I grew up in a small Tennessee town near Memphis. Raised with a strong work ethic and value system, I believe you treat others as you want to be treated.
With a B.A. in Communication Design from the University of Tennessee, I worked as an ad agency art director, graphic designer, and in marketing and sales prior to making my career change into real estate. Real estate was a natural career move for me with my background, my passion for helping people and my love for houses and design.
I am doggedly determined to do the best job for my clients. I take them by the hand and guide them through the many decisions involved in selling or buying a house to put more money in their pockets with the smoothest, hassle free experience possible. What I enjoy most about real estate is forming relationships with people and having the privilege of helping them make wise decisions about the largest financial purchase of their lives. As a Strategic Pricing Specialist, I educate clients on current market conditions and competition so they have a pricing strategy to get the most net for heir house.
I’ve lived in Atlanta, Knoxville and Chapel Hill before moving to Raleigh and after thirty plus years I am proud to call it my home. This area is exceptional not only for career opportunities, but for our cultural, sports and recreational options available. My husband, Cary Strickland, and I enjoy boating and fishing on our wealth of lakes, rivers and beautiful coastline, all close by.
I support the NC Museum of Art, Convoy of Hope, and Wounded Warrior Project as well as local initiatives like Journey Bags for WAke County foster children. Youth missions are important to me and I support sending youth to help people in North Carolina and around the globe.
What my clients are saying (20)
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03/09/2023 - Tina Meehan
Once again Carolyn Strickland was on the job! She was super responsive in setting up a showing of a house- within two hours of contacting her we were standing in the house and making plans. Her input with regard to offer details and thoroughness with paperwork never fails to be on point and reflect her awareness of market nuances. My 10am the next day we had an accepted offer. The process to closing was equally smooth and swift. Carolyn makes real estate a good experience for her clients-buyers or sellers.
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09/27/2022 - Ginny Herrington
Carolyn Strickland helped us find our new home in Raleigh NC during this difficult real estate market. We could not have done it without her knowledge, patience and expertise.We highly recommend Carolyn when buying or selling a home.
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09/25/2022 - Carrie
My husband and I had a great experience working with Carolyn. We were purchasing a home in Raleigh for my mom from out-of-state and Carolyn made the process seamless. She helped my mom find the perfect house, while having fun along the way. Carolyn continues to go the extra mile today and has provided us with outstanding home repair folks - something that's hard to do from a distance. I couldn't recommend Carolyn more!
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09/14/2022 - Rebecca Hassert-Ortiz & Michael Ortiz
Carolyn is an amazing friend and realtor! With her diligence, hard work and determination after several offers and negotiations during peak season, she helped us find the perfect house and location for my family. We are so blessed to have her in our lives. You are in great hands if you choose Carolyn as your realtor.
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08/02/2022 - Sally Hassert
Carolyn was always available to educate and assist in my lengthy process to relocate and purchase a local home during a challenging time. I am very grateful and recommend her highly.
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07/28/2022 - Tina
Full service all the way! Carolyn has gone above and waaay beyond in three transactions for me over the last two years. At a very difficult time in my life she took on the entire process of bringing my very unique property to market in the midst of Covid in 2020. This million- plus listing was handled with the utmost care and discretion and culminated in a problem free closing. Concurrently she handled the purchase of a townhouse for me in a highly sought after neighborhood and seamlessly brought that transaction to completion in short order. Finally she listed and sold that property for me in 2021 again completing a seamless and problem-free transaction. Her diligence and attention to detail is highly tuned to making the entire process as ethical, efficient and easy. Look no further- Carolyn is exactly who you need if you are buying or selling.
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07/27/2022 - Emily Scales
Carolyn helped us not only sell our former home, but purchase our new built home. She was amazing to work with, she was attentive, highly responsive, and gave us so much confidence in the process on both sides. With her help we were able to sell our home in 3 days and find a new home in about a week. She went to bat for us several times to ensure we were receiving what we needed, making our needs her first priority. Even after we closed on our new home, she was still helping us with things and continues to check on us as we settle into our new home. Buying and selling a home is a stressful and overwhelming process, this wasn't my first time doing either, but this was the best and easiest experience I have ever had. I would HIGHLY recommend Carolyn to anyone!
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07/27/2022 - Susan Wooters
Carolyn was an amazing agent to work with! Dealing with this crazy housing market in the Raleigh area, she kept us informed and updated on the listings and really encouraged us and made us a priority. When we realized that if you didn’t make an offer on a house the day it was listed you wouldn’t be in contention, we started going out looking at houses 4 days a week. This was difficult because several of those days fell during the workweek, but Carolyn was always flexible and took us to see many houses. We had a lot of parameters in our search as well, and we were getting discouraged after a bit. Carolyn talked us through this period though, and we found the right house for us! We are so grateful for her help and love our new home.
