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
4.9

Mike V
McHenry, IL - Aug 26, 2020
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Pat is very patient while shopping. She listens and can even get a sense of likes and dislikes to really help you shop.

See last description. She is wonderful. Even reach's out after the sale to see how things are going.

Photographer was amazing on our sale.

Duplicate her! Everyone deserves this experience while dealing in real estate

Ted and Carolyn
Lake Villa, IL - Jul 14, 2020
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

My wife and I had worked with Pat a few years ago when we bought our current home. Her skill, insight, dedication and patience (it took nearly two years for us to find the perfect home) were absolutely first rate. Based on that experience, we were certain that Pat was the person with whom we wanted to work in the sale of the property that we just successfully concluded. Once again, Pat provided excellent service to us. We would enthusiastically recommend Pat both to those seeking to buy a home and those seeking to sell one.

Russ Schert
Spring Grove, IL - Apr 13, 2020
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Good job

Tracy W.
Ingleside, IL - Mar 24, 2020
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars.

You couldn't ask for a nicer, more understanding, patient, friendly, and more approachable agent than Pat Smarto. Pat went above and beyond when it came to the sale of our home, things that weren't in her control, she still tried to make a difference. Pat is off-the-charts with her promptness when it comes to returning calls, texts, feedback, contracts, and follow-up. EVERYTHING was in a VERY timely matter and went exactly as she said it would.

Pat Smarto's knowledge, expertise, and passion make her a true professional in buying and selling waterfront homes. I would definitely recommend Pat. She was my lifesaver, I would have drowned without her!

John
Lindenhurst, IL - Dec 25, 2019
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

We've used Pat several times and she is simply the best. When we sold, she got us our asking price and when we bought she found us the right house in a great neighborhood in the price range we wanted.

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.