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About The Carolina Dream Living Team...





Carolina Dream Living is a team of unparalleled professionals who strive to provide guidance, counseling and effort at every step of the process.

This team is electric! They each have interesting and varied backgrounds from education, counseling, nursing, law and more, and bring significant skills to the team, working beautifully together. They blend business sense and strong negotiation skills with compassion and understanding. They believe in the highest of standards, professionalism, morals and ethics and are truly friendly, enthusiastic and genuine.

They care about helping others and want to use their profession to help others walk the walk through buying or selling their home. Buying and/or selling can be exciting. It can also be due to difficult life situations. They are there for their clients because they care.

This team provides "think outside of the box" marketing and full service to their clients. They will prepare a home for sale at top dollar and walk clients through every step of the process, giving attention to every detail.
They have a keen understanding of people and life. They are dedicated, conscientious, honest, forthright, ethical and just a lot of fun too!

This is a phenomenal team.

They will make your dreams become reality.





Kim Lynip


Kim Lynip is a REAL Real Estate agent. Her passion for helping people and her love for the real estate profession combine to provide her clients with the most pleasurable real estate experience possible. Even agents on the opposing sides of transactions have thanked her for facilitating and negotiating a successful "win-win" situation for all parties involved.

Kim's clients benefit greatly from her acute attention to detail and her relentless drive to see every aspect of the buying or selling process through to completion. She performs her duties with both enthusiasm and patience and provides her clients with all of the information necessary to make informed decisions.

Kim holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and has several years of Sales & Marketing experience through owning and operating a very successful home-based business as a Creative Memories Consultant. In a nation-wide Unit of nearly 700 Consultants, Kim was consistently among the top 1% recognized for sales and recruiting each quarter. She believes that anything worth doing, is worth doing well!

Born and raised in upstate NY, Kim and her husband Bryan have made NC their home for the past decade and look forward to continuing to raise their 3 children here, under the beautiful, Carolina-Blue skies!




Kelly Collins


Kelly Collins is an experienced real estate professional with a consistent sales record in the greater Charlotte area. In addition to experience, you can expect to receive service that goes above and beyond the call of duty.

Kelly has a BS from Wingate University in addition to his qualifications as a licensed broker and member of the national association of realtors. Along with formal education, Kelly has also gained knowledge in the real estate industry from the top professionals in mortgage lending, title, and other real estate fields.


When you have Kelly representing you, whether you are a buyer or a seller, you can feel confident that he will keep your best interests in mind and represent you with integrity, determination, and creativity. If you are a seller, Kelly will help you prepare your home so that it appeals to the broadest market of buyers and will help you determine the best price that the market will bear. If you are a buyer, Kelly will help you find the best homes that meet your criteria and inform you of characteristics of each that you should consider in making your choice.

Gaining the trust, return business, and especially the friendship of each client is Kelly's goal in every transaction. He looks forward to working with you.




Shelley deMontesquiou
 

Shelley deMontesquiou has passion. She is committed to helping others meet their real estate needs. With Shelley, you will receive excellence, the utmost professionalism and integrity, along with her fresh approach to get your house sold or help you find the home you are looking for.

Shelley is a renaissance woman, accomplished and experienced in many facets of life and with a varied background. She is first and foremost a caring and spiritual person.

-Native Carolinian/Part Californian: Shelley was born a Carolina girl in Columbia, South Carolina as Carolyn Shelley Walsh and grew up there. She transplanted to California and is now back home in the Carolinas.

-Gamecock: She attended USC (South Carolina). Her husband Paul attended the other USC ( Southern California).

-Nurse: Shelley received her BS in Nursing at USC.

-Air Force: She entered the Air Force as a Nurse and received her Honorable Discharge as a Captain. The Air Force took her to California where she lived for many years.

-Lawyer: In California, Shelley became a lawyer and practiced law in Orange and LA counties. Her law experience is varied and includes real estate, construction and professional liability.

-Family: She met her husband Paul and they practiced law together. He is now her real estate partner. They are truly partners in life. Together they have 5 children, 2 grown boys in California, and 3 girls who are Twingles, which is twins and a singleton.

Shelley and Paul chose Charlotte in which to live and raise their young children as they absolutely love Charlotte and the Carolinas. Shelley is active in the lives of her children and in their schools.

-Author: As a mother of twins, Shelley has co-authored and published a book, Heart Two Heart.

-Church and Spirituality: Shelley is a Christian and active in her church in Weddington. She sings in the choir, assists a children's choir, teaches Sunday School, active in small groups, and leads a Circle.

-Girl Scout Leader and Community Involvement: in her spare time!

-Real Estate Broker: This former nurse/lawyer and now busy mom is now actively involved in real estate. Shelley and Paul turned their hobby into their career.





Paul deMontesquiou
 

Paul deMontesquiou has zeal and passion for real estate as well as for life and people.
He is committed to helping others meet their real estate and personal needs.

American Spirit: Paul was born in California and desired to live in the Carolinas for many years. His dream is realized.

Trojan: This professional attended The University of Southern California. One of his 4 partners, Shelley, graduated from the other USC (Gamecocks). Paul attended the prestigious University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. Paul is a warrior like Tommy Trojan.

College Prep: Attended Loyola High College Preparatory School, Jesuit Order.

Lawyer: Trial lawyer in LA for too many years! He dealt primarily in Professional liability, handling medical, dental, real estate, bank, broker and other legal matters related to these specialities. Paul has invaluable experience in mediations and negotiations and is well versed in
the law of real estate.


Family: Paul and his partner Shelley, who is also a nurse, lawyer, author, and humanist, have 5 children, 2 boys and 3 girls.

Spirituality: Spirituality is of utmost importance to Paul. He values tolerance and acceptance of all people of all faiths.


Paul deMontesquiou,B.A.,J.D.
Broker/Realtor