Laura Dobbins's (ldobbins) Blog

In today's market, it takes much more than a sign in the front yard and a posting in the MLS to sell a home.  Here are 7 "real" reasons why some properties don't sell and others do! Back in August of last year, I published a post called 6 Reasons why your house won't sell.  It garnered an unbelie...

Hey buyers, heed this great advice!  It also applies if you've been pre-qualified and are still house hunting!  Don't max out those credit cards for the holidays and cause your FICO score to drop!  The best present you can give yourself and your family is a good credit score and a chance to impro...

Buyers, especially first time homebuyers, are spoiled in this current market.  They don't realize what an incredible advantage they have over any other buyers during the last five years in terms of interest rates, availability of large number of homes for sale in their price range, and reduced pr...

I actually don't mind getting calls like those because when I am able to correctly identify the property listing, I look like a genius!  However, the worst one I had recently was apparently on a foreclosed house that sold over 4 months ago and all the caller wanted to give me was a case number......