Karen has a successful sales background in marketing and she has also enjoyed a rewarding career as a primary school teacher at Tauranga Primary School. Her extensive teaching career has provided her with great negotiation and relationship building skills, while her sales background in marketing allows her to work efficiently and to be results-driven; the ideal dynamic to assist you with your real estate needs. Karen’s welcoming, open and endearing personality promotes positive and strong relationships with her clients, taking the time to get to know them as she knows understanding the concerns and desires of her buyers and sellers are essential to meeting their real estate needs. Striving to make each client’s unique journey as easy as possible by keeping in contact, communicating effectively, and making decisions and recommendations based on what is best for her client. Karen has exceptional knowledge of the local market. She keeps up to date with current property trends when selecting marketing campaigns that generate maximum exposure to ensure successful results. The marketing of your property through professional photography is the one opportunity to entice a buyer to pick up the phone or get in their car. This makes all the difference to how the market responds to your home. Proud to be working for Harcourts Advantage Realty Limited who operate six offices across Tauranga, Karen has the support of over 100 hard working individuals and the Management Team, which consists of dedicated professionals who work alongside her to ensure her clients get the very best service.