Petersburg REALTOR® with Smith & Associates | Helping buyers & sellers throughout Tampa Bay & Florida’s Central Gulf Coast | Waterfront, coastal, condo & second-home specialist | Selling Homes for Coastal Lifestyles Having grown up in St. Petersburg, Caroline is well versed in the Tampa Bay Area market with St. Petersburg's vibrant downtown, Pinellas County's award-winning beaches, and the Florida coastal lifestyle the Central Gulf Coast of Florida has to offer and she understands the area's uniqueness and value. Well-traveled, experienced professional in the financial markets and highly educated in the real estate industry, with confidence and professionalism Caroline offers a personalized experience to the local, international, investor or vacation home buyers and home sellers in the local real estate markets delivering the dream of a Florida coastal lifestyle in the Tampa Bay area. Areas of expertise include, but not limited to – St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Tampa, the Central Gulf Coast Beaches and throughout Pinellas County and Hillsborough County to points south of Tampa Bay over the Skyway Bridge in Manatee County. In addition to her 15+ years of experience as a licensed real estate sales associate and consultant, Caroline brings over 25 years of professional experience as a Financial Consultant and V.P. in Institutional Fixed Income Sales in the financial securities industry which has taught her the many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional. Integrity, in-depth community and market knowledge, effective negotiation skills, marketing savvy, and a high-quality professional network are all hallmarks of how she works thereby providing the very best service essentially putting clients first. This means keeping herself accessible, being a good listener as well as a good communicator, and responding quickly to your needs. This “client first” philosophy has always been her approach which requires her to continually improve skills and the ways of doing business through continued education and training in addition to keeping up with the latest technologies enabling Caroline to work smarter, quicker and efficiently to extend the range of services provided to her clients. Real estate continues to be a sensational long-term investment. Buying a home is one of life’s most exciting experiences and yet one of the most challenging. Your home is your most important asset and consequently an investment for a lifetime. Caroline’s qualifications include:
Graduate Realtor’s Institute (GRI)
Home Sellers Resource Specialist (SRS)
Resort and Second Home Property Specialist (RSPS)
Short-Sales and Foreclosure Resource (SFR)
Broker Price Opinion Resource (BPOR)
Residential Real Estate Sales
Condominium Sales
International Home Buyers & Home Seller
Relocation
Waterfront Homes
Re-Sale and New Home Sales
Investors
“The Suncoast” is Florida living at its finest! With its awarding beaches, waterfront communities and highly rated cultural communities Caroline enjoys the active lifestyle that the Tampa Bay area has to offer. Real Estate is her passion with so much to be proud of as a resident and ‘almost’ native of St. Petersburg FL. British by birth, at a very young age Caroline’s family relocated to St Petersburg Florida USA, and this is where she works, plays and loves living thereby enjoying an active Florida coastal lifestyle.
