CEO & Founder of Savvy Chicks in Real Estate. Licensed Realtor with Smith & Partners Realty Group Real Estate Broker for Smith & Partners Realty Group Inc. Makeda Smith has been licensed in Real Estate for the last 13 years. She started in 2004 as a licensed REALTOR® working with first-time home buyers helping them obtain financing and down payment assistance through local grant programs here in t
he City of Chicago. In 2008, Makeda started working with Freddie Mac as a exclusive Listing Broker selling their foreclosed homes to the general public. She went on to work with other corporations such as Bank of American, Ocwen Financial, Chase Bank and many more selling their REO (Real Estate Owned) inventory. This is where she began to gain experience working with new and seasoned investors who purchased high volume distressed properties revitalizing city neighborhoods. During these years she gained extensive knowledge in negotiations, foreclosures, short sales, financing and down payment assistance programs to help a vast range of many clients. Since her initial license in Feb of 2004, she has sold over 270 transactions resulting in 3 consecutive years of Top Producer with Chicago Association of Realtors. Over the years, Makeda has used her years of experience to help buyers, sellers and investors build wealth through the purchase and sell of Real Estate