I truly do not even know where to begin when it comes to working with Josh Chapman and finding the perfect home.
As a young first time home buyer, the whole process was new to me, and truthfully somewhat scary. It's a big investment, and an even bigger commitment. You add the fact of attempting to purchase in the DMV area to the equation and you realize you are up against one heck of a challenge when it comes to finding the perfect home for yourself (Especially if you're picky like me). Working with Josh, not only decreased any fears about the process but basically diminished them. I cannot imagine having anyone else to support me through the process. My process of purchasing a home was an extremely long one and Josh kept me in high spirits the whole entire time. The end result being: I found the perfect home, in the perfect location to my place of employment, at the perfect price, with the perfect amount of bedrooms, and FAR MORE SPACE than I could have ever imagined.
When it comes down to it all, I can't imagine myself living anywhere else, and plan to stay in my current home for a very long time. I contribute this feeling to having had Josh as my realtor.
Josh possesses an immense amount of knowledge on the Northern Virginia Area, and he ensures that he makes use of every single resource he has access to make sure you are able to keep your options open in regards to location. Josh was receptive to any and all changes I made when it came to location. Whether it was expanding my options, narrowing my options, expanding again, and narrowing once more, he was always on board to work with me. Specifically making the changes as I requested them, and applying it to his various resources immediately, which then I would quickly have access to through email or other online applications.
Josh's communication skills are unmatched, anything I needed he was always there to answer, and always followed through. (I don't use "always'' lightly"). Josh was always there maintaining open communication with me, the lender, and even my mother when I requested it! Josh continuously kept an open line for me to ask questions, and to provide further clarification. This characteristic is so important to have in a realtor when you are new to the process, because trust me you will have LOTS of questions, especially when attempting to purchase in the DMV area.
Another strong skill that Josh possess is his ability to negotiate. Every offer I made on a house with Josh, the selling agent EVERY TIME contacted us back letting us know just how strong our offer was. When you're attempting to purchase in the DMV area you are going to find yourself in multiple situations where a seller has an open house over the course of a weekend, you're going to visit that open house, you'll either love it or hate it, or be so-so, you'll go home decide to make an offer and then submit. Sunday evening will come when the seller will decide which offer they want to select out of all the people that visited the open house. And let me tell you, if you work with Josh, every single time you will be the top 2 offers. Every single time your offer will be so strong, the selling agent will contact Josh letting you know just how strong the offer is, and every single time you will get offered the ability to change your offer so that you can be the selected one. It's an empowering experience to have that type of option and sense of control! Josh's ability to negotiate appears to develop from his ability to connect with the selling agent, strong ability to understand his clients needs and wants, and strong sense of determination. While simultaneously maintaining a logical approach, and not allowing you as the client to make risky decisions when revising the offer for your perfect home. Josh's ability to negotiate is so ridiculously impeccable that when it came to closing day for my home, the SELLING agent quickly approached me just to quietly let me know how great of a realtor I had, and just how strong willed Josh was to ensure I got the home I had my eyes on. Further letting me know that Josh did everything in his power to make sure I got the perfect home!
Lastly working with Josh, is an amazing decision, because he has a partner. Out of maybe working together for ~7 months, Josh took 1 week off, and during that week I had his partner Peter by my side working just as hard to meet my needs. It's extremely rare that Josh is not working around the clock 24/7, but if there ever is a chance that he isn't, I commit to you that your needs are still going to be fulfilled due to the organizational structure of how he maintains business.
I could go on and on and on, but in summary Josh Chapman is the best realtor you can work with in the DMV area, not only does he have positive reviews, but he has the awards, and statistics to match!
Josh's end goal and #1 priority was to find me the perfect home and we did! read more