John Elmasian – Gonsalves Real Estate Properties

To put it simply: John gets it done!
Anyone can sign you up to get new listings emailed to you automatically. Hell, you can do this yourself on Redfin. And, if you’ve got two legs or a car, you don’t really need a chauffeur to drive you to and from listings either. What you really need is someone with expertise, connections, and the ability to close a deal. Finding a place you like isn’t the hard part. Closing the deal is where your agent really earns his keep.
My wife and I went into the process of buying our first home without any knowledge of any of the process and where to start. The first thing I want to emphasize is how extremely knowledgeable John is and very helpful. He explained the process to us step by step and is very patient and understanding when it comes to answering the thousands of questions we had.
He is great at using 21^st century technologies. John is very responsive and is always available by email, phone, in person or text. He is willing to work around your daily schedule to make herself available. John is also a great negotiator and was able to get us a great deal on our home and was even able to negotiate with the seller to fix many things in the home. Our first time looking at a property, we looked at a listing we found online, and we just loved it. We made an offer the next day and by that evening we had an accepted offer. When we wrote offers, I didn’t have to waste an hour or two driving to his office or talking with him on the phone as he explained «sign here… and here… etc.» Instead, he sent us an e-​form and used an e-​signature to sign pretty much everything. This saved us countless hours!
John has a network of contacts throughout Sacramento. His network extends to many areas such as home inspectors, contractors, and finance professionals. He referred us to an amazing loan officer, JJ Mack at American Pacific Mortgage. This business is about relationships and finalizing transactions — you have to believe that his vast network gives him a leg up in negotiations, and just getting your offer on top of the pile. This was not his first rodeo.
Lastly, John has lots of patience. We were crazy enough to buy a house while my wife was 9 months pregnant and John could not of had more patient with us and our schedule. He did not rush us into any decision, though, all it took was one property viewing.
Now that we are in our new home, John is still around and helping us get settled– he has given me some great contacts to do some remodeling on the cheap– painting, etc.
Best of all, John is just a really cool guy, and very down to earth. We are lucky that John succeeded in «choosing his neighbors». He is a genuine person with a great sense of style and knows how to rock a pocket square.
Do yourself a favor– save yourself countless time and headaches– get John to be your agent. He gets it done!

I heard about John from two of my close friends who each used him to buy their first homes. They gave him rave reviews so my partner and I were excited to work with him as we ventured out to buy our first home. Turns out, everything they said about John was true and then some.
— Perfect for First-​Time Home Buyers: From the moment John sat down with my partner and I, it felt like we finally had a guide as we took the long and scary path towards homeownership. In many ways, John was the Sam to our Frodo. He walked us through every step of the process and made us feel comfortable throughout. As a first-​time buyer, I can’t over-​emphasize how important was to have someone in your corner giving you the in-​and-​outs of the process and giving you peace of mind. His calm and supportive demeanor made decision-​making less stressful.
— Super Accessible: This is a big deal for working professionals who have a lot going on in their lives. Communicating with John was seamless. He’s accessible by phone, by text, by email, by carrier pigeon – whatever means necessary. John encouraged us to never hesitate in reaching out to him if we had questions. He lived to regret offering us that encouragement because we definitely took him up on his offer.
— Knows His Stuff & is Well-​Connected: One of the fears I had about this process was having to juggle various parties – lender/​inspectors/​contractors/​title/​etc. Thankfully, John’s strong professional network worked seamlessly to make sure we have all our ducks lined up. He helped us close in less than 2 months, negotiated 95% of our repairs and even secured money to help with the closing costs. It’s not always going to wrap up that neatly, but having a strong team working alongside you makes all the difference.
— Invested in the Community: John jokes that he’s hatching a master plan to «choose my own neighbors» which I affectionally refer to as OperationCMON! The home we bought is in the same neighborhood and community he lives in. What I appreciate about John is that he’s not simply motivated by making the sell or closing the deal. He cares about improving the area and community. Selfishly, I appreciate his efforts because it’ll raise my property value. But more importantly, I showed me that John is genuinely interested in raising the bar for Sacramento.
Overall, I will enthusiastically recommend John to any of my friends looking to buy a home.

I used John to buy my first home in West Sacramento. John always gave me honest, sincere and knowledgable advice. Always Making sure I felt totally confident in each house we looked at before placing offers and showed me how to look at homes in the long term.
I’m a very particular person and rather picky, John has the patience of a saint and I never felt pressured into anything. Rather the response was «If you’re not sure, lets keep looking»
With him everything went incredibly smooth and I never needed to stress. John always took care of business in a professional and efficient manner.
He made sure I understood all there is to buying a home and explaining the vast amounts of documents that needed to be signed.
I ended with a house that I couldn’t have imagined getting before, all due to Johns advice and knowledge.
Quite frankly John was the best agent I could have asked for, you can count on him to take great care of you.

