Karen Kern is a hands-on, detail oriented realtor providing concierge service to her clients. A home sale or purchase involves big decisions on financial, as well as emotional levels. Karen uses her experience to help her clients identify and then prioritize their needs and wants. She guides them to achieve their goals in a manner that makes financial sense for them and their families. Over a decade of success in real estate with many repeat happy clients and referrals is something she is very proud of.
Providing “over-the-top” value and service to clients are words she lives by. Karen is very responsive and attentive to her client’s needs. She is a huge believer in having a home be “stage ready” when the doors open for showings and she has a skilled decorator and stager that she provides as part of her service. Home buyers shop on the internet first, and the professional photography she provides is top notch, including videos and 3D tours. Both sellers and buyers are provided with written action plans, and Karen handles as many tasks as possible whether it be recommending and meeting contractors to turning on and off lights for showings. Of course, her signature chocolates at listings are always a big hit! Now in her 16th year in real estate, she is proud to be able to use 100% of her clients as references.
Why Select Karen as Your Realtor?
For the past twenty-seven years, Karen has lived in Richmond/Tri-Cities area. She is very active in community organizations. Her volunteer involvement has included the Massey Cancer Center, Beds for Kids, Impact 100, Virginia Parks and Fort Lee. She believes the best thing she has passed on to her three children is her passion for community involvement. She lives on Swift Creek Reservoir and enjoys “life on the lake” every day. Her free time passions include worldwide travel, teaching children about nature, hiking, and throwing sticks for her yellow Lab!
Neighborhood
Neighborhoods around Swift Creek Reservoir...Boat, fish, swim, hike, bald eagles, red fox, herons, turtles, frogs and great, happy people enjoying the outdoors
Favorite Restaurant
Pescados
Superpower
Pollyanna - a wonderful children's book character who saw the good in everyone
Inspiration
Nature and Finding the Joyful Spark that Exists in Everyone
Kids
Wonderful Twin Boys and a Fabulous Daughter
Favorite destination
My backyard which is the Swift Creek Reservoir
Karen really should be your only choice for your real estate needs.
Experts say that real estate transactions rank on the list of the most stressful events in life, among death and divorce. If you have experienced any of these traumas, you know that you will want to be as well prepared as possible. Karen Kern is exactly the agent to meet all of these needs. read more...
Meg M.
She is amazing!
Guided the entire process from start to finish. Met contractors, helped clean out each room and made suggestions for donations. Karen totally transformed the property! She was always available and provided much-needed resources and advice. Her professionalism, experience and keen eye for detail read more...
Courtney Battista
Woodland Pond, Chesterfield
Karen is the BEST!
Karen has the perfect blend of professional skills and personal touch that makes her so outstanding. The considerate yet effective way she handled the unusual situation with the seller and her family. They commented several times how helpful she was to them. We are very pleased and proud of the read more...
Fred & Bonnie Reever
Karen was outstanding!
Karen was outstanding to work with! She was responsive, prepared, knowledgeable and had outstanding negotiation skills! read more...
Robert Smallenberg
Midlothian Wood Condo, Midlothian
Karen was always available
Karen was always available, extremely helpful in arranging contractors tp fix inspection items read more...
Jodi Fegter
Karen has been very instrumental
Karen has been very instrumental in helping my husband and I sell two houses and purchase two houses over the past 10 years. Her wealth of knowledge and experience are amazing. She was always available to talk with every step of the way. She truly went above and beyond any of our expectations with read more...
Susan Kennedy
Karen Kern is the most professional
Karen Kern is the most professional, talented, and amazing real estate agent we have ever known! She inspired us to keep moving forward with our clean out and fix up. She had JUST the right amount of encouragement and "push". We would NOT have been able to get our house ready to sell with out read more...
Jo Lee
Outstanding is insufficient to describe Karen Kern
Outstanding is insufficient to describe Karen Kern. In fact, excellent is not high enough either. Incredible comes close. She timed the market which created the demand for our particular house at just the right time. Her experience in negotiating for the best offer was remarkable. She always kept read more...
Larry & Jo Lee
She listens and she cares
She listens and she cares read more...
Phyllis Quast
Bay Cove, Henrico
This is my second home purchase with Karen
This is my second home purchase with Karen. She is patient, kind, knowledgeable, and always points out things to consider. She's wonderful. read more...
Phyllis Quast
When we find the home you love, we'll prepare a market summary to make sure you don't pay too much. If we think you're making a mistake, we'll tell you…but decisions are always yours. We prepare a draft offer for your review, protecting you with financing and inspection contingencies. We are skilled negotiators and have lots of experience helping buyers make wise decisions.
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