Carol Smith
REALTOR®, Broker / Owner
Testimonials
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Carol is amazing! She’s on top of everything and always responds to questions right away! Our house was pending within 24 hours of being put in the market and everything went smooth from there! Highly recommend Next Home Custom Realty!
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- Chelsie Blakeman
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Carl did an outstanding job helping my wife and I find a home. Every time we said no see would come back with another to view. All I can add is fantastic.
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- William Wren
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I would highly recommend Carol Smith for any of your real estate ventures. She is very ambitious and will do everything necessary to meet all of your real estate needs. Her communication is great. Advertising is great. She goes above and beyond. She sold my condo when nobody else could.
Thank you Carol Smith.
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- Brenda C. Bryant
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Carol was so patient and kind during the sale of our home and the purchase of the new one. Any hurdles we had to jump she was right there with us. She gave strong and valid advice each time we approached her with something. I highly recommend her and Next Home for all your home selling or purchase needs.
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- Susan Kelley Shramm (Site Supervisor)
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Carol Smith was a great Realtor to work with. She is very knowledgeable and great with communication. She makes herself available whenever you need her. Very prompt with responsive day or night. Great service throughout her time of service for me. Intend on using her again in the future.
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- Angela Hoffman
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Carol is amazing! I reached out to her when I initially found out we were moving to a new campus a year and half ago. She stuck with me through delays in contruction and delays due to COVID. I was working and had to do a few tours including the tour for the home I purchased via video recording. She pointed out anything she thought would be a problem and went above and beyond to make sure I got a home I would be happy with. We did the final walkthrough yesterday which was my first time seeing the house in person. Everything was perfect. She really treats you like a good friend or family member.
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- Misty Baker (Customer)
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Carol has been the most helpful, most patient realtor we could have had the pleasure of working with. She listened to what we wanted, and showed us every house in which we were interested. Once we found the house we wanted, she helped us from making the offer through the inspection process and all the way through closing. She was available throughout the process to answer all our questions. Carol was everything we wanted in a realtor. We'd highly recommend her.
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- Wendy Wren (client)
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Carol is a wonderful person to work with
She helped us through every detail of buying our home thank you for all that you did for us
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- Myron Knight (Home owner)
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Carol was always available for us, taking great care over several years to guide our family through every step of the home buying process. Carol is extremely knowledgeable with helpful market insights, golden intuition and industry wisdom about properties. We could not have had a more kind, capable, respectful and business oriented real estate agent to walk with us through every home tour until we completed the final walked through of our desired property. The Armstrong family is truly grateful for Carol, she is exceptional. We will make certain to choose her for any future home/property buying needs.
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- The Armstrongs
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Carol was wonderful to work with. She was quick to act when we found our home and wanted to put in a bid. Our home is a renovation loan and took quite sometime to close with several extensions needed. Carol stayed on top of everything, keeping us all on track. I cannot express how grateful we are to her for always answering our questions no matter what, explaining things to us (how the process works), and always being patient and kind. What a wonderful experience we had buying our first home! We are so blessed to have met Carol and worked with her during this process!
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- Lisa and Howard Bowman
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Carol's professionalism is exemplary. Her knowledge and attention to detail makes it easy to fully trust Carol which gives us peace of mind. Carol is authentic, a good listener and committed to great service.
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- Tom and Hope Beatty
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Exceptional service, from the beginning to the end, was extended to me by Carol and her daughter, Cassidy. Both Carol and Cassidy were responsive, availed themselves to showings, and prompt in answering questions irrespective of the hour or day of the week. While I'm cognizant that I wasn't the only client, the service made me feel as though I was.
Because of the exemplary service, I will reach out to Carol with any prospective purchasing or selling needs!
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- Bren N. Jones (Deputy Director)
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Carol made selling our house a breeze. We sold at above what I thought we could in 3 days. She did all the paperwork and even helped me close from another state. She will go the extra mile for you.
