About Julie Smith
My Client-First Philosophy: There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional – integrity, in-depth community and market knowledge, marketing savvy, effective negotiation skills and a high-quality professional network, all of which are hallmarks of how I work.
That said, in my experience as a TIftarea real estate professional, I've also found that providing the very best service is essentially about putting my clients first. This means keeping myself accessible, being a good listener as well as a good communicator, and responding quickly to your needs.
This "client first" philosophy has always been my approach and it requires me to continually improve my skills and ways of doing business. In addition, I've found that the latest technologies are enabling me to do everything I've always done, only much more quickly and efficiently. They've also helped me to extend the range of services I provide to my clients.
So when you decide that you'd like to buy or sell a home in the Tifton, Chula, Omega, Ty Ty, Irwinville, and more areas, please contact me.
Not only am I committed to knowing everything I can about the Tiftarea real estate market, I am actively involved in my community as well. The best way we can be involved is to serve through volunteering for various organization and programs.
Tiftarea Board of Realtors:
2008 Director
2007 Past President Public Relations Committee Chair
2006 President
Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar/Circle of Excellence 2008
Multi-Million Dollar Producer
2002-2005 Co-Chair of Tifton Heritage Foundation, the neighborhood association for Tifton's Historic Residential and Downtown Districts. Resident of Tifton's Historic District.
2004 Vice Chair of Tifton-Tift County Arts Council.
2004 Chairman of Tifton's Annual Love Affair Fine Arts Festival
1999 to 2007- Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Tifton's Hometown Holiday Celebration
2004-present - Georgia Association of Realtors' Georgia Realtor Institute Board of Governors.
Earned Graduate of Realtor Institute (GRI) designation in 2003.
Member of Tifton's First Presbyterian Church
Selected as Best Realtor in Tift County in Tifton Gazette Readers Choice Awards
Recipient of the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce "Prince Business Woman of the Year"
Tiftarea Board of Realtors "Realtor of the Year"
2008 Selected as a Top 30 under 50 by the Tifton Gazette
2008 Advantage Realty selected as BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY in Tifton by readers of the Tifton Gazette in the Readers Choice Awards
State Director for the Georgia Association of Realtors - Tiftarea Board of Realtors
2008 - Earned Acredited Buyers Representative (ABR) designation from the National Association of Realtors
2010 selected BEST REALTOR in Tifton by readers of the Tifton Gazette in the Reader's Choice Awards