Lubbock Real Producer Maggie Riley has always been passionate about  real estate. In college, she covered her unsightly college dorm walls in fabric, canopies and hand-sewn curtains. On Sunday afternoons, she drove around her college town looking at houses and investigating foreclosures. 

Homeownership became a dream come true with her husband, Josh, in 2012 and within a year, Maggie earned her real estate license. “After purchasing a home with none other than my now broker, Kristen Wright, I knew that real estate was what I wanted to do,” Maggie shares. “I wanted the flexibility to spend time with my daughters, and I wanted to help other people find, dream about and imagine their home, a place they belonged, felt loved and could creatively be themselves.” 

 

Before she was a REALTOR®, Maggie stayed home raising her first daughter and working odd jobs. Then, her relationship with Jonathan and Kristen Wright ushered her into the real estate industry. They met through church in 2008, when Jonathan was the associate pastor and Maggie’s husband was the youth pastor. “We spent quite a bit of time with the Wrights during that season, and when I decided to become an agent, I wanted to work close to Kristen,” Maggie explains. She worked with Kristen at Rush REALTORS®, and when Kristen got her broker’s license, Maggie followed her without a thought. 

 

Maggie has been married to Josh, a data analyst and programmer for ABC Bank, for nearly 14 years. Maggie and Josh share three daughters, Allison (12), Macy (10) and Olivia (6), and two dogs, Chip and Detlef. The Rileys love to play board games and attend the girl’s extracurricular activities, including choir and gymnastics. “We are also passionate about language and culture in our house,” Maggie reveals. “We try our best to incorporate cultural meals and introduce our girls to as many new foods and places as we can.” In her spare time, Maggie volunteers as PTA President at Crestview Elementary. She loves to read, spend time with friends and work out on the Peloton. 

 

One of Maggie’s most unique traits is her conscientiousness, which manifests in her closing gifts. She prioritizes listening to her clients to pick up on things they hope for in their new home. For first-time homebuyers, Maggie calls a dear friend who makes custom door mats. When she is in a pinch, she calls Hanna Qubti at Gifts Matter and knows Hanna will create something beautiful. “My most memorable gift was when I found out that a client’s small children had never taken a bubble bath; they always had a sink bath,” Maggie mentions. “I got them bath toys for their closing photo, and I loved getting the photos of their sweet, lit-up faces when they were able to use them.” 

 

Maggie values peer-to-peer support in the real estate industry. “I spent far too much time floundering and trying to figure so much out on my own,” Maggie recalls about her early days in real estate. “I want more than anything to equip new agents so they can go out and make a good name for our industry,” she asserts. 

First-time homebuyers serve as a powerful motivator for Maggie. She considers witnessing buyers imagine their homes and take pride in their new spaces a privilege. “It’s hard to deny the power and joy that comes from first-time homebuyers who are proud of the hard work involved in getting their home,” Maggie smiles. 

Maggie Riley

Wright Realty and Design

806-543-4696