John Featherman, Realtor

this review is late (sorry John) but 3 years ago John sold our luxury condo at the Rittenhouse Hotel. He had open houses EVERY SINGLE WEEK-​END. He keep in contact every week or more. I’m selling our home in Paoli now and would use him again in a heartbeat, but he concentrates on CC Philly. He is polite, compassionate and kind. Qualities not often if ever found in s Realtor. When I was in the hospital during our listing he called me and offered 100 times to come visit. You won’t find a better human being. PS his picture does not do him justice, he looks way better now.

We met John because he helped our daughter find an inexpensive rental in Society Hill that suited her perfectly. She raved about his helpfulness and honesty, and his intense commitment to non-​discrimination in housing, enough that when it came time to sell our Center City house we felt we owed him a chance when we interviewed three realtors. We didn’t expect him to be our choice, treating it more as a courtesy. We were very surprised when we turned to each other and agreed that John was the one we wanted.
When we asked if he’d consider a lower fee percentage he refused, saying «I’ll earn it.» He did. It took us almost a year to sell because we were asking a good price and the house had peculiarities as well as desirable characteristics. He and his wife/​partner Masako stuck with it through a long, cold winter with weekly and even more often open houses and showings, letters to neighbors and everything we could ask for. When we grew worried he held our hands and pushed us not to give away too much too soon. When, after several false starts, the deal finally happened he helped us through the many negotiations. We settled without having to give away anything during the inspection or final phase. Throughout he was honest, helpful, forceful and a pleasure. We’ve encountered other realtors we wouldn’t trust to empty the trash. I couldn’t recommend him more highly.

We met John when we were looking for an apartment two years ago. He was such a pleasure to work with that we looked him up again to rent our condo in August. Both times, he was very honest in discussing the real estate market and left us feeling comfortable that we were getting a good deal. Not only did he find us the perfect apartment two years ago, he also found us a very promising tenant for our condo last month! John was able to find us a tenant WELL within our specified time line. We definitely intend on utilizing John’s services and expertise for ALL of our real estate needs in Philly!

John knows the center city real estate market. He helped us navigate a tricky deal and delivered the desired results. John is honest and hard-​working. Based on my experience, I highly recommend him.

Anyone who has experienced the frustration of moving can understand the pain of working with people who aren’t honest and don’t listen to your needs when you’re looking for an apartment. Well — then you meet John. John is the diamond in the rough! He was very receptive to helping me, and always flexible with my schedule when I had to change meeting times. He was very nice and very patient with me. Most of all, John is so honest — and that is more than I can say for many others I had met during this process. He is trustworthy. He listened to my needs, and presented me with a wonderful apartment that I did, indeed, love as he said I would.
John is the best. I am picky, too… I highly recommend him and will use him again when the time comes.

I met John Featherman while participating in a LeTip networking group a couple of years ago and hired him to help me find my mother a condominium. I was very specific — The Philadelphian, low floor (she’s afraid of heights). John showed us a very large studio that was totally perfect — except the listing agent neglected to tell us that she put through purchase paperwork for a buyer that day. I said a prayer and John sat on the listing and we were fortunate that the buyer missed submitting some paperwork that allowed us to snatch it up. The process was quick and faultless.
John is great with rentals as well as ownership. He lives in the city and has many years of real estate experience. He is also a great person to network with and has given me a number of good clients as well.

John helped my boyfriend and I get an awesome apartment recently. He’s cool, funny, very knowledgeable, accessible, and super helpful. He knows a lot about everything — capital gains taxes, credit scores, etc. — in addition to the usual real estate stuff. I’d recommend him to anyone looking for a place to live — either for rent or purchase — in Center City. John’s the best.