Annette is a native of Greenville, Mississippi and attended LSU majoring in Business
Administration. Annette relocated to Charleston, West Virginia, founded and operated Kitchen Kaboodle, and
the Placesetter, establishing herself as an entrepreneur and
business woman for more than 10 years. In 1987, she relocated to
Atlanta, Georgia where she was employed by the national law firm of King
& Spalding, which is headquartered there. While in Atlanta,
Annette, who is a sports fan, worked with one of the organizers of
the 1996 Olympic Games and with the Atlanta Sports Council bid team
which succeeded in securing for Atlanta the 2007 NCCA Final Four
Championship games.
Annette has two sons, Captain Bill Smith, a pilot with Jet Blue
who is based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida,
and Scott Smith, who is employed by Walgreen's in Sarasota. Bill calls Sarasota
home enjoying the water activities and working on his 1983 Ferrari in Annette's
garage. Scott loves video games, while Annette enjoys the
outdoors and sporting events. She attended the Iron Man in Kona, Hawaii
with her son Bill in 2003.
Snufaluvagus (Snuffy),
sometimes featured writer on the Sarasota real estate news blog joined the
family in 2004.
Annette Smith is a full time real estate professional and full
time resident of Sarasota, Florida representing both buyers and sellers.
She has the experience and knowledge of local real estate market conditions,
contracts, negotiations, financing and marketing that you deserve and should
demand when buying or selling a home. Annette is committed to excellence
in her profession. She will communicate with you promptly and continuously
throughout the entire process.
Annette is
skilled in technology and makes extensive use of these skills in
servicing her clients, in locating potential properties, in
providing virtual tours, in conducting comparative market analysis,
and in marketing real estate with particular emphasis on search
engine placement. Annette’s online presence has been very successful
due to its professional appearance and user friendly features.
Annette communicates with many of her clients online responding to
their needs promptly and efficiently. However, if the client
prefers to communicate with Annette by traditional means, client service
will not suffer; Annette or a real estate professional network
associate will answer your call promptly and keep the
communications flowing.