My wife and I came to Johnny when we were starting to consider selling our house in Natomas so that we could move to Elk Grove. He gave us a realistic expectation as to what we could get for it, and told us what projects to complete in order to get our asking price, which was towards the top end of the market in our neighborhood. John had a professional photographer take beautiful pictures of our home, and within 5 days of hitting the market, we had an offer on our home at asking price. A few days later, we had an offer in on our new house.
Although our buyers threw a few curveballs during the process, Johnny navigated everything like a pro. He handled my micromanaging and anxiety with patience, and he protected us throughout both our sale and purchase, and made sure we knew we had nothing to worry about. He was accommodating, and always made time in his schedule to answer questions or address concerns we had. We closed on our purchase the day after we closed on our sale, and Johnny was instrumental in helping everything go smoothly and making us feel like we had an advocate fighting for us to make everything work. We couldn’t have had a better agent.

John Elmasian is THE BEST.
I was living in the SF Bay Area when I began my home search, so commuting up to Sac to look at houses required lots of planning. John was super flexible with his time, never made me feel rushed, and made sure that every time I drove up here, my time was not wasted.
I came to John with a long list of criteria for my future home, including a strict budget. John respected my budget AND he went above and beyond to help me find a house that fit my requirements. He helped me to prioritize my needs and in the the end, I found a house to buy that I love more and more every day.
Now, I am probably not the worst client but I doubt I am the best ;) John showed me houses for almost 6 months… until I finally found THE one. If my long, slow process wasn’t annoying enough, I also am a somewhat high anxiety/​worry person so every step of this journey was like the end of the world (to me anyway). Not only did John not every show any irritation at my spastic demeanor, but he did SO much to help calm me down and assure me that everything would be fine (he wasn’t lying. it was…). He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in real estate and openly shares this valuable info with his clients — he really cares!
Bottom line: I wanted someone who would fight for my interests, get me a great deal, respect my budget and needs, hold my hand along the way, and find me my first home. John Elmasian did ALL of those things, and as a bonus, he is a really nice guy and fun to hang out with (which helps when you spend hours and hours for 6 months looking for a home). I will absolutely be using him again when its time for me to upgrade to my next home!
If you are looking to buy or sell a home, call John! You won’t be sorry :)

I used John to sell the first home that I bought, and buy the second home that I bought.
SELLING: John brought in a great photographer to get photos of my home, and I was so impressed that I sort of didn’t even want to move after how good they looked. He was able to set up open houses and appointments for people to view the house while I was at work. He was also able to help set up appointments for inspections and would physically be present for them since I work really long hours and could not be home for them. He even told me he would come over and help me do paint touch ups if needed! Overall, I was able to get close to my list price by waiting for a few offers to come in.
BUYING: John will ALWAYS show up looking sharp with a smile on his face and a positive attitude. He has a tenacity and perseverance that not everyone has. I probably looked at hundreds of homes over a six month period. John was always there on my days off, weekends, nights, etc. to go look at tons of homes with me. We put in about 3 offers on different places before I finally got the home I am in now. All was worth it in the end, and it was fun getting to know John better in the process. He was able to explain some of the terms of the CA real estate contract that did not make sense too.
Overall, I would recommend John as a realtor to someone looking to buy or sell a home.

Let me start off by saying that three years ago, I knew nothing about real estate or what being a homeowner meant.
Having John Elmasian for a realtor has changed all of that.
We originally knew John from when we purchased our first house in the Rosemont area in 2012. My wife and I never felt right in that neighborhood. We longed to move closer to the Land Park/​Pocket area where many of our friends and family were. Last summer, John had amicably approached us with the idea of how much we could sell our house for and how he would handle the situation of selling our home while finding us a new one at the same time.
By the time December and January rolled around, our old house was sold and we were moved into our dream home in the South Land Park area. He was able to talk down the seller to a lesser price and got him to cover the closing costs! John knows how to deal!
John is amazing. I cannot even begin to describe. You are not going to find a more honest and professional agent than him. He’s got the best personality that makes you feel like you are best friends. He most definitely works for your best interests. He will take the time to sit down with you and walk you through the real estate process step by step. John knows his trade like the back of his hand. His availablity is outstanding. I could literally go on and on.
I recommend John to anyone who is looking to buy a house whether it being your first or eighth house! No job is too great for John. He will work tirelessly to ensure that his clients have the best experience possible. Five stars, hands down.

