Jerod Johnson is a boutique residential advisory working the one-square-mile town of Paradise Valley, Arizona — the desert enclave tucked between Phoenix and Scottsdale, where the listings are quiet and the closing table is a phone call.
Most brokerages in Greater Phoenix treat Paradise Valley like a pin on a map. Jerod Johnson lives on that map. The office is one person, one assistant, and a short list of sellers who would rather not be on the internet. The work is slower on purpose — fewer files, more attention, more discretion.
Mountain Shadows tract · 85253
Across 2024 closed listings — half the regional MLS median of 54.
A capped annual inventory. New sellers join a waitlist each January.
Paradise Valley is not Scottsdale, and it is not Phoenix. It is a residential town of roughly 14,000 people, hemmed in by mountains on three sides, with no commercial strip and no short-term rental ordinance. The inventory that trades here is not sold through open houses — it is sold through relationships, often before the listing ever reaches the public MLS.
That is the gap this practice fills. Jerod has represented buyers and sellers in the 85253 zip code since 2009, first under two national brokerages, then independently since 2017. The work is referral-first, the marketing is quiet, and the closing ratio is not a number we advertise — it is the reason sellers call back.
He sold our house before the photographs were even finished. We never saw a For Sale sign, and the buyer was a neighbor we had never met.— Seller, Clearwater Avenue · closed 2024
The practice is intentionally narrow. We do not manage commercial leases, we do not syndicate listings to discount portals, and we do not represent new-build tracts. Everything below is residential, in or immediately adjacent to Paradise Valley, Arizona.
Single-family resale across the 85253 corridor — from the mid-century ranch homes off Tatum Boulevard to the newer desert-contemporary estates along the mountain preserve. Pricing strategy, pre-listing prep, photography, and a private buyer list built over sixteen years of closings.
Annual leases only, on behalf of owners who live out of state for part of the year. We do not handle short-term or vacation rentals — Paradise Valley ordinance restricts them, and we will not work around that. Tenant placement, lease drafting, and quarterly interior walk-throughs are included.
A written comparative market analysis for owners considering a sale within the next twelve months. We pull the last 90 days of comparable closings within the 85253 boundary, adjust for lot orientation and mountain views, and deliver a defensible range — not a single number meant to flatter.
This is the actual cadence of a sale in this office, from the first phone call to the signed deed. No funnel diagrams, no automated email drips. Every step is a conversation, and every conversation is with Jerod directly.
A 90-minute on-site visit at the property. We walk the lot, photograph for our own notes, discuss improvements and defects, and arrive at a defensible list price range — not a single aspirational number.
Days 1–3Staging consultation, light landscaping referral, and a professional photography session booked through our regular shooter. We do not list a property until the photos are ones we would want forwarded to a friend.
Days 4–10Before the public MLS entry goes live, the listing is circulated to a private buyer list of roughly 80 households — past clients, adjacent owners, and a small group of partner agents we have closed with before. Many sales happen here.
Days 11–14Offer review, counter-drafting, inspection coordination, and title company handoff. We attend the signing in person whenever the seller prefers it. Average closing window from list date to recorded deed: 27 days.
Days 15–30We publish the commission breakdown because we believe sellers should read it before signing. The figure below is the total deducted from your proceeds at closing — there is no separate marketing fee, no transaction coordinator fee, no “admin” line item added later.
On residential resale within the 85253 zip code. The split below is what we disclose to every seller in writing before the listing agreement is signed.
For listings below $1.2M, the total commission is 6.0% rather than 5.0%. The marketing cost is roughly fixed, and a lower sale price does not reduce the photography, staging, or time investment. We will tell you this in the first meeting if it applies.
A selection of properties represented by this office in the last twelve months. Names and exact addresses are withheld at the sellers' request — full closing sheets are available to qualified buyers and sellers on request.
Fill out the form and we will reply within one business day with a preliminary range and a proposed walkthrough date. There is no obligation, and we will not add you to a marketing list — we do not have one.
If you would rather speak first, use the channels below. The phone is answered by Jerod directly during business hours, and returned the same day if missed.