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- Todd Smith (Assistant Professor)
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Carol did an amazing job helping my wife and find the perfect home for our family of six. We look at homes for months, numerous homes. Carol never once got frustrated with us and was more then willing to show whatever home we wanted to look at. She found us homes that she thought would accommodate our large family, that my wife and I never would have found. I would recommend Carol to anyone and everyone! She cares about satisfiction and making home buying easy! Five star home buying experience!!
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- Justin Stanley (Home buyer )
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I was very pleased with Carol Smith as my realtor. She was very knowledgeable, professional and personable. She was patient with me during the whole process and took care of my needs in record time! Amazing!! Thanks Carol.
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- Laverne Evans
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Carol was wonderful to work with. She helped us buy an investment house and was always spot on when we wanted to look at a listing. She completed a market on my home and is helping us to find our dream home. I highly recommend her. She pays attention to detail and is always responsive to our questions and needs.
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- Madonna seelhammer
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Carol was super helpful in helping us find and look at houses. She responds fast and is super helpful when we had questions.
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- Micaiah Beckhart (Electrical engineer )
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Carol explained the process of selling a house and she supplied information about how other properties in the same neighborhood had been selling and she estimated the amount the property would sell for within those parameters. She maintained contact during the process so that I would know when the property was being shown. I received regular reports about the number of showings and the customer ratings of the property. She consulted with me several times about revising the strategy for attracting customers when attention waned. The result was a successful closing in November after being on the market for only 4 months.
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- George Parsons (Retired)
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Carol made the whole process of buying a house seamless! This was our first time buying and she made sure nothing fell through the cracks. I highly recommend her if you're looking for a realtor who knows her stuff!
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- Kate Monheimer
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carol did an amazing job. I told her what I was looking for and she found the perfect house for our family. I would recommend carol and I would use her in the future. awesome job.
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- Traci Mcgranahan
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I highly recommend Carol. Great communication.
She always kept us up to date with the status of our listing. The closing was quick and easy even though we lived in another state.
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- Jeff Strange
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Highly likely to recommend
Bought a Single Family home in 2017 in Frankfort, KY.
Carol is very prompt, insightful.
She is very nice & easy to talk to.
She is a really good realitor.
She took care of many things that
I wasn't able to due to my work schedule.
Carol is Great!!
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- cthyknght8 (Buyer)
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Carol is a pleasure to talk to and work with. She listens to what you really want and need, and helped me over the course of several months to make sure I was looking at, and ultimately purchasing, the exact property that fit my needs the best. She does not hesitate to do research and gather information, answer any questions you have, and she was always available even when I thought she wouldn't possibly be working. Carol is quick to respond, REALLY listens, makes you feel that she is on your side as a partner, and she makes you feel that your needs and decisions are the most important thing to her.
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- Maryann Rothman (Team Lead Mercy Health Hospital)
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Carol Smith was extremely efficient answer any questions we needed answered. Even if she didn't know the answer off the top of her head. She researched the answer for us. Carol Showed us the property promptly and professionally. We were even able to close on the house a week early. I Would recommend her to anyone looking to buy in the Frankfort,Kentucky area. Carol also provided us with fast and efficient way to get our internet, T.V. electric and water. Thank you Carol Smith
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- Richard Gillette (Business owner)
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Carol was great to work with! As first time home buyers, we had a lot of questions and Carol always took the time to answer them completely and make sure we were absolutely comfortable with what was happening throughout the entire purchasing process. We 100% recommend her!
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- Taylor Houze (Buyer)
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If you need to buy or sell a home, I highly recommend Carol Smith / Next Home Realty. She was efficient and knowledgeable about any and everything that I needed to know and extremely patient with me! She was available within minutes if I had any questions (even when she was on vacation.) Carol helped make what seemed to me to be a stressful time (selling my mother's home) into a positive experience...
