
About us
Yearning to flex her entrepreneurial muscles, Kristie Smith left her corporate marketing job in 2003 and founded the Indy Homes, a chic luxury real estate boutique in downtown Carmel. In just a few short years, Kristie's focus on client service and great evidence-based outcomes built the Indy Homes Team into one of the top real estate groups in Indiana. Kristie's areas of expertise include: Marketing luxury home: Kristie’s team serves all price ranges of buyers and sellers. For high-end expertise, Kristie earned and maintains a certification through the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing and has sold over 40 homes in excess of $1M. Negotiating: Kristie is a unique and savvy negotiator -- recently selling over 20 houses at over $50K above list price. She believes that the best negotiations are when both sides come away feeling like they have won. Kristie's unique skills in negotiating makes this her favorite part of the job! Marketing homes online: 97 percent of buyers use the Internet to find their new home. Kristie is well-known in Indianapolis for her savvy use of the Internet, professional photography, and social media to connect with her audiences and market homes. Market trends: Kristie is a leader in market knowledge, community involvement, and knowing relevant data that is needed to practice real estate at a superior level. As the writer of one of the top real estate blogs, Kristie is regularly interviewed locally and nationally about her expertise. Kristie has been designated a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) by the National Association of Realtors, the highest level a REALTOR can attain. Home buyers and sellers can trust that CRS Designees subscribe to the strict Realtor code of ethics, have access to the latest technology and are specialists in helping clients maximize profits and minimize costs when buying or selling a home. Kristie has been married for 24 years to IU Health anesthesiologist, Andrew Smith. They live in Carmel.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Residential real estate. Home transformation & preparation. Buyer representation. Seller representation. Luxury real estate sales. Consultation. Strategy. Estate liquidations.
Amenities
Free Estimates
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Senior Discount
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Accepted Payment Methods
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As first time home buyers, my husband and I were looking for a realtor that would be able to guide us through the process. We first contacted Amy in mid-January and didn't end up finding and closing on a home until late August. Amy showed us several dozen houses and continually offered her insight and advice. We very much appreciated Amy's open and honest approach. We never once felt like she was pushing us to purchase a home (even after 8 months of searching). She was very understanding and flexible with her schedule as we typically needed to see homes during the evening or on weekends. We are so happy we chose Amy for our first home buying experience. We absolutely love our new house and owe a lot of the credit to Amy. We would most definitely hire her again.
We interviewed many Realtors to determine which individual/team would be our best partners and advocates throughout this process - and we were immediately impressed with Amber & Jared Wilson's preparedness and professionalism. We felt pressured by some - were unimpressed with the expertise of others - but Amber & Jared set themselves apart from our very first meeting with them.
When touring new homes, they frequently asked us pointed questions about the state or features of the home and never encouraged or pressured us into feeling that we needed to exceed our budget to find the right home for us in the neighborhood we desired. They understood that we were willing to wait for the right home to come on the market.
Amber and Jared quickly diagnosed what was important to us in a new home - and what we were willing to forego or compromise on - and searched diligently for homes that met our criteria. It was a challenging market, and we honestly would have been lost without their guidance and expertise.
When we did make an offer on a home and found a few issues during the inspection - Amber quickly got to work finding contractors that could provide estimates on the amount of work (and cost) that needed to be done to resolve the issues, and was even willing to meet the contractors at the home if our schedule didn't allow us to attend.
The service was equally superlative when selling our home. Amber offered excellent guidance on getting our home ready to list on the market, advice when accepting offers and counter-offering, and keeping in contact with potential buyers.
All in all, we were surprised how emotional and demanding this process proved to be - and without experts like Amber and Jared partnering with us, we would have not been successful.
We're hesitant recommending contractors/vendors to friends - but we've already recommended Amber & Jared to friends and family given our high regard for their services.
They both truly exceeded our expectations.
Amber always tried to create a win-win situation for everyone. Yes, she (and me) probably created some headaches and heartburns for my builder but at the same time, she was always professional, fair, and always had her smile and cheerful demeanor on during the difficult conversations with the builder. After each incident, my builder always said Amber really had earned her fees, she was tough but fair, responsive, and very pleasant to work with.
