About John

John Flanagan is a different kind of Realtor. He understands that the traditional practices that made Realtors successful in the past are no longer relevant in today’s complex real estate marketplace. John invests in his business through use of the latest technology which saves his buyers and sellers a lot of their time and money.

The users of John’s web site have instant access to everything they want without jumping through the hoops found on nearly every other Realtor web site. There’s no need for users to supply their name, address, phone number, pet’s name, or social security number – there’s no log-in required. John doesn’t use his web site to capture buyer and seller contact information. Users are free to search the entire Multiple Listing Service for homes, research community demographics, instantly see school reports, calculate mortgage costs, and much more.

“I’ve had buyers and sellers tell me they used my site for six months before they called me to meet in person. They appreciated the fact that I never hounded them with calls and emails.”

Buyers

Whether you are locating across country or just across town, John has the knowledge, experience, and dedication to make the process efficient and stress-free. John works with buyers from around the country who contact him directly after finding his web site easy to use to get the information they want. John digitally photographs houses of interest for his out-of-town buyers and posts them online so they can streamline their search and not waste valuable time looking at houses that don’t match their needs.

“Instant access to every home in the Main Line marketplace, school reports, and community profiles are what buyers tell me they want from a real estate web site. That’s was my goal was when designing MainLineJohn.com.”

Sellers

John’s marketing campaigns for his listings are completely different than what any other Realtor offers in this marketplace. John’s site is ranked on Google, Yahoo, and MSN higher than any other Main Line Realtor OR Broker web site with over 5,000 buyers per month visiting MainLineJohn.com. John features his current listings on the home page of the site prominently which gives John’s listings a tremendous amount of exposure that results in his houses getting sold more quickly and at a higher sales price. Additionally, John purchases exclusive “Featured Homes” positions on www.Realtor.com to give his listings 20 times more exposure that all other listings. This investment means that buyers see John’s listings before having to search through every listing in a particular town. John hires professional photographers to shoot virtual tours and dozens of still photos of all of his listings. Studies show that buyers seek out virtual tours and request to see for houses that use this technology.

“The National Association of Realtors (NAR) estimates that 80% of buyers use the internet to find their houses. Why would Realtors invest 100% of their marketing budget on traditional advertising – postcards, newspaper ads, signs, etc – when only 20% of homes are being sold the old-fashioned way? I spend more than any other Realtor in this market because I pay for all the traditional advertising AND spend even more money online, because that’s where the buyers are searching for homes.”

John and his wife Kirsten keep busy with their two year old son, Mason, and newborn daughter Taylor. John is involved with the Main Line community through his long-term participation in the Main Line Chamber of Commerce and various local charities, including Long & Foster’s Community Service Day.

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