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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.

This year marks more than 13 years as a Texas REALTOR®; however I have nearly 30 years' experience buying and selling real estate through 22 years serving in the Air Force. I love San Antonio and call it my home since we moved here in 1995. I have extensive knowledge of the Northwest, North Central, and Northeast corridor of our city. I've worked commercial and residential transactions and have lengthy experience in building investor portfolios, relocations, military transfers, property management, and the ever-changing new home market. I have more than 15 certifications and designations. I am most excited and proud that I recently earned my Broker License and opened my own brokerage...Kristalli Real Estate. Kristalli's goal is to limit buyers and sellers stress through education and communication while building a long-lasting relationship built on trust, dedication, and professional integrity. My extensive Air Force experience prepared me to have strong negotiation skills, manage multi-million-dollar projects, while working in fast-paced and potentially stressful situations. This is also something I will be sharing with all my agents in my company to help them with their clients as well. Currently, I have a very strong team of agents who are extremely dedicated and savvy to serve today's highly technology equipped buyers and sellers. Kristalli also has a strong Property Management division headed by Bill Saari. He has a Masters in Business and also retired after 20 years in the Air Force and 10 years with Civil Service. His Property Manager, Ashley Nugent, has been with the company for over 2 years and proven to be a great asset to his department. 2017, is a great year and we hope that you will look to Kristalli Real Estate for all your real estate needs.