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.

As a Texas native, I have intimate knowledge of the area and a strong desire to make my home your home.

Ben and Elsa De La Cruz are a real estate dynamic duo who have been happily married for over 20 years. They are longtime residents of San Antonio, TX and together they have six beautiful adult children and nine grandchildren. Ben hails from a small rural town in northwest Ohio and has resided in Texas since 2006. Elsa was born and raised in San Antonio and has a wealth of knowledge about her hometown and the surrounding areas. She is also fluent in English and Spanish. 2022 Icon Top Producer Award*** 2019 Top Income Award*** 2018 Top Income Award 2017 Top Income Award*** 2015 Top Leasing Agent of the Year 2014 Top Leasing Agent of the Year *** 2013 Sales Agent of the Year This experienced real estate team has a passion for supporting active and veteran service members and for taking the stress out of buying or selling a home. They understand that relationship building is key for standing alongside their clients when guiding them through the buying or selling process. They have a deep understanding of the complexities in the current housing market and do not take their responsibility lightly. Ben and Elsa treat their clients as an extension of their family because they understand that purchasing a home is a major life milestone and that selling a home can be a delicate separation of lifelong memories. As a military family, they have two currently serving proudly on active duty and one son medically retired. They understand firsthand the difficult transitions many of our service members have throughout their military career and upon retirement, so they make it their priority to serve service members with the honor and dignity they deserve. As a veteran of the U.S.A.F. Ben has a deep understanding of the difficulties in having to relocate a military family on a moment's notice and he works hard to make the transition as seamless as possible. Both Ben and Elsa recognize the daily sacrifices of our country's service men and women, so in their spare