Joshua Walther – Gardner Realtors

Joshua was a great help when my family recently bought a home in New Orleans. He knew the market, was readily available to show properties, always responded to emails and phone calls and expertly coordinated our purchase from offer to closing. I recommend Joshua to anyone needing to buy or sell a home in New Orleans.

I am a new homeowner because of Josh! It’s still a little surreal to me actually. The short version… Josh is awesome, he’s great to work with, and he kept me laughing. The long of it… I’m going to sound redundant because everyone else hit it spot on but here goes.
Step 1: Josh takes his time to understand you, your personal style, budget, all of it. You’ll be thankful because after he knows you, he can make sure you’re not wasting your time on a dud property (ie this place I was in love with, great price, prefect location until he found out it doesn’t have exterior windows, no wonder the pictures were so dim). He will research your list of potentials and give you the run down before you start driving around town.
Step 2: I think we had 2 ride arounds and several meet ups to look at properties. He has a good eye and can point out issues you’d never think about. We even discussed resale value and he identified alot of the issues the inspector found before we made the offer which helped me keep a few coins in my pocket. And when I was on the fence between two places, going back for a second (and third) look wasn’t even a big deal. Josh knows it’s a big decision and will find time for you.
Step 3: All the bloody paperwork. The paperwork you get from Josh can be esigned. It was amazing! Dealing with Josh was stress free. It helped make life easy.
Step 4: Josh kept all the parts moving and we closed 30 days after we put in the offer. He was there for the inspection, helped with vendor quotes to clean the place, if it needed to be done, Josh made it happen or he knew a guy who could make it happen. Despite all of my mini tantrums, Debbie downer moments, panic attacks, and coordinating across timezones and a delayed flight to New Orleans. Josh made sure we were all at the table on closing day and everyone left the table with a smile.
I could not recommend Josh enough! Josh is a great guy, knows his stuff, will not give up on you when all hope of finding a home seems lost, and will work hard for you. If you are looking for a realtor, you should stop and call/​text/​email Josh. Your search is done.

Sounds silly, but I’m writing this review from my new office, in my new house, because of Josh! Jacob W’s review is spot on and I couldn’t have said it better myself (says a ton about Josh’s consistent excellence in working with clients). So I’ll just add a bit from our recent experience.
For our first place, I thought I’d be one of those «let’s look at 50 houses!» kind of person. Josh found us a place after 8 tries. Actually, I told him I didn’t want to see it based on the MLS listing… and that’s what we ended up buying! He does a great job in many aspects and I felt was really wonderful in assessing our needs/​finding the right place that worked for us (even if I didn’t know it myself).
Josh was super easy to work with, extremely knowledgeable, patient with all of our questions (that’s saying a lot since we had a ton), fast in responding to communication, and helped us to advocate + led us through things when we hit a snag. We really credit him with helping us to get through the entire process from start to finish and know it would have been much more difficult, if not impossible, with another agent. I’m glad I don’t have to, but if I needed to do this all over again — I would definitely pick Josh and am recommending him to all of our friends who are even thinking about buying a home.

Josh is a true professional and clearly passionate about helping people get in the right house for the right price. Always responsive, always positive, Josh is a go-​to realtor.
Our experience: Josh was our buyer’s agent. We were relocating to New Orleans from out of state, and Josh was a great source of info on the market when we were in the early stages of looking, and then a critical part of finding the right house, making an offer and getting the deal done. The market in New Orleans is a little strange — solid houses at good prices go quickly, and there are a lot of overpriced flips and pre-​flips on the market. Accordingly, you need an experienced, patient realtor.
With Josh’s help, we were able to buy one of the aforementioned solid houses at a good price — an affordable house that met all of our criteria, which is no small feat in NOLA right now. Josh helped us craft an offer and worked the deal until we were under contract. While under contract, Josh was indispensible, working with the seller, inspector, lender, etc. and got us in the house in well under a month.
If we didn’t have Josh as our agent, I am 100% sure that we would not have been able to make a successful offer on the house we purchased, nor would we have closed as quickly. Whatever commission he made probably wasn’t nearly enough. He was worth his weight in gold during the offer and closing process.
Josh’s Strengths: Besides his personality, which is a HUGE plus — the guy is funny, keeps the mood light in the more tense times, and is fun to be around — Josh’s major strengths are that he knows his stuff and is respected by other realtors. Within minutes of walking into a place for the first time, he can tell you the flaws (including structural and technical aspects) and strengths (including market trends and renovation potential that the average person won’t see) of a particular property. And when Josh interacts with other realtors, it’s clear he’s well-​liked and respected by his peers, which can be critical in getting a good deal during negotiation and while under contract.
What more can I say? Josh is the best — he’ll work his tail off for you, keep you in a good mood, and get you the house you want at a price you can afford.

Josh is your guy. Easy to contact, punctual, and energetic. Bent over backwards to quickly help us find what we wanted. Couldn’t have been more painless. Really felt like he had a handle on what we were looking for and streamlined the process accordingly. Would definitely use Josh for our next purchase!

From the beginning of our search with Josh we felt as if we were in the hands of a real professional.
Within a few days days we found exactly what we were looking for thanks to Josh.
Every phase of the purchase went smoothly, we had many questions all of which were answered promptly and knowledgeably .
The paperwork and coordination of all facets of the sale were completed quickly, efficiently and without any problems.
We would, without any hesitation highly recommend Josh Walther and Gardner Realtors
Thanks Josh!