Karen Schaefer

Awesome Wife, Sister, Aunt, Top Luxury Real Estate Advisor, #1 Best selling Author, SCUBA Instructor, Podcast host of Mature Money and Founder of Women's W.I.N., Women's Wealth and Impact Network

What do Clients Say?

"Karen was incredible! She made our experience very uncomplicated and kept in touch with us after the sale. She brought us offers that matched our asking price and went above and beyond service we were used to with other realtors. Highly recommended!!! Thanks again Karen!"

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"My family and I have worked with Karen on 1 home purchase and 2 recent home sales! She is very professional, kind and so patient!! We would highly recommend her, she is very professional and knowledgeable and just truly cares. Thank you Karen! You are simply the best!!!"

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"Karen was a true professional. She was masterful working around our renters schedule and requirements to get the property shown. If ever we had another property to sell, we would NOT hesitate to call her!"

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We could not be more pleased with our time working with Karen. She put our minds at ease during what can be an emotional process. We felt like we couldn't have been in better hands and will recommend Karen to everyone we know moving to the area!

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Karen is seriously the best realtor in El Paso and Teller Counties. We have worked with her twice in selling and buying homes. She goes above and beyond throughout the entire process. Her negotiating approach is greatly effective, and we were very thankful for the way she handled the toughest situations. We appreciated her constant communication, professionalism, and knowledge of real estates matters. There is a reason she has earned the recognition she has throughout the years. She's the best!

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About Karen

With a career that spans global markets, high-level training and decades of hands on experience, Karen has built a reputation for representing properties and the people behind them wtih a level of care, strategy and discretion. As a top performing agent with RE/MAX Properties, and Nationwide, Karen is also a global Luxury home advisor to both Buyers and Sellers.  

Her background is anything but typical.  Karen is the creator of the Luxury Marketing Training system to over 10,000 agents in Europe, a #1 Amazon best selling real estate author, podcast host, and founder of a worldwide home staging training company. She has been featured in national media outlets and has spent years teaching others how to elevate their approach to real estate. 

Karen and her husband, Pete, are real estate investors with a portfolio that spans rentals, vacation rentals, fix and flips, single family residences, multi family residences, commerical buildings and storage units.  So she not only understands the real estate agent side of things, but also how to look at things as an investor, along with creative financing and unique circumstances. The combination of these skills allows Karen to really evaluate real estate for her clients from a wealth building strategy perspective. 

Known for her unique 'House Stories' signature marketing approach, Karen approaches each property with specific intention as to how to tell the story of the home so the lifestyle, amenities, location and features appeal to exactly the right buyer. 

She proudly serves El Paso, Teller and Jefferson counties where the landscape is as compelling as the homes themselves.  And where every home, every seller and every buyer have a story to tell!