Douglas D. Laird

MEET DOUGLAS D. LAIRD

Your Trusted Commercial Agent

It has been my privilege to work in Commercial Realty at Skogman since 2001. My interest in real estate started in 1986, when my family began to purchase and manage multi-family and commercial properties. Prior to 2001, I worked in development and management roles at St. Luke’s Hospital and Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids.

Since starting at Skogman, I have enjoyed working in all areas of commercial real estate including leasing/sales of land, warehouse, farm, office, and tax appeals. My team also consists of my wife Sharon and Assistant Emma Baldwin. Together, our goal has been to develop your real estate dreams into reality.

As of July, 2024, I have had the opportunity to provide customers with assistance in excess of $330,000,000 in sales/leasing volume. In 2023, I was named Skogman’s Top Commercial Agent, with $23,234,702 in pending volume for 2023. In addition to a BA from Iowa State and an MBA from the University of Iowa, I also hold professional certifications as a CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) and SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors).

From 2015 to 2018, I served as Vice President of Skogman’s Commercial division. From 2016 to 2018, I also served as Chief Operations Officer for Skogman Realty.

It is my pleasure to have served on many boards and service organizations around the community and state. These have included Wellmark, St. Luke’s/UnityPoint, Faith Bible Church, and Rotary Club District 5970.

Sharon and I have been married for forty-seven years. We have four adult children, and thirteen amazing grandchildren.

Testimonials

You [Doug & Lena] were very patient with me as I tried to figure out my direction and never put any pressure on me. You were diligent in following up, but not pushy or judgmental about my taking time to weigh out options.

I always believed you were looking out for my best interests and I was dealing with a person and a firm that had high integrity.Don VanSlochem
Commercial

It’s been a privilege to work with Doug on our relevant real estate transactions. Each event was a big learning experience for me and I’m grateful for Doug’s skill and patience.

Ivan McBride
Commercial

We have made several transactions with Doug Laird’s team at Skogman. His team is efficient, honest and great to work with. Doug has always responded in a very timely manner and has backed up his work.

Building Concepts Inc.
Commercial

“We asked for Doug’s assistance with our first-ever land purchase. Without Doug’s expertise, we would not have known what boxes to check in doing our due diligence. He walked the property with us (all 15 acres…and we could barely keep up with him!), made suggestions for a build site and then selected and hired the experts we needed to make a confident purchase. Doug also made negotiations easy, even with a somewhat difficult seller. Thanks to Doug, we acquired our dream property to build our Forever Home. We can’t thank you enough, Doug!”

Thom Bollinger
Commercial

We were very lucky to have found you and your expertise when we did and look forward to completing our deals. You always handled us with patience, kindness, and space when needed.

Christine Fink-Hansen | Farm Seller & Buyer