Why The Layman Group | Deanna & Chase Layman | The Edmond Realtors Who Actually Pick Up

Deanna and Chase Layman, The Layman Group, Realtors with Shepherds Real Estate

5.0 on Google

Deanna & Chase Layman

The Layman Group · Shepherds Real Estate

Meet the Laymans

A team that treats your home like it matters.

We're Deanna and Chase Layman, an Oklahoma-rooted real estate team based in Edmond. We work the Greater OKC metro every week — from Coffee Creek to Plaza District, from Norman to Yukon — and most of our business comes from past clients sending their friends, family, and coworkers.

There are bigger names in Edmond real estate. Teams with twenty agents and slick branding. They do good work. They also hand you off the moment you sign. With us, the person who answers your first call is the same person who writes your offer, sits at the inspection, and shows up to closing. That's not a marketing line — that's the entire business.

If you want a team that picks up the phone, knows your school zone before you ask, and will tell you not to buy a house when it's the wrong one — we'll get along.

Why The Layman Group

Five reasons clients pick us over a bigger team.

Most of these are obvious in hindsight. None of them get advertised because every Realtor in town claims them.

01

Same person, every step.

No handoffs to a junior agent after the first meeting. You work directly with Deanna or Chase — from the first showing to the closing table.

02

Same-hour responses.

Texts, calls, emails — usually within an hour during business hours, often within minutes. Evenings and weekends included. Your timing, not mine.

03

Edmond — by the block.

We know which streets are zoned for Deer Creek vs. Edmond Public. Which Oak Tree blocks have flooding history. Which Coffee Creek phase has the better resale. The kind of knowledge that takes years to build.

04

Honest, even when it costs us.

If your timing is wrong, we'll tell you to wait. If a house has foundation issues that aren't going to resell well, we'll tell you to walk. We'd rather lose a commission than help you make a $400,000 mistake.

05

Zero pressure.

No sales tactics, no urgency manufacturing, no "if you don't bid today you'll lose it forever." This is a decision you're going to live with for years. We treat it that way.

06

A vetted network.

Lenders who close on time. Inspectors who actually find things. Contractors who pick up the phone after move-in. We'll share our list freely — even with clients we haven't worked with yet.

Client Reviews

5.0 average on Google.

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"Deanna was patient with us as first-time buyers in Edmond and walked us through every step. She actually answered her phone — every time."

First-Time Buyer

Edmond, OK

"She knew the neighborhoods cold. Told us up front which streets to avoid and why. Closed on time, no drama."

Move-Up Family

Deer Creek / Edmond

"Honest from day one. Told us our first house wasn't the right one, even though it would have been a quick commission. That's why we sent her two referrals after."

Repeat Client

Oklahoma City

Review excerpts shown for illustration. Read every full review on Google.

Areas Served

Ten cities. One team that actually knows them.

Edmond is home base. The rest of the metro is regular territory.

Edmond

Home base

Oklahoma City

All pockets

Norman

OU area

Yukon

New construction

Bethany

West-side value

Piedmont

Rural luxury

Guthrie

Historic charm

Stillwater

OSU town

Cushing

Small town

Cashion

Country living

How We Work

Three principles. Every transaction.

01

Listen first.

Most Realtors start with "let me show you this house I think you'd love." We start with thirty minutes of questions. What's your timeline? What's your budget — the comfortable one, not the maximum approval? What's the dealbreaker no one's asked you about yet? Until we know those answers, we don't tour anything.

02

Be honest, even when it costs us.

If the comp data says you're overpaying, we'll tell you. If your asking price is wrong, we'll tell you. If your timing for selling is bad and you should wait six months, we'll tell you — even though waiting means we make zero this year. The long-term relationship matters more than any one transaction.

03

Stay close after closing.

Most Realtors disappear the day after closing. We don't. Need a contractor recommendation six months in? Want to know if your house has appreciated for a refi? Looking for a roofer who'll actually call back? We're a text away — for life.

FAQ

Things people ask before hiring us.

Why hire a small team instead of a big team?

With a big team you usually meet the lead agent once, then get handed to a junior who does the actual work. With us, you work directly with Deanna or Chase, every step. The same person who answers your first call writes your offer and shows up at closing. For most buyers and sellers, that's better.

How quickly do you respond to clients?

Same hour during business hours, usually within 15 minutes. Evenings and weekends we respond within a few hours unless we're in a closing. If you don't hear back within four hours, something's wrong — call us.

What areas of Oklahoma do you cover?

Edmond, Oklahoma City, Norman, Yukon, Bethany, Piedmont, Guthrie, Stillwater, Cushing, and Cashion. Edmond is where we spend most of our time and where our deepest neighborhood knowledge is.

What does it cost to work with you as a buyer?

In most Oklahoma transactions, the seller pays the buyer's-agent commission as part of the deal. Recent industry changes mean we'll sign a buyer-representation agreement up front so the math is transparent — and on most deals you pay nothing out of pocket for our services.

What's your approach as a listing agent?

Honest pricing, real marketing (not just MLS-and-pray), professional photos, and active outreach to buyer agents we know in your neighborhood. If we think your timing is wrong, we'll tell you and recommend waiting — even though it costs us a commission.

Why Shepherds Real Estate?

Shepherds is a smaller, relationship-focused brokerage that lets us run our business the way we want — without quotas or pressure tactics. We picked them because their values match how we want to treat clients.

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