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★★★★★
"John is a great Realtor not by chance. He is guiding his seller through the rough times and good times. Advise, consult, and solve issues should they arrive. His negotiation skills are above many I can across in the Ft. Lauderdale reale state playgrounds. Use John with confidence." - Racheli
★★★★★
"In 2012, my husband and I had the pleasure to purchase a home in east FTL and we have always remained in touch. If you're looking for a well known real estate professional with a comprehensive understanding of the FTL market look no further. John is knowledgeable, fair, honest and a member of the community with an exceptional moral character and professionalism."
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"From the initial meeting before we chose John to represent us, he was extremely prepared with comps and other relevant information. Even though the current market is extremely hot - after doing his research John came in with a selling price that we had in mind as well, in addition to having a specific strategy reflecting the market and our home. John also made recommendations on projects we should complete before putting the house on market. Several of our neighbors already asked for John's contact info. John's entire team was very helpful throughout the entire process and made our whole experience stress free." - Katerina
★★★★★
"OMG I will never use another realtor than the King of Fort Lauderdale, John O’Flaherty. I swear he is no non sense, no making you feel uncomfortable to quickly sell your place like all other realtors I have dealt with and really professional when it comes to real estate. He is the best! What I really like about the whole team is that they take care of everything for you! You just have to keep the place clean for showings and boom your place is sold for you! Such a cool and calm personality John has and that is very rare is this industry to find!"
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"John helped my wife and I buy our dream home! John understood exactly what we were looking for and found us the perfect home for the right price! With being first time homeowners he made the process effortless and enjoyable. John and his team have an extensive amount of knowledge of the Florida market. Looking forward to working with them again in the future!"
John was born and raised in the Northern Virginia suburbs outside Washington DC and graduated from James Madison University in 1995. After a few years selling insurance in his hometown John jumped at the chance to join his father Dan in real estate and moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1998.
John and his father Dan worked together for 15 years until Dan’s retirement in 2012. After a few years of mostly going it alone John realized he needed help and The O’Flaherty Team was born.
Since 2015 the team has consistently ranked among the very top producers in Fort Lauderdale and has ranked within the top 150 teams in the entire state of Florida among all brokerages as ranked by the Wall Street Journal.
John is known as “Mr. Coral Ridge” and while serving all of Fort Lauderdale, John and his team have been the top agents in the Bayview Drive area (home to the Coral Ridge neighborhoods) for over 15 years consecutively.
John has negotiated and sold over 2,000 homes and still loves the business. While the real estate business is always evolving with technology and marketing trends the basics of customers service and strong negotiating for your clients is timeless. John believes in doing “whatever it takes” and straightforward communication as evidenced by the simple philosophy of “I might not always tell you what you want to hear but I will always tell you the truth”.
In 2021 John joined Compass Realty and has never been happier. The combination of world class marketing and the best technology platform in the business.
John’s hobbies include golf, coaching his daughters soccer team and spending time with family and friends over a good meal (and a good bottle of wine!). John enjoys telling stories, laughing and impressing no one with his in depth and useless knowledge of old movie quotes.
John has been married to Jenny O’Flaherty since 2011. They are parents to their daughter Abigail and Jenny’s son Kevin. In 2021 they became grandparents to beautiful Mila Rose Gutierrez. John and Jenny are also loving parents to two beautiful Labradoodles (the best breed ever per Google).