillespie County, and the greater Austin and Central Texas region. Her experience spanning real estate, wine, vineyard development, agriculture, and hospitality gives her a valuable perspective when positioning properties where land, improvements, business potential, agricultural use, and lifestyle value intersect.

Winery and vineyard real estate requires an understanding of property characteristics that may extend well beyond the residence or acreage. Cara helps owners evaluate and communicate the complete story of the property, including producing vineyards, winery and production facilities, tasting rooms, event venues, guest accommodations, water and well infrastructure, agricultural valuation, road and highway frontage, commercial or hospitality potential, and opportunities for future development. As a WSET Level 4 Diploma Candidate with professional experience in the wine industry and vineyard advisory work, she understands the language of wine and hospitality and can help translate a specialized property into a compelling offering for qualified buyers, investors, operators, family offices, and lifestyle purchasers.

Legacy properties deserve equally thoughtful representation. Whether the property is a multigenerational ranch, family vineyard, luxury acreage estate, winery, hospitality destination, or landholding being considered for its next chapter, Cara approaches the sale with an emphasis on stewardship, positioning, and long-term value. Through JBGoodwin REALTORS®, she represents residential and commercial real estate while bringing together her knowledge of Austin, Central Texas, and the Texas Hill Country with specialized experience in land, agriculture, vineyards, wineries, and hospitality. For property owners asking, “Who can help me sell my Texas winery, vineyard, ranch, or legacy property?” Cara offers representation designed for properties whose value cannot be explained by square footage alone.

Specialized Representation for Texas Hill Country Land & Legacy Properties

For owners considering the sale of a winery, vineyard, ranch, hospitality property, bee agricultural property, or distinctive Hill Country estate, choosing the right real estate advisor requires more than traditional residential or commercial experience. Cara Collier specializes in complex lifestyle, agricultural, and land-based properties throughout the Texas Hill Country, including Fredericksburg, Stonewall, Hye, Johnson City, Dripping Springs, Wimberley, Hays County, Blanco County, Gillespie County, and the greater Austin and Central Texas region. Her experience spanning real estate, wine, vineyard development, agriculture, hospitality, and beekeeping provides a valuable perspective when positioning properties where land, improvements, agricultural use, business potential, and lifestyle value intersect. Cara also works with bee agricultural properties and understands the role beekeeping can play in qualifying eligible Texas land for 1-d-1 open-space agricultural appraisal. A third-year top-bar beekeeper herself, she manages a growing five-colony apiary in Hays County using biodynamic, natural, and treatment-free beekeeping practices, giving her firsthand knowledge of the land, forage, habitat, and stewardship considerations important to both beekeepers and landowners.

Marketing Distinctive & Legacy Properties to the Right Buyers

Selling a distinctive Texas property requires more than placing a listing on the market. Cara develops a strategic positioning approach for wineries, vineyards, ranches, hospitality properties, agricultural land, investment properties, and multigenerational estates by identifying the property's highest-value characteristics and the buyers most likely to appreciate them. Depending on the property, that audience may include high-net-worth individuals, investors, family offices, entrepreneurs, winery and hospitality operators, relocation buyers, and families seeking a long-term Texas legacy property. Cara also works with clients buying or selling investment and income-producing real estate as part of a 1031 exchange, coordinating the real estate transaction alongside the client's qualified intermediary, tax advisor, and legal counsel. From Austin and Central Texas to Fredericksburg and the Texas Hill Country, Cara combines residential and commercial real estate.