Thank You, Carol
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- Sandra Perkins
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Carol was great to work with. She found recent sales and comparisons for the first meeting. She remained available for questions and helped us with whatever we needed as we moved. I would highly recommend her services!
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- Daniel Burgin
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Carol is one of the best people you'll ever meet! You couldn't ask for a better person! On top of that she knows exactly what she's doing! You want it sold she's the one to get!!!
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- John shramm (home owner)
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We highly recommend Carol Smith for any real estate representation. She is very efficient; detail oriented and did not talk but left us to walk through property uninterrupted. When we asked a question, she answered. If she doesn’t know, she’ll do her research and quickly respond by email, text, or phone call. She is very professional in handling any problem that arises and was most willing to meet contractors and service people when we were not available. We just bought a home long distance with multiple seller issues, contingencies, and closing documents. Carol stayed on top of everything; never dropped the ball and was never rattled. We are so pleased to have engaged her services in relocating to central Kentucky.
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- David & McGehee Marsh (New Home Owners In Versailles, KY)
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Carol did a wonderful job guiding us through buying our first home. She was always available to answer questions and made the entire process smooth and efficient. Highly recommend!
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- Kristen Clemens (Biologist)
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Carol was amazing. She was very patient, worked around my crazy schedule and was very helpful but did not push. I truly believe she was surprised when I finally found my home. I appreciate all of her assistance not only helping me find my home but with the closing process as well. I highly recommend her!
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- Christy Hendren (911 dispatcher)
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Carol helped me to find and buy a house. She was very helpful and patient. she was on time and very responsive. I highly suggest her as a buyer agent. You will get an impeccable service.
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- Oz S.
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Carol was always available to answer our countless questions. Her knowledge and her experience were so helpful as she assisted us through every step of the home buying process. Thank you Carol!
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- Ben Beckhart
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She is awesome! I could go on and on about how much I appreciate her and her help. She is just great. I definitely recommend her. She was very helpful with suggestions, resources, and so much more. Coming in as new buyer I had no clue about anything she was definitely there as a helping hand. And made it happen. I love her.
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- Cassie Raudales (Masonry contractor )
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I recently moved to Frankfort from Idaho. I received Carol's name and number from a realtor in Idaho. He was looking for someone in the area with excellent credentials and experience. I met Carol once and then the rest of our time was handled over email and phone until we met again on closing day when I arrived in Frankfort. She was completely professional and helpful as we ran into a couple snags along the way. She handled everything with professionalism and totally had my interest in heart during the transactions. I would and do recommend Carol if your are looking to buy or sell a home. By the way, I love my
new home and the city of Frankfort! Thank you Carol!
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- ANGELA LATULIPPE (RN)
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Carol and her staff at NextHome Custom Realty did an outstanding job of marketing and selling our home. We had offers within days, even though we were in a battle against a pandemic. Thanks to their diligence and hard work we were able to get our home sold during some very trying times.
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- Camm Swigert (Home Owner)
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If you plan to sell your house, call Carol! This was my first time to sell in 47 years and Carol met with me several times about my goals for the house, provided me the forms and information needed, kept up with every detail in the process, and was always available to answer questions. She saw to having publicity and pictures on the realtors' site as soon as possible and made sure the attractive yard sign and information brochures were available the first day. There was an offer on the second day of showing and my house has sold! Carol provided information as we approached the closing and attended with me. It was a pleasure to work with her.....she is friendly, with a warm smile, always on time, and knows her field well.
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- Alice Delambre
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CRol was always there when we needed her. Exceptional service and a great team behind her.
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- Madonna Seelhammer
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Carol went above and beyond in helping me find a home. The search took most of a year and involved looking at many properties, often several on the same day. Several times I made offers and Carol helped me through the reams of associated paperwork, only to have things fall through. She was always cheerful and patient.
