TestimonialsI consider the satisfaction of my clients to be my greatest achievement, and take pride in my high volume of repeat business and referrals.
Call me today - I'd love to add you to this growing list!We are first time homeowners thanks to Joe Mc Laughlin. I still can’t believe how smoothly and easy he made it for us. I approached Joe in January about us looking for a place to call our own. By the end of February, we had found the place of our dreams and were moving in!! Being first time homeowners, we needed to be walked through every step of the process, which Joe did, never once complaining about my incessant questions. Instead, he anticipated most of them and explained every step and made sure we understood what we needed to do, before we were there. I should start out at the beginning. First, Joe and I agreed, we should know exactly what I can afford. He recommended a lender for us who also worked extremely hard for us. I should note here that I have a modest income, but despite that, both Joe and the lender, never once made us feel like we weren’t important. Instead, they both treated us like we were million dollar accounts. They both worked extremely hard to get us the best deal we could, spending countless hours explaining things to us (sometimes over and over again) and negotiating for us.
After we were pre-qualified, Joe began the arduous task of showing properties to us. Even though we couldn’t afford a million dollar home, we were picky. Joe must have shown us 30 different places all over the city, always enthusiastically, as if the next one was going to be “the one.” I noticed that when he was showing us the properties, he never once tried to push us into any one place. Instead, he actually pointed stuff out that we might have an issue with and would otherwise not notice, being first time buyers. He also had a knack for remembering details about our lives that were important to us that would affect our home purchase. Our lifestyle, pets, and our personal preferences were things he always kept in mind before and during a property showing. When we finally found our place, Joe continued to impress us.
The place we found was right on the edge of our price range and we would need a bit of negotiating to get it. He got in touch with the selling agent right away and kept in touch with him every step of the way. We made an offer and after a counter offer, we accepted. Then was the bad news. We found out we couldn’t quite qualify for the place because the HOA fees were a bit higher than what we anticipated; it was just slightly more than what we qualified for. Joe didn’t give up though. He knew how much we loved the place, and got the seller to drop his price to meet our budget and include closing costs! What a roller coaster that was, but Joe helped smooth out the ups and downs by keeping a great relationship with the selling agent through all this and keeping a level head when we couldn’t.
Not only did Joe keep a great relationship with the seller throughout, but he also referred us to all the professionals we would need advice from. He found us a great home inspector that didn’t miss a thing. After the home inspection, we found some HVAC issues. Joe referred us to a wonderful HVAC guy who gave us his professional opinion and several different options on what it would take to fix the problems. Needless to say, we used him for all the repairs, and he gave us a smoking deal, trust me, I shop around. He told us he was only giving us this price because we were friends of Joe’s. Now we have a great HVAC system in our new dream home too!!
Closing was the best part, we opened escrow on January 30th. Joe and our lender told us we should be able to close by the end of February. I’ve heard all of the stories about delays, and we had a few too, so I wasn’t too optimistic. But even with the hurdles we had to jump, we closed early. We had the keys to our new home on the 24th!!!!!
I can’t say enough about how wonderful Joe made our first home buying experience. He found us our dream home at a price we could afford, walked us through every step of the way, encouraging us at the right times and brining us back to reality when we needed to. Lastly, and most importantly, he made us feel like we were the most important clients he had ever had even though that was highly unlikely, given our budget.
James and Marcia D.
Dear Joe McLaughlin,
It is a pleasure of ours to write this letter thanking you for the help in purchasing our first home! Before our first meeting I will admit I had my armor up, mostly because this being our first property, I wanted to make sure I chose the right agent. By the end of our meeting I was feeling relieved to be working with you. I knew Angela and I selected a great person and professional to help us realize our dream. Your knowledge of the process is excellent; your patience with us incredible, and your honesty is refreshing. Throughout the process, communication was timely and we always felt like an important client. Your positive attitude was really great to have, especially during those frustrating times of the process that were out of our hands. Your referrals for everything from lender to repair work are top notch, with a no bull attitude and solid quality. We can see the commitment to your clients and business connections is very important to you; it is evident by your willingness to go above and beyond for your clients, and the desire of others to reciprocate. Thanks so much for helping us achieve our goal of owning a home in San Diego! We look forward to working with you in the future and will always recommend you as a premier Realtor to anyone looking to buy or sell in San Diego.
Sincerely,
Derrick Schreiber and Angela Samaniego
Dear Joe,
Thanks for the help with our relocation! Please enjoy this coffee, it is from our new favorite coffee house. We wish the rest of our relocation process had been as easy and painless as working with you on the sale of our home. Keep up the good work!
Matthew and Rebecca
What other agents have to say
Dear Joe,
Oh if only every transaction were so smooth, and every agent as efficient and cheerful as you, it would be heavenly! Thanks for doing such a good job- let's do it again.
Pat Beatty
|
Why Sign Up?
- Save your Listing Searches
- Email Alerts on new Listings
- See new listings sooner
- Tag your Favourites for later
Already a Member?
 | ||||||||
Joe McLaughlin | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| ||||||||
Email
|
|
- Allison James Estates & Homes
- 2650 Camino Del Rio N #353
- San Diego, CA
- 92108 US