Our Team

Carroll Harrod is the founder and team lead of Salt & Soil Realty Group, a Coastal North Carolina real estate team brokered by eXp Realty and based in Jacksonville, NC. He serves buyers, sellers, landowners, investors, and military clients throughout Onslow County, Camp Lejeune, Richlands, Sneads Ferry, Swansboro, Hubert, Holly Ridge, and surrounding Eastern North Carolina communities.

Known as “The Homesteading Realtor,” Carroll brings a practical, boots-on-the-ground perspective to real estate. His background includes real estate investing, military service, emergency response, and hands-on experience with land stewardship, gardening, beekeeping, poultry, hunting, rural property improvement, and sustainable living. That combination helps him look at property through more than one lens: market value, lifestyle fit, long-term use, and real-world function.

Carroll specializes in residential homes, land, farms, acreage, rural properties, military relocation, investment properties, and homestead-friendly real estate in Coastal North Carolina. Whether helping a seller prepare a home for market, walking land to understand access and usability, or guiding a buyer through a PCS move to the Jacksonville NC area, his focus is always on clarity, strategy, and confident decision-making.

For sellers, Carroll emphasizes thoughtful pricing, strong property presentation, professional marketing, and highlighting the features that make a home, farm, or land parcel stand out. For buyers, he brings local insight and practical guidance on details like location, property condition, drainage, easements, flood considerations, outdoor space, and long-term potential.

Salt & Soil Realty Group was built around a simple belief: real estate should help people put down roots, protect what matters, and grow toward what comes next. Carroll leads with that mindset in every conversation, every showing, and every listing strategy.

If you are buying or selling a home, land, farm, or homestead-friendly property in Jacksonville, Onslow County, or Coastal North Carolina, Carroll Harrod and Salt & Soil Realty Group are ready to help you move forward with a clear plan.

Samadah Shabazz is a REALTOR® with Salt & Soil Realty Group, brokered by eXp Realty, serving buyers, sellers, relocating clients, military-connected clients, and people exploring new construction homes throughout Jacksonville, Onslow County, Camp Lejeune, Richlands, Sneads Ferry, Hubert, Swansboro, Holly Ridge, New Bern, and surrounding Eastern North Carolina communities.

Known as “The Realtor You Rave About,” Samadah brings energy, personality, and a strong client-care mindset to the real estate process. Her brand reflects who she is: upbeat, approachable, responsive, and committed to helping clients feel more confident from the first conversation to the closing table.

Samadah works heavily with buyers and has developed a strong reputation for helping people navigate the search process with patience, communication, and practical guidance. Whether someone is buying a first home, relocating to Coastal North Carolina, using a VA loan, comparing investment opportunities, or trying to understand the local housing market, she helps clients sort through the details and move forward with a clearer plan.

Her background as a military child gives her a personal understanding of relocation, transition, and the importance of finding the right fit in a new community. That perspective is especially valuable in the Jacksonville NC market, where Camp Lejeune, New River, PCS timelines, and VA financing are a regular part of the real estate landscape.

Samadah is also growing a focused specialty in new construction homes across Jacksonville, Onslow County, and Eastern North Carolina. She helps buyers think through builder options, floor plans, lot selection, incentives, upgrades, timelines, inspections, warranties, and the differences between buying new construction and purchasing a resale home. If she expands further into listings, that new construction knowledge also gives her a valuable perspective on how resale homes compete with builder inventory.

As part of Salt & Soil Realty Group, Samadah shares the team’s belief that real estate should help people put down roots, protect what matters, and move toward what comes next. She brings a fun, memorable brand, strong buyer support, and a growing new construction focus to the team’s broader mission of serving Coastal North Carolina with clarity, strategy, and care.

If you are buying a home, relocating to the Jacksonville NC area, exploring VA loan options, or considering new construction in Eastern North Carolina, Samadah Shabazz and Salt & Soil Realty Group are ready to help you move forward with confidence.