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- Pamela Kutscher
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I was in the market to purchase a home and it was a pleasure working with Carol. She was very prompt in responding to me, either instantly or within minutes. She was readily available to schedule viewings of houses and accommodated my schedule. Carol was very knowledgeable about the buying process and gave me tips and advice along the way. She's very professional and personable as well. I wouldn't hesitate to use her again and to recommend her to others!
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- Jennifer Barbee (Home Buyer )
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We want to express our pleasure with our real estate agent, Carol Smith. Carol guided us through the entire process of searching for the perfect house, to making and offer and eventually closing on our home. We credit Carol with a smooth, stress-free home buying and pleasurable experience. I know if you make Carol your realtor, you will be as pleased as we were. Thanks again, Carol
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- Rhonda and Robert Sharfe
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Carol is very knowledgeable and competent in the Franklin county market. She sold our land amidst incredible problems and setbacks external to the sale. I had no transportation so Garth took me to closing (30 mile trip) and brought a bag of dog food for my pets. They are still sorting out the situation I left there after moving. I made my money in real estate and have never worked with a realtor as kind and helpful as Carol -- and her realtor husband Garth.
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- Tom Moore (Client)
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Carol and her partner,Garth, handled a very intriguing house and property that also had a lot of idiosyncrasies through a sales period encompassing both winter and Covid-19. They were most personable and creative in their approach and handled the limited number of truly interested clients with professionalism and good humor.
They stayed on top of it and there was no slack in either their attentiveness or focus on details.
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- John Antenucci and Janet Osborn
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Carol gives the kind of personal attention it takes to completely go through the process to make your home show well and sell well!
The best!
Thx Carol!
Dean
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- Dean Ball (Owner Waverly house auction )
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Carol was always attentive to my needs and made me a priority. I didn’t feel like just another client with her. She is very professional and will answer all of the questions you may have. I highly recommend her!
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- Jaymes Kelly
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Carol made what can be a stressful endeavor very pleasant. Her calm demeanor kept me calm and she answered my questions and made suggestions to help us throughout the process. I highly recommend Carol.
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- Nancy Miley
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We went through over a half dozen real estate agents until we found Carol Smith, who's pleasant, patient, punctual, and proficient.
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- Hans Battenfeld
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Highly likely to recommend
Bought a Single Family home in 2017 in Frankfort, KY.
Local knowledge:5/5
Process expertise:5/5
Responsiveness:5/5
Negotiation skills:5/5
We absolutely loved Carol. She was so patient with us and walked us through the entire process start to finish. We highly recommend anyone in the market to give Carol a call!
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- AshleyMarie06 (Buer)
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Carol helped us through lots of difficulty in the housing market. She made sure we had viewings anytime we asked, and she helped us keep moving forward when deals fell through. We were lucky we had Carol throughout our process. We are in a home we absolutely love.
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- Anthony Gavin
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Carol Smith is an outstanding realtor. She kept me informed on everything from the very beginning up until the closing. She promptly answered any questions I had. She went beyond expectation in the selling of my home. If there are any repairs needed, she goes out of her way to recommend experts who can make repairs. She also had someone lined up to move furniture from the home. I would highly recommend her for anyones real estate needs. I would not hesitate to contact Carol Smith again, if I should sell my home and purchase another one in the future. Her knowledge and expertise in real estate in outstanding.
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- Debbie Woolums
About Carol Smith
As a full time, professional Broker/Owner for over 10 years, and a licensed Realtor for 38+ years, I pride myself on offering superior personal service before, during and after your transaction. Knowledge, commitment, honesty and expertise are the cornerstones of my business. Let me earn your trust, your business and most importantly your friendship. Don’t make another move without me. I guarantee you will see the difference quality service makes and I look forward to working with you!* GRI, Graduate Realtors Institute
* Kiwanis Civic Club, Current Member
* Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, Current Member
* Kentucky Colonel, current
* Outstanding Community Service Recognition Award
* Retired Army Military Spouse
* VFW Auxiliary, Life Member
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