I don?t think I can go through the headaches of building a new home without Amber and the Indy Home Teams. If you are THINKING ABOUT BUILDING A NEW HOUSE, I would strongly recommended Amber and Indy Home Teams. They will save you money with their exceptional negotiating skills, arm you with home buying and construction knowledge, protect you with experienced inspectors and engineers, fight for you when something goes wrong during construction. You can just relax because you can trust Amber and Indy Home Teams will get things done, no matter what it takes.
Once again, WOW! and Thank you, Amber.
The bottom line is that we are very happy with our purchase and had a great experience with Amber and the Indy Homes Team. We would ask them represent us again in the future without question.
I had calls for showings within an hour of the house being listed, and within two days, had an offer. There was another person interested, so she was able to contact the appropriate agents, and nail down the offer, and by the third day, the house was sold. I was in shock!! I thought it would take several months.
The closing went very smoothly, so no issues there either.
All in all, I would say every detail of the sale was handled professionally, promptly, and with my complete satisfaction.
She helped me find a lender and inspector and was with me all the way through closing. She continued to follow up after the sale to provide additional information and to make sure that I was happy.
Amy was a pleasure to work with and went beyond all of my expectations. I would highly recommend Indy Homes Team and especially Amy.
Amber and the Indy Homes team were great to work with. They are sharp, experienced, professional and tech savvy (it was nice to work with realtors who see sites like Zillow as a marketing resource rather than as a threat.) Amber gave us a lot of work to do to get the house ready for sale, but it was good advice and I think helped a lot in getting it sold. The Indy Homes team charges a bit more than the "standard" 6%, but it was worth it for us for their professionalism and good communication skills throughout the process. We had some ups and downs with our buyers, but Amber kept a level head and got the deal done. We would recommend Indy Homes and Amber specifically to anyone, and would use them again in the future if the opportunity arose.
Thank you AMY MCINTYRE, The Mann family
Amber was ABOVE professionalism. I cannot say enough of how good of an advocate she was. She was truly a blessing as I am so busy that the details are just cumbersome. I also appreciated that she not only looked at the current sale but looked forward to possibly selling the home later.
With regards to punctuality, accessibility, and availability she was second to none. She always seemed to be available when I was which is no easy task. I don't know how she manages so many tasks in a day but if you have the chance to work with Amber and the Indy Homes team you will not walk away feeling shorted, cheated, or neglected. I will, most definitely, be calling Amber when I go so sell and purchase another home in the future.
Kristie was incredibly prompt with a reply. We talked on the phone for an hour for the first call, and she taught us more about the Indy market, history, and nuances of relocating from out of state than we could have possibly gotten from any other source. She was definitely on the ball from the first minute.
Kristie set us up with a search that matched our criteria exactly, and after about a week, we were able to travel to Indy to meet with her and tour some properties. Before we even set out to view some houses, we talked for another hour about the current state of the market, what we were looking for, and her suggestions for a game plan - not only for the day but for the coming weeks as we neared the close date of our house in Chicago. We were so impressed with her knowledge and the time she took to learn our needs that we committed to using her on the spot.
She had prepared a package of literature for many houses that fit our criteria, plus a few that might have been stretches for various reasons but were still worthy candidates. That weekend, we viewed approximately 22 properties in a 36-hour period... grueling, but after each showing, she asked us: "OK, where does this one fit in relation to the X ones we've seen so far today? Rank it, and if it isn't in the top 3, let's forget about it." This kept us focused on what we were looking for. At the end of that weekend, we had found a property and Amy, a member of Kristie's team, was equally as helpful in digging into the details with the builder (it was a new construction spec home).
Kristie was extremely helpful with the offer, negotiating, and contract development process. She and her team were always very quick to respond (or even take initiative), and her skills helped win a few additional concessions from the builder, without which the deal would have collapsed. She or Amy participated in person with us in every step, including the initial and final walk-throughs, all the way through the closing.
We have dealt with a number of realtors in the past, including some supposedly high-performing "all-stars" in Chicago, and Kristie outperformed all of them by a wide margin. We were incredibly fortunate to have found her and would highly recommend her and her awesome team to anyone, especially if relocating from out-of-state; she could not have made it any easier. Kudos!!!!
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