Author Archives: Kristie Smith

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Kristie Smith

Kristie Smith is the founder & leader of the Indy Homes Real Estate Team. She is a REALTOR, and is one of the most recognized and accomplished Indiana real estate agents. As Relocation Director for ERA Real Estate Links, Kristie's Team specializes in relocating families moving to the Indy area, as well as Helping People on the Move locally in Indy.

Downtown Indianapolis

A guide to Indianapolis top employers

Categories: Culture, Indianapolis

As relocation director for ERA Real Estate Links, I am often called upon to provide tours of Indianapolis for different corporations’ executive job candidates. One question I’m asked time and again by these candidates...

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May chock-full of fun Indianapolis 500 events

Categories: Community, Events, Indianapolis

With the Indianapolis 500 Mini Marathon run last weekend, the month of May in Indianapolis is officially under way. (Check out what celebrities have to say about May in Indy in the video below.) In addition to all the 500...

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Thinking of Cohabitating with your Beau?

Categories: Buying, Culture, Real Estate

If you caught the April 29 episode of Mad Men, in one of the climatic scenes, Peggy’s very Catholic mother admonishes her daughter after Peggy announces that she’s moving in with her boyfriend, Abe. “You are selling...

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YES, you MUST update your home to sell it!

Categories: Real Estate, Selling, Strategy

“Do I really have to make updates in order to sell my home?” This is the number-one question I get as a Realtor today, and the answer is always YES—in this market, to sell your home, you have to make updates. In short,...

View of the Indianapolis Canal Walk

Discover White River State Park in Downtown Indianapolis

Categories: Community, Culture, Events, Indianapolis

With the amazing, record-breaking weather we’ve had lately (nearly 80 degrees in March—unbelievable), AJ and I recently felt compelled to venture into downtown Indianapolis in search of some outdoor fun. And we found...

Indianapolis/Naptown

Should Indianapolis embrace Naptown?

Categories: Community, Indianapolis

I just came across this interesting Indianapolis Star article about Indianapolis and the history of its (in)famous nickname, Naptown. In the article, Duncan Schiedt, a well-known photographer of jazz musicians, including...

For Sale By Owner doesn't work!

The pitfalls of For Sale By Owner and how a REALTOR adds value

Categories: Real Estate, Selling, Strategy

A friend of a friend has been trying to sell her starter home For Sale By Owner (FSBO) for several months now. I’ve seen pictures of the home on Facebook—it’s very well kept and has updated features throughout. Yet...

Kristie Smith Super Bowl 2012

Indianapolis, you nailed it!

Categories: Community, Events, Indianapolis, Kristie Fun, Super Bowl 2012

And I can say that completely without bias, since the country’s media and the 150,000 visitors that descended on the city for Super Bowl XLVI agree. Just a few raving headlines from various media: “Super Bowl XLVI’s...

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Buy Girl Scout cookies, support a future business woman!

Categories: Community, Goals, Indianapolis, Tid Bits

It’s one of my favorite times of the year–Girl Scout cookie season! Just the other day, I caught the local morning news highlighting the kickoff of the 2012 Girl Scout cookie program. Two hours later… ding-dong...

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Indy’s 2012 Winter Devour Downtown – January 9-22

Categories: Events, Indianapolis

Do you love to eat out, try new restaurants, and not break your pocketbook? Mark you calendars! Jan 9-22, 2012 it’s Devour Downtown Indianapolis Winterfest event. This is a bi-yearly two-week long event where over 45...

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Preventing Ice Dams

Categories: Home Maintenace

Wintertime icicles may look charming, but they usually signal a serious — and  potentially costly — problem. Often lurking behind that thick ridge of ice on  your roof is a pool of melted water, hence the term ice dam....

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Top-10 List of New Year’s Resolutions for Your Home

Categories: Goals, Home Maintenace

When the new year arrives, promises and resolutions abound. Here’s the top-10 list of what the resolute home owner should accomplish this year. Ready for 2012? Here it comes: 1. Lose weight (cut energy use) 2. Quit smoking...

Goals

Setting New Year goals

Categories: Goals, Tid Bits

Are you setting 2012 goals? If so, you might consider this: telling others your goals makes you LESS LIKELY to achieve them. Why is this true? According to several psychologists, when you share your goals outloud, you get...

Meeting Matt Lauer

Meeting Matt Lauer

Categories: Kristie Fun, Travel

I am not usually star struck. However, if you know anything about me and my ONE CELEBRITY CRUSH, you know that meeting Matt Lauer and getting this awesome photo is such a bucket list accomplishment. When I planned my New...

Toms Shoes

You CAN make a difference!

Categories: Culture, Generosity, Philanthropy

Have you heard Kid Rock’s new duet with Martina McBride, “Care”? Its message has really caught my attention. Here are the lyrics to the chorus: “Cause I can’t stop the war Shelter the homeless, feed...