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01/13/2021 - Not Provided
Very impressed! I'm beyond happy that we chose Carolyn Strickland as our buyer's agent. Expansive knowledge of not only the greater Raleigh area, but the home buying process and strategies as well. From the beginning, Carolyn was exceptionally prompt with responses and was accessible around the clock. She is up to date with computer applications/technology and made all document signature and processes beyond easy. As a Marine Corps officer that was about to retire, I had not only moved and utilized real estate agents numerous times, I was very particular. Carolyn not only exceeded my expectations, but she is by far the best agent that I've encountered or used. She has my personal utmost recommendation and I thank her for getting me and my family in our dream home!
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01/07/2021 - Not Provided
Carolyn was such a wonderful help! I was selling my Dads house after he passed away, which was hard to do. She was so helpful and understanding of the emotions involved. And having someone who knew the real estate market was great!
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01/06/2021 - Not Provided
Carolyn was such a great realtor who helped us purchase our first home. She was patient, knowledgeable, prepared, and hard working. She always had our best interest in mind, even if that meant we walked away from submitting an offer. I really enjoyed working with Carolyn and will definitely work with her again. I would recommend Carolyn to those looking for homes in the RTP area and for first time buyers.
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06/21/2019 - Not Provided
Carolyn worked very hard to make sure we got exactly what we wanted on our house. She is very honest, hard working, attentive, and gets the job done! Her attention to detail is exquisite!
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06/20/2019 - Not Provided
My fiancé and I are first time home buyers and worked with Carolyn this summer to buy a townhome. Carolyn was instrumental in helping us determine what was important to us, and was patient when we started to look for homes. She was very really proactive in contacting builders and agents to find out more about the home, to clarify any confusions (particularly with new builds) and to answer our tricky questions. Carolyn did a great job with explaining the home buying process and talking us through "what comes next". Carolyn did a great job with market value research which allowed us to confidently negotiate with the seller. Carolyn also helped us through the inspection process and next steps there. I can't recommend Carolyn enough, especially to first time home buyers!
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06/19/2019 - Not Provided
Carolyn Strickland did an excellent job navigating the sale of my mother's home. She kept my brother, sister and me well informed. She was always available, answering all of our questions through out the process. Wonderful lady!
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06/17/2019 - Not Provided
Carolyn was always there for us in the selling process. She met with our whole family, as we were 3 adult kids and an elderly mother selling Mom's home. She was full of ideas and recommendations, she was patient, and respectful navigating the 4 of us adults. She was always willing to find out more for us even as we transitioned the house into a trust agreement. She made sure we had the home in move in condition for any prospective buyer and that it would show well. Carolyn found resources for us to utilize for items that needed to be resolved, improved, and enhanced before selling, as well as while on the market. She always knew what our competition was and kept us well informed. Carolyn was there for us through the entire pre sale to closing process. She is very dedicated to her clients and I highly recommend her.
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04/01/2019 - Rebecca M Tucker
As this was my first experience selling a home, Carolyn really broke it all down for us and was so helpful from beginning to end. She was there for us every step of the way and was very understanding and took all our questions and concerns to heart. I believe the best measure of her work would be that when the buyer had the home inspected the inspector found nothing of note and the home sold rather quickly.
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01/25/2018 - Not Provided
I purchased a house in Raleigh with the indispensable assistance ofCarolyn Strickland. Carolyn is the ultimate professional. She is friendly, caring and fun to work with To say that she went "above and beyond" is truly an understatement. I highly recommend Carolyn to anyone who is thinking of buying or selling a house in Raleigh.
As a realtor myself, when it came time to sell my personal home of 20+years I knew I would need a very "special agent" to handle what would be an emotional and important transaction. Carolyn Strickland brought not only professional proficiency but personal sensitivity to the entire process. From beginning to end her attention to detail in photos, disclosures, and due diligence was impressive. Her assessment of the property, her research of comparable homes and on-target pricing resulted in a smooth, hassle-free experience.
Source: realtor.com
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01/22/2018 - Judi
Judi made a recommendation
I purchased a house last year in Raleigh, with the indispensable assistance of Carolyn Strickland. Carolyn is the ultimate professional- and friendly, caring and fun to work with. To say that she went “above and beyond” is truly an understatement. I highly recommend Carolyn to anyone who is thinking of buying or selling a house in Raleigh.
Source: realtor.com
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01/04/2018 - Not Provided
We were new to the Raleigh area and worked with Carolyn in finding the perfect home for us. She asked many questions to narrow down the search to fine the right home for us. Carolyn will "go to bat" for you as her client and make sure all your questions are answered and addressed in the whole process. We were very particular and stood by us throughout the whole process. She has been in the business for many years and is very educated. She is honest with you and will look out for your best interest. I highly recommend using her as your agent. I consider her a friend and not just my agent :)