Carridy grew up in Burlington, NC and moved to Spartanburg, SC before high school. She holds degrees from the University of Tennesee (Cum Laude) and Campbell University. Carridy is licensed to practice law in both North Carolina and South Carolina. Prior to working in residential real estate, Carridy litigated personal injury cases all over eastern North Carolina; served as the Guardian ad Litem attorney in Buncombe County and practiced education law for school districts in South Carolina.