I hope you all are enjoying the holiday week by spending time with those who are important in your life, and giving thanks for the blessings you have been given. So you can do these things and still keep up with real estate news, I have taken a little time to put together some links that will help you do just that.

As I have shared with the DothanHomeSearch.com readers before, the Real Estate Tomatoes are a group of real estate and mortgage professionals whose goal is to give their knowledge of their respective markets to the readers of their blogs. My hope is that this information will be relevant and valuable to the readers of dothanhomesearch.com.

As promised, here are the best on the vine this week.

We get calls all the time from folks wanting to buy “a little land”. Marty from Valley Market has some interesting information on land sales in Alaska. I know, I know, we probably won’t be able to convince our callers to take a look at Alaska real estate, but his information is valuable none the less.

Cindy over at VA Real Estate Talk points out the importance of not only having representation on your side when you purchase a home, but also the value of a quality home inspection. It is a subject we have discussed here before, but Cindy’s post puts an exclamation point on it.

Along that same line, Laurie at Options Realty expounds on the role a real estate professional plays in a real estate transaction. It’s about the expertise and knowledge folks.

Scott over at The Real Estate Post gives a compelling example of why buyers should use a local mortgage professional. I can certainly relate to Scott’s story. For you Dothan home buyers out there…read his post!

Another Scott, The Top Tech Agent covering Maryland real estate, shares a story about the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich that almost killed a real estate sale. My five year old son has a propensity to indulge in PB&J’s, so I guess there is a possibility that was his sandwich.

We can’t let Thanksgiving week pass without a good post related to something we all should be thankful for. Jennifer has the Arlington Dirt and has a very nice post about Arlington National Cemetery. Again, thank you to all who have served!

Jackie from The Real Estate Sizzle covers everything related to the Tampa and Florida real estate scene. I admire how she has her finger on the pulse of her market. Jackie talks this week about upcoming Florida property tax reform and how it will effect her audience. Undoubtably there will be Dothan Home Search reader effected as well.

And finally, congratulations to Janis and her Port Orange Juice crowd. Port Orange was recently named a City of Excellence in the State of Florida. Kudos to the Port Orangites, or is it Port Orangeonians?

Another week of great writing Tomatoes!