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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
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.
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.
Pat Smarto was very accommodating from beginning of house hunt process to actual closing. She has great knowledge of area and knew exactly what we were looking for. I would recommend her to family and friends if they are looking for a home in the chain of lakes area. She is punctual, responds to all correspondence in a very timely manner and makes her self available at all times.
Pat Smarto and Lakes Realty made my home buying experience a pleasure. Pat was extremely knowledgeable and eager to find the perfect home in the perfect neighborhood. I couldn't be happier with my new home and Lakes Realty!!
Pat was great to work with. She helped my wife and me through the entire purchase process our new home. I would highly recommend her to anyone buying or selling a home.
Pat and her team were amazing! I know I was not her only client but she never let me feel like anything but her only client. She was honest and helpful with some great advice and I only wish I had known her when I sold or bought homes in the past. I was able to sell my home for more than I had expected to when I initially thought I was going to sell it and I don't believe that would have been possible with anyone but Pat. If you are looking to buy or sell in the area I could not recommend Pat and her team enough.
Pat is a phenomenal realtor and also a valued partner in the home purchase process. We worked with Pat to find the ideal lake house in a highly competitive market. There was not a lot of inventory that satisfied our criteria, but Pat encouraged us to be patient. When we toured homes that we felt might fit the bill, Pat would point out things we should take note of that we would have never considered. She is a discerning professional and always offers the pros and cons of a certain home.
When the perfect home came onto the market, she immediately notified us and was able to set up an appointment to tour the home the next day. She worked with us tirelessly to craft an offer that was accepted by the seller over two other cash offers. Her deep experience and strong expertise were on full display.
We regard Pat as the most knowledgeable real estate professional in the Chain of Lakes area and we feel fortunate to have worked with her. I would enthusiastically recommend her to anyone l
Professional Info
Brokerage
16 E Grand Avenue
Fox Lake, IL 60020
Licensed
IL 471.000052
Awards
- Mainstreet Association Top 1% - 2023
Specialties
- First-time buyers
- Military
- Recreation & Vacation
Designations
- ABRĀ®
- BPOR
- e-PROĀ®
- PSA
- SFRĀ®
- SRS
Hobbies
- Community Activities
- Entertaining
- Food & Cooking
- Health & Wellness
- Outdoor Activities
- Reading
- Travel
- Volunteering
Education
Associateās Degree, Business
Top Cities *
Fox Lake
- 32 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
Service Areas (42 cities)
* 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.