Molly Marino

Molly Marino is a top broker with Baird and Warner Lincoln Park and owner of Home by Molly Marino, a full service home staging and design to sell studio. She breaks the stereotype of a conventional agent that dove into real estate because they couldn’t come up with something better to do, but rather brings 25 years of executive experience in strategic marketing and business development to her real estate practice. Molly takes an aggressive strategy-centered approach to real estate to achieve home runs for her clients.
She chose this career because she valued the chase for a great property, the independence of being able to move quickly and react for her own clients, not for someone else's, and the thrill of multi-tasking in a competitive environment to make a significant impact on her client's lives. She draws on her corporate background and is smart, strategic, detailed, results-oriented and powerful. She is an advocate for her clients unlike any other and her reviews prove it.
In addition to being in the top 2% of all Realtors in Illinois and top 10 producers in the prestigious Lincoln Park office of Baird and Warner, Molly also is one of the only agents in the state who also provides full service home staging and consulting services through her business Home by Molly Marino. As the owner of this home staging and renovation design company she can turn any lackluster listing from average to exceptional by bringing the right guidance and resources to bear.
She is known for taking properties that have languished on the market for months, reworking the listing, and selling for even more than sellers thought possible. She has a social media fan following for her “before and after” projects in which she showcases and details the dramatic turn arounds. She has an extensive background in renovation and rehab and is able to guide both buyers and sellers with ideas on what modifications may be possible in a home, what the rough costs may be and even assist in helping them find the right team to make it happen.
Prior to her real estate career Molly earned her Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, one of the country’s elite business schools. She holds two undergraduate degrees from Miami University, Oxford, and above all, has real life know-how and interpersonal skills that make her easy to connect with.
Having led major marketing and sales initiatives for large corporations in her earlier career, Molly applies exceptionally sophisticated and thoughtful listing strategies for her selling clients and is one of the toughest negotiators in the business using many skills learned at the University of Chicago for both sellers and buyers.
Her clients find her upbeat personality, attention to detail, and "always on" approach refreshing. She leaves no stone unturned as she works to find the best fit property for a buyer or negotiate and market for a seller. She is always known for a good laugh and uses humor to lighten the mood, but knows when to bring out the sharp knives to execute a contract meticulously.
Molly is licensed in Illinois and serves both major metro areas and suburbs alike. She has been a resident of the city of Chicago for over 25 years. She has a large connection of real estate contacts throughout the country and can provide assistance in any state.
In her free time Molly spends time advocating for those who need help. She is the Executive Director and Founder of a Chicago-based animal rescue and an avid gardener, golfer and pickle baller.