In Sell Your Home Now, Laura Riddle, a master's level, award-winning real estate broker and Realtor, walks sellers through everything they need to know to sell their home at the best price in the new real estate market. Riddle bought her first home in 1996 with her husband. In 2001 - four houses and three sales later -- a family member asked her to get her real estate license to help them buy and sell homes. Having been in sales and laid off during the dot-com downturn, she quickly got her license and went to work selling property in Los Angles. Her motto: "To give each client the best service." Riddle's real estate specialty is listing agent, and she has also represented a fair share of buyers and, in several transactions, both parties. ("Real estate is not just my job: It's my passion!" she said.) She has sold modest condos to upscale, million-dollar homes, and her sales experience also includes commercial properties. Riddle wrote her book to be a one-stop place for sellers by gathering information from banks, lenders, other agents, stagers, and even the IRS. Selling a home is a complex process, and a book was necessary to detail the options: "I really wanted to help people. I meet people all day long that had been given really bad real estate advice and it cost them dearly," she said. Riddle has a passion for private property ownership rights and successfully spoke before city councils on behalf of property owners in Los Angeles and Glendale, California. She lives in southern California (a native!) with her husband and daughter. They have two dogs, one cat, and a rabbit. ("It's a zoo, but the rabbit is the best behaved" she said.) Her hobbies include gymnastics, dancing, and volunteering at church.