Pat Smarto
Lakes Realty Group

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

Highlights *
134 recent sales
$20K - $1.5M
52 days on market
ABR® , BPOR , e-PRO® , SFR® , SRS , PSA
15+ 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

Michelle
McHenry, IL - Feb 22, 2016
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars.

Our friend referred Pat Smarto to us and we will recommend her to all our family and friends. Pat searched for our home for 3 years straight and found us our dream home! We are so happy with Pat. We would not have our house if it wasn't for her. She worked hard for us. Thank you once again Pat. We love our home.

Jim
Oak Park, IL - Jan 11, 2016
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars.

Pat's sincerity and candor in guiding me through the process was superior. Not too much hype, an honest, down-to-earth approach. Exceeded my expectations - delivered on everything discussed at the start! I give her my highest reccomendation!

E & B
Fox Lake, IL - Aug 14, 2015
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars.

Pat Smarto is great! She understood my needs and wants and only showed me properties that fit into that box. Because of that I found my perfect home in one day! She is very honest, knowledgeable and friendly. Excellent communication! It was a pleasure and I love my new home!!

Nicki Stephens
Lake Villa, IL - Jul 13, 2015
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars.

Pat was very patient with all of our needs and wants in a home for our entire family. She found the perfect home for us. We would highly recommend her to anyone.

Bob and Pam
Spring Grove, IL - Jun 10, 2015
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars.

When selling our home we wanted someone who understood today's real estate market and utilized the best tools to advertise and market our home. We believe Pat Smarto was that person. Her marketing approach gave our house maximum exposure, thousands of hits on the Internet, many showings and a contract in just 3 weeks.

Professional Info

Brokerage

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

Licensed

Licensed REALTOR®
IL 471.000052
16 years experience

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

  • 31 sales past 3 years
  • 44 days on market
  • $260K median price

Antioch

  • 27 sales past 3 years
  • 54 days on market
  • $361K median price

Lake Villa

  • 19 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.