Johnny helped us sell our house in Arden-​Arcade area and purchase our new house in East Sacramento. I was terrified to put our house on the market without knowing if we would find a place to buy simultaneously. Johnny assured us that there was no risk in putting our house on the market and that we would have a rent-​back option if we ended up selling before finding a new place.
As far as being our listing agent goes, Johnny was wonderful. He hired professional photographers to take pictures of our house for the listing. On the day of the shoot he arrived at my house early to help stage everything. He even offered to mow my lawn! The pictures turned out gorgeous. Almost made us reconsider selling the place it looked so good. We were still living in the house during the selling processes, so Johnny coordinated with our schedule (and our toddlers nap schedule) when it came to showings and open houses. Our house was in contract by the second week it was on the market! As far as a listing agent goes, Johnny really did go above and beyond. I would recommend him to anyone looking to sell.
As for a buyers agent, Johnny took us to any and every house we wanted to look at. He was so flexible with his schedule and always so excited and optimistic in our house hunting. Our goals seemed somewhat unreasonable (like finding a unicorn)…selling our house and buying a house simultaneously. Also, trying to find a house that was 1.) move-​n-​ready 2.) in east sac and 3.) in our budget… tricky.
Well, Johnny found a unicorn.
I think it was only one day after we got an offer on our old house that we got in contract with our new house! Our new place was more than move in ready, it even had TWO bathrooms (which I didn’t know existed in our budget in east sac) and all new everything. It is literally our dream house. So, in the end, we closed on the new house a few days before closing on our old house (no rent-​back needed). This whole experience couldn’t have gone more perfectly, and I attribute it all to Johnny. If you’re looking to buy, call Johnny. Seriously. I was so nervous about this whole process and Johnny was reassuring, professional, knowledgable and always available for us.
Ok ok ok, here’s the BEST part. I was obsessed, I mean obsessed, with one of the rugs that was used to stage the house we were buying. Johnny tried to work it into our purchase agreement, but the sellers were not having it. I was heartbroken, but we tried our best… Then, the day Johnny gave us our keys to the new place he also revealed the SAME exact rug I was in love with, brand new! I still can’t thank him enough for that. So not only did he succeed in buying and selling our houses simultaneously, he even bought us a gorgeous rug to go in our gorgeous new house.
We love you Johnny!!! «The dream weaver of real estate»

I was a first time buyer and I knew very little about even how to start the process. I was extremely intimidated about everything from the financing to making sure I bought the right house. John Elmasian will become your best friend and make sure you find what you want. We stand down for coffee for 30 minutes and he really got really understand what I was looking for, my situation and my needs/​wants and off this bulldog was running!
His philosophy of the homebuying process is no-​pressure, easy to understand and he makes you feel excited. He was super communicative, gave you his honest opinion about everything, hard working, diligent and extremely knowledgable. He’s a young good looking dude that came straight out of a GQ magazine but don’t let that deceive you — he understands the market, he has a strong professional network that will benefit you from loan agents, to experienced home inspectors, etc.
I love my house and I got it for a great deal. He advocated for every little penny on my behalf so that I could get the most out of the deal. He got me to close my deal in less than 2 months but it never felt rushed. I would not have bought my first home without him. I’m all in on John Elmasian. Oh, by the way, he’s selling Bobby Jackson’s house right now.

John was a complete pro. He walked us through the process as first time buyers, and most importantly was available when we had questions. I would highly recommend him for all of your real estate needs. Thanks, John!

John is the best! We have bought a house through John and sold a house as well. With both transactions we were completely satisfied on every level. John is a hard worker and never quit til the job was done. He is a man of character with a great reputation in the greater Sacramento area. On top of that he is a really fun and friendly guy that we really enjoyed spending t. ime with. I would highly recomend John if you are in the market for buying or selling. You won’t find a better realtor.

John helped us find and purchase our first home back in 2008. He listened to what we wanted and had multiple options for us right away. His communication with us was fantastic; he answered any questions we had and offered great advice when we needed it. Ultimately, he helped us find an amazing home and got it for a great price. Having a someone in your corner who knows a city as well as John is invaluable. He made the entire process straightforward, easy to understand and as stress-​free as I imagine buying your first home can be!
I’ve referred him to several family members who have bought and sold houses with him and I think that says more than any 5 star Unilocal review could.

First time home buyer over here! Translation: I don’t know what the heck I am doing! We lucked out when we chose John to be our realtor. He was so patient, organized, diligent, and knowledgable. He was willing to do the extra research on neighborhoods and houses when asked and would always go the extra mile.
Two words: Honest and Bulldog. He will work for you to get you what you want. He will always tell you the truth. He will always do whatever it takes.
We got our home because of this guy — I’m telling you it was a hail mary and he made it happen!