Short answerI am a REALTOR® with 1 Percent Lists Indiana Real Estate serving Southern Indiana. I am also a working contractor who has priced hundreds of home inspection repair requests, a former labor relations negotiator for a major manufacturer, a former law enforcement de escalation instructor, and a U.S. Coast Guard veteran.
Why a contractor who negotiates
Most deals that fall apart do it after the inspection or the appraisal. Those are the moments where knowing what a repair really costs, and staying calm when the other side is not, are worth real money. That is the work I have done for years, first across the table on large contracts and disputes, then on job sites pricing repairs buyers and sellers were arguing about.
What I bring to a listing or a purchase
- A condition walk or a Before You Offer review that puts planning numbers on what inspectors and appraisers are likely to flag.
- Negotiation preparation for counters, inspection responses, and appraisal gaps.
- Full service listing at a 1% listing fee, with buyer agent compensation set by the seller's choice and always negotiable.
Brokerage
1 Percent Lists Indiana Real Estate. Call or text (812) 525-5489 or email [email protected].
I own Wardmark Property Operations LLC, a contracting company. You are always free to use any contractor you choose, and nothing about working with me as your REALTOR® depends on hiring Wardmark.
Frequently asked questions
What area do you serve?
Southern Indiana, including Jackson, Bartholomew, Jennings, Scott, Lawrence, Brown, Monroe, and Washington counties and nearby communities.
Are you a home inspector?
No. I am a REALTOR® and a contractor. My condition walks and listing reviews are not home inspections.
Want to know what a buyer's inspector may find before they do?
Book a free pre listing condition walk. I walk the house with you, point out what inspectors and FHA, VA, and USDA appraisers tend to flag, and give you planning ranges so you can decide what to fix, credit, price in, or disclose.
Book a condition walkOr call or text (812) 525-5489, or email [email protected].
The condition walk is a REALTOR® and contractor evaluation, not a home inspection, and it does not replace one. If you have already signed a listing agreement with another agent, please take these questions to your agent.
Looking at a house and not sure what you are getting into?
Ask for a free Before You Offer review. Send me the listing. I look over the photos, the seller's disclosure, and recent sales, then flag likely condition issues and planning cost ranges before you write an offer.
Request a Before You Offer reviewOr call or text (812) 525-5489, or email [email protected].
The Before You Offer review is a REALTOR® and contractor review of the listing, not a home inspection. It is for buyers who are not already working with an agent. If you have an agent, please bring these questions to your agent.
Written by John Long, REALTOR®, 1 Percent Lists Indiana Real Estate. Working contractor who has priced hundreds of home inspection repair requests. Former labor relations negotiator for a major manufacturer and U.S. Coast Guard veteran.
John Long, REALTOR® · 1 Percent Lists Indiana Real Estate · (812) 525-5489 · yourpropertynegotiator.com
This page is general information, not a substitute for a professional home inspection, and not legal, tax, insurance, or lending advice. Ask a real estate attorney about contracts and disclosure, a CPA about taxes, your lender about loan rules, and a licensed inspector or tradesperson about your house. Nothing here guarantees a sale price, net proceeds, repair cost, payment, timeline, appraisal, inspection result, or loan approval. Cost figures are planning estimates, not bids. I own Wardmark Property Operations LLC, a contracting company. You are always free to use any contractor you choose.