Dawson Ford Garbee & Co

My mother in law recommended Kathy Carson from Dawson Ford Garbee & Co when we were searching for our first home. I’m proud to say, we finally signed the papers and closed on our home a couple of days ago!
Kathy specializes in working with first time home buyers and let me tell you, she has the patience of a saint! We were paranoid and very nervous about buying our first home, but she put us right at ease.
The ONLY thing that my husband and I were frustrated about, was the slow response time and the lack of communication, but that was the Seller’s listing agents fault, not Kathy.
We highly recommend Dawson Ford Garbee & Co and certainly recommend Kathy Carson as your future agent!

We needed help finding a home. We were new to the area. We needed a house. Sounds like a simple task, right?
After reading many reviews online of realtors, we decided to ask Mikey Hertzing for assistance. While he rapidly responded to our request, he just as quickly passed us off to his fresh-​out-​of-​school «apprentice.»
Our situation was pretty simple. We had no house to sell, were pre-​approved for a loan, and we were in a hurry. (We had been renting and the end of our lease was quickly approaching).
Jake took us to many homes in the next several days and to make a long story shorter, we found a house outside of Lynchburg city that we were ready to put an offer on. This is where everything went downhill… but maybe not quickly…
The house that we made an offer on (ALSO listed with Dawson Ford Garbee) was listed for sale while the septic tank was on the neighboring property. This was later found out that the owner and HER realtor had FULL knowledge of this.
As the WEEKS went by, we heard less and less from Jake. Our calls were not returned and we were questioning the offer more and more everyday. There was talk of pre-​posession. There was talk of purchasing just that small piece of land, but a surveyor needed to come to the house first. Time was running out! Where was the surveyor? We had to call him OURSELVES! And guess what? He hadn’t even been told about the situation. In fact, he had been told there was no hurry at all.
It was time to look at other options in the meantime. But when we asked, our request was put off via text, stating he was «sorry for any convenience.»
We backed out of the contract and went with real estate professionals instead. We found a fantastic house within a week and moved in within three.
Two and a half months wasted, more than 200 dollars wasted on an inspection, sleepless nights. Going for a house that should not have been listed in the first place?!
If you want to be an ACTIVE part of your real estate experience, do not call Dawson Ford Garbee.

Working with Dawson Ford Garbee has been a pleasure when selling 2 homes, buying 1 home, and doing work for Dawson Ford Garbee B2B.
The first home I sold was in 2007, when the housing market was good, and it was sold in 5 days. Then, I bought my current home through Dawson Ford Garbee by searching through the Lynchburg area for about 2 months, and had excellent service from the folks at Dawson Ford Garbee no matter the question or time-​of-​day. Buying the home was quick, easy, and Dawson Ford Garbee’s mortgage service took care of many of the details, including getting me a great deal on a mortgage.
I am now selling my current home through Dawson Ford Garbee, and am again having a great experience dealing with Robert Dawson, himself. Robert is often interviewed for his professional opinion on the housing market in the Lynchburg area, and is hailed as the best around.
Great company! HIGHLY recommended!