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John

John Payne

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Success Stories

I don't think there are enough positive things to say about John. If you've begun looking for a home (especially if it's your first home), you know how daunting the task can be. In our case, we were first-time home buyers, had a unique list of "musts", and were overwhelmed to say the least. I stumbled into Lois Lane because they had a house listed that we were interested in. From the moment we sat down and began talking about expectations, needs, wants, etc. I immediately felt at ease. John took us out a few times. The day we found our house, it was a cold, rainy, early Saturday morning. We, of course, had to see it 3 times before we made the decision to submit an offer. John walked us through the entire process and was even able to champion more money for us in the closing. The next time I have real estate needs, I will absolutely be calling John.

— Emily M.

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John Payne was the very first person that I met when I made the decision to move to Charleston from Brooklyn, NY. My introduction to John was my first impression of Charleston and Charlestonians. What a wonderful impression he made. John is courteous, friendly, sincere, diligent and hard working. He helped me find the home I currently have, even when I had to walk away at first because the seller was not reasonable. But he stayed on top of this listing while showing me other homes.

— Hadassah R.

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John was very knowledgeable and made the home-buying process easy. As a first time buying I had several questions and he was prompt in a response. I would recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell their home.

— John H.

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John Payne has helped us to sell two homes and to buy two homes in Charleston. His knowledge of the Charleston market is unparalleled, and he has vast experience in negotiating on behalf of his clients.

— Jason C.

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John Payne is a fantastic agent with a wealth of knowledge of the real estate market. He helped my wife and I find out first house in Charleston and then three years later helped us sell our house in just three days. I would recommend him to anyone who is looking in the Charleston and surrounding areas.

— Matthew V.

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We had a very small window to find a very specific type of home in historic Charleston, SC. Because of the breadth of his local knowledge and seemingly endless list of contacts, John Payne was able to provide us several options (most of which would never have come to our attention without him) that were directly on point with our needs. John remained keenly aware of our timeline and always drove the search and purchase process forward. At times, he was even more mindful of our timeline than we were. There are so many qualities we could list about John, but our favorite has to be that he did all of the hard work so that we didn't have to. After doing an excellent job of researching and gathering all of the facts about every detail of the purchase, John was able to collaborate well with the selling agent and seamlessly take us through the closing process. Finding and purchasing a home in historic Charleston, SC can be a stressful and daunting task and we feel very lucky to have had John Payne take care of it all for us.

— Jen & Dave

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Downtown Charleston native, super knowledgeable on the city and the market. John was always available and very patient with my year-plus-long saga of showings and offers to finally arrive at the house we closed on a week ago, and I'm glowing on the purchase with 0 Buyer's Remorse. I recommend John Payne to anyone interested in real estate on the peninsula.

— James R.

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John brings four crucial skills as a broker. He has his pulse on the Charleston high-end market, he is an expert negotiator, he is blunt and gives his honest opinion, and he knows everyone!

— Elizabeth H.

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John Payne is honest, hard-working, and easy to get along with. He streamlined a complicated process in an aggressive real estate market. I highly recommend his services.

— Robert H.

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