Carey Kanavel,
Broker
Whether you’re buying or selling, it’s ultimately about realizing a dream. Carey understands how much the decision will mean to you and takes a client first approach to every transaction. Specializing in residential, commercial, farm, ranch, equestrian, and luxury properties.
Carey is a seasoned REALTOR®/Broker and has been licensed since 2005. She founded LiveLoveMontana Real Estate in 2023. Carey represents buyers and sellers in the Bitterroot Valley, Potomac, Seeley Lake, Lincoln, and beyond – from all experience levels, including first-time homebuyers to investors. Carey specializes in ranch, farm and horse properties, as well as vacation/recreational properties. In her free time she enjoys horseback riding, hiking, boating, biking, snowshoeing, reading, cooking, and traveling, and has volunteered with many local organizations including 4-H and Rotary International. Carey speaks Portuguese and Spanish.
Accreditations/Certifications:
Broker/Supervising Broker
A Supervising Broker has the highest level of experience combined with education and is able to manage real estate agents.
Certified Residential Specialist
(CRS) is the highest credential awarded to residential sales agents, managers and brokers
GRI - Graduate, Realtor Institute
The GRI designation is to real estate what the CPA designation is to accountants. Realtors boasting the GRI are set apart as masters of the real estate profession, possessing advanced skills and techniques.
Accredited Buyers Representative
(ABR®) designation is for real estate buyer's agents who focus on working directly with buyer-clients at every stage of the home-buying process.
RSPS - Resort & Second Home Specialist
The Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS) certification is for REALTORS® who specialize in buying, selling, or management of properties for investment, development, retirement, or second homes in resort, recreational, and/or vacation destinations.
Memberships:
Missoula Organization of Realtors
Montana Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
I live here, I give here. I believe strongly in supporting growth and development in the areas I serve, and proudly give back a portion of all real estate proceeds to non-profits in the communities in which they were earned.
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.””
Carey’s community involvement includes:
Bitterroot Valley:
Ravalli County 4-H, Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton Downtown Association, Haven House, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Seeley/Swan:
Seeley Lake Food Bank, Seeley/Swan Schools, Seeley-Swan Chamber of Commerce, Seeley Lake Community Foundation
Potomac and Blackfoot Valley:
Lincoln Arts Council, Helmville Rodeo Association, Potomac 4-H, Potomac School
Missoula:
Watson Children Center in Missoula, Montana Veterans Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Missoula Project Beacon, Big Sky Horse Park