About

Our Story

In 1973, Bill Bartlett made what he'd later call the second best decision of his life: leaving a promising career in life insurance with Farm Bureau in Brownwood, Texas to open his own real estate office in Belton. His first best decision, he'd always say, was marrying Ruth.

That leap of faith became Bill Bartlett Real Estate, built on a straightforward belief: work with integrity, invest in your community, and do right by the people who trust you. It's a philosophy that has shaped every decision this company has made in the fifty-plus years since.

In 1982, we moved our office from Belton to Salado. A decade later, in 1992, we joined CENTURY 21, becoming the brokerage known today as CENTURY 21 Bill Bartlett. What hasn't changed through any of it is the standard we hold ourselves to, or the pride we take in being part of Salado.

Today, the brokerage Bill Bartlett founded is a three-generation family business with six full-service agents covering the full breadth of Central Texas real estate — residential, luxury, farm and ranch, land, and commercial properties throughout Salado and Bell County, including Belton, Temple, and Holland. We're a small, close-knit office, and that's intentional. Every agent here shares the same commitment to professionalism, continuing education, and genuine client care that this company was built on. When you work with one of us, you're working with someone who is fully invested in your outcome, not just your transaction.

Our reputation in this community wasn't handed to us. It was built one client, one relationship, and one honest deal at a time, over more than five decades. We're grateful for it, and we don't take it for granted.

Whether you're buying your first home, selling a family property, searching for the right piece of land, or exploring a commercial opportunity in Central Texas, we'd be honored to help.

Our Areas of Expertise

• Residential
• Luxury Homes & Estates
• Farm & Ranch Properties
• Lots & Small Acreage
• Commercial Properties
• New Construction (Custom Homes & Spec Homes) - Buyer & Builder Representation
• First Time Home Buyers
• Downsizing
• Exchanges & Reverse Exchanges
• Military Relocation
• Investment Property