John McComas

Local Presence, Global Reach

What do Clients Say?

John McComas helped us buy a rental home in the Denver area. I was impressed with his knowledge of the different neighborhoods. He steered us to a house that completely met our needs, and we were able to rent in less than one week. He has a deep knowledge about real estate in general, and gave some good advice about what to do and not do when fixing up a rental property, which saved us some money. He also helped negotiate a better deal than I would have gotten on my own. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed working with John, and hope to buy more properties with his help in the future.

Google

John McComas has been my go to realtor for 10 years! Buy - Sell - Buy all three times have been seamless and clear he had my best interest in mind the entire time. His availability to answer questions or concerns really put me at ease. I would highly recommend John McComas!!

Google

Awesome to work with. Work hard to get us in the right place. Help me with inspectors and quality people to upgrade my old home so it sold for the right price. Plus work with the current home so that I didn't have pay out my pocket for the upgrades that were needed. I would recommend John to anyone that he will do you a great job and get you into your dream home.

Google

John McComas did a superb job as our listing agent and we're very pleased to be able to document that in this review.

This was our first time ever selling real estate, as our Denver home had been our primary residence since 1980. In 1999, we completed a reconstruction of the house – which involved scraping off the old from the foundation up – constituting an investment of approximately $300,000. Since then, we always felt we had the nicest house in a great neighborhood and metro location.

While John agreed our home was nicer than most in the neighborhood, he explained that the market dictates the property value and therefore, the sales price. Further, a professional appraisal, which documents recent sales of comparable properties, is necessary for any and all lenders to propose a mortgage offer to prospective buyers. And having the "nicest house in the neighborhood" usually makes the search for comps a little more challenging. Bottom line: often the property is not worth as much as the owner thinks it is.

John suggested getting a professional appraisal at a cost of $300, but we had a price in mind (after 33 years in the neighborhood) and told him we'd like to start there and see what happens. Besides, the buyer would have to get their own appraisal anyway, we argued. He thought our price would prove to be high, which was OK with us because we felt we then had room to negotiate. We contracted with John and CB and moved to our new home out of state to hopefully facilitate sale of the Denver home.

John immediately began searching for comps both sold and on the market he felt would justify our asking price – and he found that to be quite challenging, having to expand his geographical area of search more than "usual." While the initial listing generated immediate interest, the home was felt to not just be overpriced, but in fact greatly overpriced, by prospective buyers and other agents. We reduced the price about 5% after 45 days due to the feedback and the fact that we hadn't gotten any offers. The trend continued, however, with potential buyers and agents still considering it overpriced. John again advised us to get a professional appraisal. Instead, we elected to drop the price another 5%. Now we felt this was a real deal that someone would snatch right up. John continued to monitor nearby sales, new listings and price changes for nearby for sale properties that could be considered comparable.

Feedback improved at the lower price, but some people were having trouble envisioning how the flow of the home would work for them. John suggested staging the house at an additional cost to us. We agreed and did so, but after another 30 days, still had received no offers. John again suggested getting a professional appraisal. We agreed this time and the appraisal came in at 5% less than our lowest price. The appraiser said it was one of the most difficult appraisals he's ever done because locating comps was practically impossible.

We immediately lowered our price to the appraised price and, with the home still staged, received our first offer at 98% of asking price. Two weeks later, the buyers canceled their offer. But a second offer came quickly, this time at 97% of asking price. We accepted and closed on the deal about 45 days later.

What John McComas did for us was over and above what we ever expected we would need our realtor to do for us. He provided great professional service while keeping an eye out on our property while it was on the market for about six months. He helped us understand the importance of documenting comparable home sales to establish a fair market value. He worked extremely hard to locate and monitor any property that could be considered comparable. He shared our home's "situation" with other realtors at CB and sought advice wherever he could.

John facilitated many showings to people who liked the property, but said it just didn't work for them. And he explained to us why it didn't work in a manner that we understood.

Perhaps most importantly was John's clam, cool professionalism. When we began to feel no one wanted the house unless we "gave it away," he assured us we just needed to establish a fair market price and find the right buyer. Looking at the property listing again every now and then – with the professional photography CB provided of the staged home – helped remind us how nice the home is and kept us optimistic. Now after the sale, we realize the home was only on the market six months – and over the winter at that – though it seemed like eternity because every day we wondered if today would be the day we would get an offer.

In summation, we highly recommend John McComas to anyone seeking to sell their Denver home. He sold our property as he said he would and made things as easy as possible on us. We can only imagine the difficulties we could have had with other less-experienced realtors.

Zillow

John took over listing our house after we were unsuccessful with closing 2 different contracts while listed with another agent. John was very attentive to our needs, and was able to get everything lined up so that when we "went live" with the listing, every detail was in order (and that was with us living across the country!). He helped us figure out our asking price, and was spot-on. We had multiple offers the first weekend we were listed, and closed in less than a month. I have nothing but good things to say.

Zillow

About John

John McComas is a result driven, success oriented, top producing local residential broker who helps clients buy and sell residential real estate throughout the South Metro Denver area.

With more than 20 years of experience and millions in completed transactions, John brings a proven, unique skill set to the market including advanced negotiation expertise, deep print and digital marketing knowledge, unmatched attention to detail and a steadfast commitment to his clients. In addition, he understands how to tell the unique story of your home in a way that differentiates it from everything else on the market. He has also earned the prestigious title as a Pricing Strategy Advisor and is a member of the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. John blends his analysis and the creative details needed to set his clients up for success both as a listing agent and a buyer’s representative.

John’s passion is fueled by his relationships with his clients, and it is what drives him to achieve his client’s satisfaction. “The best successful relationship is grounded in service. I strive to provide each of my client, regardless of price point, with a similar experience built on unparalleled client service. When I can anticipate your needs before you can even express them, then I know I am on the right track. For any task at hand, my mind works 24/7 to solve challenges and create solutions. I cherish my relationships and work tirelessly to ensure that all conceivable details are addressed, while making sure my clients feel educated, understood, informed and appreciated.”

John leverages the local presence and global reach of the exceptional brand Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Realty to further enhance the deep skill sets he brings to the residential real estate market.

While John loves working for his clients to achieve their real estate goals, he loves spending time with his family even more. To relax you might often find him enjoying a round a of golf with friends and clients.

Specialties: Luxury Market, Denver and South Metro Area, Aurora, Castle Pines, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Lone Tree, Parker, Listing Agent, Buyers Agent, First Time Homebuyers, Move-up Sellers and Buyers, Investment Property and Relocation.

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