The Northwest Realty Team is ready to work for you!


Patty Graham Smith
  • Real Estate broker and co-owner of Northwest Realty
  • Member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Iowa Association of Realtors, and the United Counties Board of Realtors
  • Member of the Cherokee Multiple Listing Service and Cherokee Kiwanis
  • Patty is a member of P.E.O, a breeder of American Saddlebred Horses, and a Member of the Iowa State Horseman's Hall of Fame
  • pattysmith@mchsi.com

Karen Peterson
  • Real Estate Broker and co-owner of Northwest Realty
  • Member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Iowa Association of Realtors, and the United Counties Board of Realtors where she formerly served as Treasurer
  • Member of the Cherokee Multiple Listing Service and Cherokee Kiwanis
  • karennwrealty@mchsi.com





Jack Foresman
  • Real Estate Broker and past owner of Northwest Realty
  • Member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Iowa Association of Realtors, and the United Counties Board of Realtors
  • Member of the Cherokee Multiple Listing Service
  • Jack served 18 years as a Cherokee County Supervisor, 10 years as a School Board member, and 10 years as a Member of the Board of Directors of an area bank. He is also a Korean War Veteran.
  • Jack and his family have been producing grain and livestock in Cherokee County for over 40 years



Bob Grant
  • Real Estate Broker for over 40 years
  • Member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Iowa Association of Realtors, and the United Counties Board of Realtors
  • Member of the Cherokee Multiple Listing Service
  • Bob has served as Past President of the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, Cherokee Kiwanis, and the State Finance Association. He has spent 20 years in the Finance and Insurance Business. He was the owner/operator of a roller skating business for 20 years, and served as Director of Therapeutic Recreation and Volunteer Departments of the Cherokee Mental Health Institute for 20 years. He is also a Marine Corps Veteran.

Carl Nelson
  • Real Estate Sales Associate since 1996
  • Mayor Pro Tem of the Marcus, Iowa, City Council
  • Board Member of the Marcus Main Street Program
  • Marcus Lions Club member
  • Senior Vice President & Board Director of Valley Bank and Trust, Cherokee and Marcus, Iowa
  • Member of the Cherokee Multiple Listing Service
Val Patterson
Valarie Patterson
  • Valarie was born in Texas, and served in the Texas Army National Guard for several years.
  • She is currently the secretary at Northwest Realty as well as a licensed Realtor.
  • She is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Association of Realtors, and the United Counties Board of Realtors.
  • Valarie is also a member of the MLS.
  • She and her husband moved to Cherokee in 2005 to be closer to their family. They have one child and love "small-town living" and its many advantages.
Olivia
Olivia Shaw
  • Olivia and her family moved to Cherokee in 2006.
  • Her husband, James, accepted a new position working in the swine industry.
  • They have a daughter, Atlanta, and a son, Hunter.
  • Olivia was born and raised in Kentucky and served in the Kentucky Army National Guard.
  • She is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Iowa Realtors Association, and the United County Board of Realtors.
  • Olivia and her family love being here in Cherokee and are proud to call this their home!
Andy Carlson
Andy Carlson
  • Andy is a Real Estate Agent with Northwest Realty.
  • Member of the National Association of Realtors, Iowa Realtors Association, United Counties Board of Realtors, and the Multiple Listing Service.
  • Director of the Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation.
  • Past president of the Cherokee County Pork Producers.
  • Long time member of the Cherokee Ag Business Committee.
  • Past superintendent of the Cherokee County 4-H and Open Swine Show.
  • 30 years spent in sales of livestock nutrition to producers around Cherokee County and northwest Iowa.
  • Morningside College graduate with a B.S. degree in Ag Business.
  • Andy and his wife Patti have lived in the Cherokee area almost all of their lives.
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