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Tanya Smythe Managing Broker

Indianapolis Monthly magazine has named Tanya Smythe a Five Star Real Estate Agent Award Winner for 2011-2022. This award is given only to the top 7% of all Real Estate Agents in the 9 County Central Indiana area. The award is based on surveys of recent clients on customer service, knowledge, professionalism, and overall experience with the agent. Tanya has been in the top 10 of all agents based on sales volume for the past 7 years in Johnson County. Professional Memberships include: MIBOR, National Association of Real...

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Since graduating in early 2013 with a Bachelors of Science and a small business and entrepreneurship minor, Austin has hit the ground running with Real Estate here at Smythe and Company. Austin is now pursuing a real estate career full time with Smythe and Company. As the process of buying and selling homes becomes more and more demanding, Austin makes every effort to adapt to our clients busy schedules. Austin's role here at Smythe and Company is working to market , help represent buyers, as well as help fluidity thro...

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Tana graduated in 2020 from Franklin College with a degree in Public Relations and Business. Throughout college 2016-2020 she helped with photography, 3D Matterport virtual tours, and social media for Smythe & Co. Real Estate.  She worked for prominent builders in central Indiana for three years after graduating and decided to join the family business and help with marketing and social media, then later pursued real estate in 2023 full-time. She is passionate about helping her buyers and sellers navigate the home ...

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Alice was born and raised in Franklin. She raised twin sons Ryan and Jason, and between the two blessed her with seven beautiful grandchildren. While working she attended University of Indianapolis and Ivy Tech. She excelled as a Senior Account Executive with HSBC for seven years and most recently as a GM Certified Sales Professional with Bradley Hubler Automotive Group for fifteen years overall. Alice's dedication and care fuel the excitement in the launch of her Real Estate career. She looks forward to guiding client...

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Brittany Smythe Office Manager

Brittany Smythe has been a resident of Franklin her whole life. She has a background in Education, Accounting and Staff Development. Brittany and her husband, Levi Smythe, are involved with Franklin College, Emmanuel Church, and all the extracurricular activities that surround their three children. Brittany is dedicated to helping our brokers with their listings, accounting, as well as planning and organizing events. Brittany has been on staff for a little over a year now and she looks forward to continuing to serve J...

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Shelly has resided in Franklin since 2000 when she moved here to raise a family. She earned a bachelor degree in Elementary Education from Ball State, and spent seven years teaching full-time. Wanting a career she could work around her kids’ schedules, she earned her real estate license in 2011. Shelly, not only is one of the friendly faces behind the desk that you may see at the Smythe& Co. office, she also dedicates her time to assisting both residential buyers and sellers from the beginning of a transaction al...

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Janna is a lifelong resident of Johnson County, bringing knowledge of our community to the Smythe and Co. team. She has experienced many aspects of the Real Estate community. Raised in a family whose livelihood was all things residential real estate, she worked many years for Real Estate Development Companies, eventually working within her family’s business, before working alongside her husband to assist in the growth of their school product business. She is a certified and experienced professional in Home Staging an...

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Candy McClean Broker/Columbus, Office Manager

Candy is responsible for the Columbus area market and actually lives on Grandview Lake in Columbus, Indiana. Her 33 years of sales experience with IBM and CoreSource coupled with her passionate focus for ‘very satisfied’ clients have allowed Candy to quickly transition into a real estate career with Smythe & Co. Real Estate. A key aspect of today’s real estate industry is technology and with Candy’s background she will utilize best-in-class web and software tools to provide the personal, yet professional touch ...

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Daniel is a life long resident of Johnson County and has extensive knowledge of the area. After graduating from Indian Creek High School, he earned his BA in Advertising and Public Realtions from Franklin College in 2004. Previously, Daniel served as an Advancement Associate for 5 years at Franklin College building relationships and scholarship funds for the institution. Whether you are buying or selling a property, Daniel is excited to guide you from start to finish while providing the professional and personal servic...

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After being Mayor of Franklin from 2008-2011 and spending time developing other businesses and real estate projects, Fred Paris has returned to his core occupation of over 30 years by joining Smythe & Co. as an independent Broker. He considers Smythe & Co. a premier local real estate company of great professional associates. He returns with his original bi-line: “Go to Paris for all your Real Estate Needs.” Fred is a life-long resident of Franklin, Indiana. He graduated from Franklin Community High School in 1...

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Justin is a lifelong Indiana resident and resides in Johnson County. He graduated from Anderson University with a BA and works as a professional firefighter on the west side of Indianapolis. Justin gained a passion for real estate after buying, renovating, and selling his first home. Justin believes sound real estate investments have the potential to expedite the financial wellbeing of those who invest. Realizing that any purchase in real estate is major financial investment, he is committed to handling this process wi...

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For nearly two decades, hundreds of satisfied home buyers have contracted with VanDeman Builders for their new custom homes. Value, dependability, and individuality have been the trademarks of a quality VanDeman custom built home. Its no surprise that Tyler VanDeman, would enter the field of Real Estate with that same mindset. A standard of giving the client the best possible service, valuable insight, and maintaining the family tagline of "A name you can trust".

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Kati has been working in customer service since 2006. She is an entrepreneur at heart and a business owner. After marrying Tyler (who is also an agent at Smythe & Co) and getting to tag along to his home showings and listing appointments, she fell in love with the industry and decided to get her real estate license. Together, Kati and Tyler take care of their real estate clients while raising their 2 kids in Trafalgar.

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