Carol Smith

I have lived in Lake County all of my life, raised my family here and made life long relationships here. I began my career as a business management professional for a large corporation where I gained invaluable experience in the home furnishing business by learning retail purchasing, merchandising and people management. A long time desire to help people create a comfortable and beautiful home lead me to study landscape design and horticulture. In 2004 I started a small landscape design business. As the recession grew landscape work narrowed, I was lead to the real estate market knowing that this might be the best way I could help people find and create a place they would call home. After I gained my Broker’s license, I received certification in staging (CSC) and short sales and foreclosures (SFR). The best part of my job is when I hear someone say 'this feels like home' when they ...