Coastal Lifestyles Realty LLC is a Residential Real Estate boutique serving areas surrounding Tampa Bay Florida USA. As co-founder of Coastal Lifestyles Realty, Caroline Southwell is all about fulfilling dreams for living a Florida coastal lifestyle while partnering with home buyers and sellers one client at a time. Growing up in St. Petersburg, Caroline is well versed in the Tampa Bay Area market with St. Petersburg's vibrant downtown, Pinellas County's award-winning beaches, and the Florida coastal lifestyle the Central Gulf Coast of Florida has to offer and she understands the area's uniqueness and value. As an experienced professional in the financial services industry and highly educated in the real estate industry, with confidence and professionalism Caroline offers a personalized experience to the local, international, investor or vacation home buyers and sellers in the local real estate markets delivering the dream of a Florida coastal lifestyle in the Tampa Bay area. Areas of expertise include, but not limited to – St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Tampa, the Central Gulf Coast Beaches and throughout Pinellas County and Hillsborough County to points south of Tampa Bay over the Skyway Bridge in Manatee County and Sarasota County.
In addition to her 15+ years of experience as a licensed real estate sales associate and consultant, Caroline brings over 25 years of professional experience as a Financial Consultant and V.P. in Institutional Fixed Income Sales in the financial securities industry which has taught her the many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional. Integrity, in-depth community and market knowledge, effective negotiation skills, marketing savvy, and a high-quality professional network are all hallmarks of how she works thereby providing the very best service essentially putting clients first. This means keeping herself accessible, being a good listener as well as a good communicator, and responding quickly to your needs. This “client first” philosophy has always been her approach which requires her to continually improve skills and the ways of doing business through continued education and training in addition to keeping up with the latest technologies enabling Caroline to work smarter, quicker and efficiently to extend the range of services provided to her clients.
Real estate continues to be a sensational long-term investment. Buying a home is one of life’s most exciting experiences and yet one of the most challenging. Your home is your most important asset and consequently an investment for a lifetime.
Certifications and Licenses:
GRI - Graduate Realtor Institute
Issuing authority National Association of REALTORS®
5-Year Program - Issued date: Mar 2015 No Expiration Date
Credential ID 3212346
SRS - Seller Representative Specialist
Issuing authority National Association of REALTORS®
Issued date Sep 2014 No Expiration Date
RSPS - Resort and Second Home Properties Specialist
Issuing authority National Association of REALTORS®
Issued date Aug 2014 No Expiration Date
BPOR - Bank Pricing Opinion Resource
Issuing authority National Association of Realtors
Issued date Jun 2012 No Expiration Date
SFR - Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource
Issuing authority National Association of Realtors
Issued date Feb 2010 No Expiration Date
Florida Real Estate Sales Associate
#SL3212346
