Relocating for an Auburn University faculty or staff position? Your workplace, start date, budget, and home needs provide a better starting point than assumptions about where colleagues live. I’m Laura Sellers, an Auburn alumna and former university employee. Explore my Auburn University–area relocation guide.
Laura Sellers is a REALTOR® and Associate Broker with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred Real Estate — the Official Real Estate Partner of the Auburn Tigers. Laura has lived locally since 1988 and has helped real estate buyers and sellers since 2005.
Where should I begin my home search?
Share your campus building or other work destination, moving date, comfortable budget, and preferred layout. We can compare communities and individual homes based on those priorities. There is no single neighborhood that fits everyone in a university role.
How do I evaluate the commute?
Check the actual route from the property to your destination at expected travel times. Include parking and the walk from parking to work. Game days, construction, and other events can change the trip.
Should I consider both Auburn and Opelika?
Yes. Compare Auburn neighborhoods and Opelika neighborhoods using actual homes and routes. Price, lot size, maintenance, and campus access vary within each city.
Can I purchase before moving here?
We can plan visits, videos, inspections, and communication with your lender and closing team. Confirm remote signing and possession arrangements with the closing professional rather than assuming every transaction follows the same process.
What should I budget for?
Review the purchase price, financing, closing costs, insurance, taxes, association dues, maintenance, and moving costs. Ask your lender about documentation for a new position and any timing requirements that could affect your purchase.
How do I compare condos with houses?
Explore Auburn condo communities. Compare space, stairs, parking, upkeep, fees, assessments, insurance, and restrictions. Verify whether the specific unit and association meet your lender’s requirements.
How should I check schools?
Confirm the exact address and enrollment requirements with Auburn City Schools or Opelika City Schools, as applicable. A mailing address or subdivision name alone does not establish a school assignment.
Can you help if I need to sell a home too?
I help sell homes in Auburn and Opelika. If your current property is elsewhere, I can help connect you with an agent in that market. Discuss both timelines early and review financing dependencies with your lender.
What university information should I verify directly?
Confirm your work location, start date, parking, benefits, and any relocation reimbursement with the university or your department. This is a privately maintained real estate resource; university employment and benefit decisions come from the university.
How do I start working with Laura?
Send your timeline, price range, workplace, preferred features, and any current property sale. We can build a focused search and discuss representation, visits, and next steps.
Call or text 334-332-7263 or contact Laura Sellers to discuss your plans.
