Pat Smarto
Lakes Realty Group

Looking to sell your property, buy a new home, or just need some expert real estate advice?

Highlights *
133 recent sales
$20K - $1.5M
ABR®, BPOR, e-PRO®, PSA, SFR®, SRS
54 days on market
16 years experience
About
Pat loves looking at houses and finding the right house for her buyers, helping make their home ownership dreams come true. Pat truly believes that your home is where you plant your roots to create memories that last a lifetime. Assisting sellers allows Pat to help move them to the next phase of their life. She is licensed in both Illinois and Wisconsin.

In January 2011, Pat purchased the Lakes Realty Group and built a team of experts to make it a strong, local real estate office. Since its purchase, she has brought the company into substantial growth. She sponsors many events and organizations, including the annual Fox Lake TriAthlon, NICC Ice Fishing Derby, St. Bede Halloween Hustle, and more.

She has one son and lives on the lake with her husband, where summers are spent on the water enjoying activities like kayaking, swimming, tubing, and wakeboarding. She enjoys traveling, especially to Europe.

Ratings & Reviews
4.9

Bob Soucek
Downers Grove, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Pat Smarto did every aspect of the sale of my property in an outstanding way that left me assured that I chose the right agent over others I had considered. Pat is a role model to all real estate agents. Through my observation and research I found that Pat is greatly involved in her community which also contributes to her standing in it and her profession.
All of these attributes gave me a feeling of trust in Pat that you will realize also.

My recommendation of Pat Smarto is without reservation!

Mark Wagner
Antioch, IL
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Vicki and William
Fox Lake, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Lori and Dan
Spring Grove, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Mary and Jeffry
Richmond, IL
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Marilyn McCall
Spring Grove, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Denise Weglowski
Algonquin, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Pat did what a good realtor should do and that is get as much traffic/showings as possible to sell the home.. Pat is quick to respond to potential buyers and brokers who show interest and works with the seller to make it happen.
My first deal did not happen, not due to any fault on her part, the buyer withdrew but she quickly moved back into action to show the property and get it sold. She has a very positive, forward looking attitude, never gives up.
I highly recommend her as your realtor.

Ella Fridberg
Lake Villa, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Will definitely work with Patricia Smarto again.
Amazing broker!

Sarah Lockton and Chris Adams
McHenry, IL
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Adam and Kelsey
Lake Villa, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Bob and Deb
Loveland, OH
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Spent the time to understand exactly what we were looking for and then worked closely with us to make it happen. Was always available whenever we needed anything. Her motivation from Day 1 was to find us the best house—not the first house. She gave us objective advice on every listing we looked at. It paid off.

Susanne Tauke
IL
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars.
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Joseph Lauria
Fox Lake, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Jim & Molly
Fox Lake, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Best thing we did was choose Lakes Realty and Pat Smarto.

We picked Pat specifically, because Lakes Realty had a home listed we were interested in, and when we called, she answered our questions completely and offered to show us the property that same day. Her approach is business first, yet you felt like you had a friend with you while you went through many, many homes.

It was a pleasure to work with an agent with her excellent ethics and professionalism and always without any pushiness. She was patient and factual and we were VERY impressed. Over the course of a year to find the perfect house , we finally found the lake and house to make our forever home. Pat is knowledgeable about the different lakes, and the different communities. She was a joy to spend a lot of time with us and treated us like we were her only clients,

Gretchen
Third Lake, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Had it not been for Pat, we would have never ended up with our dream home!

Kathy Furlong
Round Lake Beach, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Paul Trulzsch
Antioch, IL
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars.

Pat is in tune with the market in my area.

Debbie B
Antioch, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

I highly recommend Pat Smarto. She is the best realtor I have ever worked with and that is saying a lot because I have moved a lot! Hopefully this is my last move but if I do I will definitely call Pat!

Pat McKie
Antioch, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Pat did a very good job.
We were very pleased with her.

She gets back to you in a timely manner when you have a question. She is very knowledgeable.

Megan and Andrew
Ingleside, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

We wanted someone local who was realistic in the pricing and very experienced. Pat was perfect!

Pat Smarto knows was she is doing and does is well. She had the professionalism and knowledge we wanted as well as being a friendly supportive along the way

Highly recommend and will use again in the future!

Robert Goldstein
Lake Barrington, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Lisa Stay
Antioch, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

We explained our financial situation with Pat, she advised us to talk to someone she knew about a mortgage and her connection got us a higher mortgage at a lower rate then to first person we had been talking to.

She was also very honest with us if a house would work before we wasted time to see it.

Pat is amazing to work with great personality and even with a mask on you could tell she was always smiling:)

We never would have gotten our dream house without her and the Lakes Team we can't thank them enough.

Michael and Julie
Ingleside, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Cindy Tobie
Volo, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Patrick and Margarette
Fox Lake, IL
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No written review provided.

Professional Info

Brokerage

Lakes Realty Group
16 E Grand Avenue
Fox Lake, IL 60020

Licensed

Licensed REALTOR®
IL 471.000052

Awards

  • Mainstreet Association Top 1% - 2023

Specialties

  • First-time buyers
  • Military
  • Recreation & Vacation

Designations

  • ABR®
  • BPOR
  • e-PRO®
  • PSA
  • SFR®
  • SRS

Hobbies

  • Community Activities
  • Entertaining
  • Food & Cooking
  • Health & Wellness
  • Outdoor Activities
  • Reading
  • Travel
  • Volunteering

Education

Harper College
Associate’s Degree, Business

Top Cities *

Fox Lake

  • 33 sales past 3 years
  • 54 days on market
  • $275K median price

Antioch

  • 28 sales past 3 years
  • 57 days on market
  • $378K median price

Lake Villa

  • 18 sales past 3 years
  • 48 days on market
  • $290K median price

* Sales data is calculated based on transaction information available to Agent Pronto at the time of publishing and may not accurately reflect all transactions for a given agent.