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Karen Blocker is a sincere, educated, intelligent, warm, sensitive person and sells real estate! Only someone that has had an experience with a marginal real estate agent can appreciate my awe. Karen represented us with the selling of two homes both after a one-year listing with a prestigious national firm but did nothing to show and/or promote our sale. Karen happened to sell a house in our immediate neighborhood 3 days after it’s listing. Our home was three houses away and had little activity. I called Karen to see if she had an interest in listing our home when the listing agreement had expired. She said she limits her listings so she can spend equal time in representing her clients. I respected that because our current agent had several listings, 25+, consequently she didn’t do well with any of them. Karen had mentioned that she restricts herself to around ten listing at any given time.

Karen not only took our listing but also began immediate activity to show our property. This was done though continual contact with us as to show dates and times, multi uses of local print media, word of mouth amongst other Agents both within her Broker’s Office and in the Agent community. We had more home showings in the first month than we had experienced the previous twelve months.

Karen has many positive exemplary traits, one of which is keeping her clients informed as to customer’s reaction and/or concern to a recent house showing. With that knowledge, you, the owner, have the prerogative of addressing the concern of the potential buyer or ignore the comment, BUT at least you know what was said. I have heard of many Agents that don’t pass on that information in fear of owner defense.

Karen is truly a professional and an asset to her employer’s Brokerage . Karen is not afraid of follow-up with the client or getting commitments. She tends to pre-qualify buyer’s with preliminary mortgage approval hence not wasting time showing clients homes that are beyond their financial reach.

There has been much public discussion about commission charged in selling homes. I can truly say Karen EARNED every dollar she received. I had no resentment or negative feeling when seeing the commission figure appear on the closing escrow statement. It’s like the high price of a good dining experience, if the presentation and quality is there one doesn’t mind the charge. If you truly want to sell your home, Karen should be in your considerations for an Agent.

Eagerly submitted,

Hal Hultgren