John W. King, Realtor

I was a first-​time home buyer and recently bought my first home with the assistance of John King. I am a meticulous person and I research EVERYTHING. John came highly recommended by several people. I went to interview him and he spent almost two hours with me, talking through his business practice/​principles and getting to know me. Before I hired him! TWO HOURS! No joke, I had a list of about 50 questions that you’re supposed to ask when you hire a realtor and he answered all of them almost before I could even ask.
For the sake of clarity I’m going to go with bullet points:
— John has been in the business for 30+ years and you can tell. No question I ever asked threw him. He has really good perspective on home-​buying in the Bay Area since he’s worked here for so long and has been through all the boom and bust cycles. This was invaluable when we were trying to figure out what to offer on our house.
— John knows EVERYONE. Everyone. For real. Ask him to name a company for any service and he can tell you who to hire and why. He also has worked with most real estate agents around here so he knows what’s up.
— John is incredibly ethical. I can see how the real estate business could invite lots of dodgy stuff. He is just one of those people who exudes integrity. I always really trusted him because I knew he had my best interests in mind and would be my advocate no matter what.
— As mentioned above, I always go into situations with 800 million questions. I never ever, not even once, got the sense that John was in a hurry or didn’t have time for me. He always had an answer for me. And he was always responsive to my calls/​emails/​texts (returning emails within 15 minutes on the weekend… what??)
The best thing for me was that John has such a calm demeanor. Buying a home is incredibly stressful and the anxiety can be overwhelming. John just doesn’t get frazzled. He’s seen and done it all. I don’t think anything could really throw him. I asked him why and he joked about how it’s because he has five teenagers in the house so he has to be calm!
It is very, very rare to meet a professional like John and I feel like I won the realtor lottery when I hired him. I wholeheartedly recommend him and if I ever have enough money to buy another property (ha ha!) I would hire him again in a heartbeat.

I have worked with John for about 3 years as his Home Stager. I can easily say that he is an agent that does what he says, is an experienced polished professional that knows the market really well. John is exceptional with his clients and always considers each listing as unique therefore, customizing the needs of each client. I would definitely recommend him!

We purchased our home through John King about 20 years ago! John helped us find the perfect place in the right price range. The transaction was smooth and we have been happy ever since. Also, John King is an all-​around nice guy. We would definitely use him again.

I have used John King for several different transactions. He helped me purchase an investment property. He has also helped my daughter buy her house, my son buy his house. I’ve also referred him to several friends and clients. Service is important to me and I like that when I call John he is quick to respond to my requests. I’d highly recommend him to help you sell/​buy a home.

I love John King! He helped my husband and I find our home. It felt like a long process since we put bids on like 4 or 5 houses, and 3 of them were short sales. John kept in touch every step of the way. Our closing was delayed which was the fault of my dumb mortgage broker, but whenever I talked to John, he completely made me feel at ease. I think he is so great and the girl who works in his office, I think her name is Julie, is really nice too!