First Home Pathways

First Home Pathways Dedicated real estate agent and credit consultant, committed to helping you find your dream home while overcoming credit challenges.

Based in Greater New Orleans, Weโ€™ll guide you through every step of the buying and selling process. ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ”‘

โ˜€๏ธHello, June!As a proud realtor serving Greater New Orleans, Iโ€™m thrilled to welcome Homeownership Month with open door...
06/01/2026

โ˜€๏ธHello, June!

As a proud realtor serving Greater New Orleans, Iโ€™m thrilled to welcome Homeownership Month with open doors ๐Ÿšช and open arms!

June will be filled with celebration ๐ŸŽ‰ โ€”as I prepare to welcome 4 families home ๐Ÿก

and what better way to keep the celebration going than by taking your first steps toward owning a home?

๐Ÿก Thinking about buying but not sure where to start?

๐ŸŽฏ Donโ€™t waitโ€”reserve your spot for our FREE Homebuying Consultations happening all month and get expert guidance every step of the way!

๐Ÿ“ฉ Spots are limitedโ€”DM me to book today!

๐Ÿ›‘ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐˜๐Ž๐”. to my call center daysโ€”honestly, one of ...
05/29/2026

๐Ÿ›‘ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐˜๐Ž๐”.

to my call center daysโ€”honestly, one of the toughest jobs in America.
I used to have to go by a โ€œgeneric,โ€ โ€œeasierโ€ name because people always messed mine up (back then, I was โ€œNikkiโ€).

Getting a degree was hard, but try working somewhere where you arenโ€™t allowed to be authentic. Corporate America has so many unwritten rules youโ€™re forced to follow just to โ€œmake it.โ€

At my last call-center job, I out-performed hundreds of reps every single month. But behind the scenes? I was dealing with unbelievable stress and crying myself to sleep some nights just because I had bills to pay.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿพ

I made a vow when I left that job: ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—˜, ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜†. I refuse to let career stress consume my personal life. I welcome ease and alignment over chaos and confusion.

Today, I answer my phone as Danekia Smith. No fake names, no disguised voices, no stressing over hold times or compliance ratings.

Best of all? I get to write my own check as a Realtorยฎ, choose who I work with and help incredible people build wealth through real estate. โ€”

๐Ÿก ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž?

Whether you want to change your living situation or completely change your career situation, I want to help you find that alignment.

๐Ÿก ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž?
You deserve a space where you can truly thrive. Letโ€™s make your next real estate move smooth, transparent, and stress-free.

๐Ÿ’ผ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ—-๐ญ๐จ-๐Ÿ“ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐? If my story resonated with you and youโ€™ve been dreaming of a career in real estate, letโ€™s talk. Looking for an industry where you can be yourself and want to discuss opportunities for you to attend real estate school on a scholarship.

DM me the word โ€œGROWTHโ€ right now, tell me if youโ€™re looking to move or looking to launch a new career, and letโ€™s change your future! ๐Ÿ“ฒ

05/27/2026

โœจ๐–๐š๐ข๐ญ... ๐š ๐Ÿ’-๐›๐ž๐๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Š?! ๐Ÿคฏ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ‘... ๐Ÿ... ๐Ÿ... โœจ

Tour Virtually HERE ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพ https://unbranded.visithome.ai/SeXtfnyfvmW4aMyHC9jWxj?mu=ft

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž
๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ, ๐‹๐€ ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ
๐Ÿ’ ๐๐ž๐๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐’๐ช๐…๐ญ
๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ: $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ

๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐‡๐Ž๐”๐’๐„:
๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, June 3rd | ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐๐Œ - ๐Ÿ๐๐Œ

โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข
Schedule your private tour with Danekia Smith TEXT๐Ÿ“ฒ 404-805-8152

Broker: Keller Williams Realty New Orleans

Serving:

New Orleans, LA, Chalmette, LA, Meraux, LA, Violet, LA, Metairie, LA, Gretna, LA, Arabi, LA, Kenner, LA, Slidell, LA, Lakeshore, LA, Gentilly Terrace And Gardens, New Orleans, LA Marrero,LA

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ! โฑ๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Pre-approved? ๐Ÿ“‘ Lock in your rate today. With the way...
05/23/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!
โฑ๏ธ

๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Pre-approved? ๐Ÿ“‘ Lock in your rate today. With the way rates are fluctuating, securing your qualified rate is a massive win.

๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Got an offer? ๐Ÿ“ Work the deal! Because of fluctuating rates, your first offer is usually your best offer in this market. Donโ€™t let it slip away.

Iโ€™m currently working with multiple buyers and sellers and seeing it ALL in this market right now.

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ.

Those who are, are getting their desired resultsโ€ผ๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸพReady to make your next move?

DM me โ€œHOMEโ€ and letโ€™s get you ahead of the market!

Value isnโ€™t based on what you put into the home. Itโ€™s based on what a buyer will pay for it today.We just closed an escr...
05/20/2026

Value isnโ€™t based on what you put into the home. Itโ€™s based on what a buyer will pay for it today.

We just closed an escrow in St. Tammany where the seller believed the property was worth more than it appraised at.

And to be fair, the house had all the finishing touches. New AC, newer roof, upgraded cabinetry, the whole thing. Honestly, it showed really well.

But it was overpriced for the area.

The market didnโ€™t care.
The appraiser didnโ€™t care.

The comps set the value.

We negotiated it down, got it closed in 21 days, and got it across the finish line.

Upgrades donโ€™t guarantee value.
The market decides that.

If you want to understand what your home is actually worth or get pre-approved to make a move, we can walk you through it.

Link in below.

โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”

Danekia Smith, REALTOR
Principal | First Home Pathways
๐Ÿ“ฒ 404-805-8152 ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐Ÿ”— Click in Bio to Schedule Free Consultation

https://linktr.ee/firsthomepathways

05/18/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our very first client appreciation event! ๐Ÿ’™ We loved seeing you all and helping you safely shred those old documents. ๐Ÿ“„โœ‚๏ธ

There is nothing quite like a good decluttering session to bring a breath of fresh air and a total sense of resetโ€”no matter the season! ๐ŸŒฟโœจ

If you missed out on this one, donโ€™t worry! Be sure to stay tuned for our next client appreciation event. We canโ€™t wait to see you there!

โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”

Danekia Smith, REALTOR
Principal | First Home Pathways
๐Ÿ“ฒ 404-805-8152 ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐Ÿ”— Click in Bio to Schedule Free Consultation

https://linktr.ee/firsthomepathways

Serving:

New Orleans, LA, Chalmette, LA, Meraux, LA, Violet, LA, Metairie, LA, Gretna, LA, Arabi, LA, Kenner, LA, Slidell, LA, Lakeshore, LA, Gentilly Terrace And Gardens, New Orleans, LA Marrero,LA

Which of these relocation tips surprised you the most? If you are planning a move from anywhere out of state to Louisian...
05/17/2026

Which of these relocation tips surprised you the most? If you are planning a move from anywhere out of state to Louisiana, letโ€™s chat. ๐Ÿ’ฌ

Hit the link in my bio to schedule a quick, free consultation and letโ€™s map out your move!
โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”

Danekia Smith, REALTOR
Principal | First Home Pathways
๐Ÿ“ฒ 404-805-8152 ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐Ÿ”— Click in Bio to Schedule Free Consultation

Serving:

New Orleans, LA, Chalmette, LA, Meraux, LA, Violet, LA, Metairie, LA, Gretna, LA, Arabi, LA, Kenner, LA, Slidell, LA, Lakeshore, LA, Gentilly Terrace And Gardens, New Orleans, LA Marrero,LA

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