Testimonials

B.C Sloat (Buyer)

"I started using Karen a number of years ago when our long time real estate agent retired. I checked out a few agents and decided to go with Karen and have never regretted my decision. We have done now 4 transactions with Karen and looked at hundreds of houses.

She is the best Real Estate Agent we have ever worked with. Great direction in negotiating. Willingness to preview properties and never made us feel like we were wasting her time. Her upbeat and positive disposition is such a bonus in working through the intricacies of a real estate transaction. She is readily available to either speak to or text with. Quick to send any documents on any houses that I might be interested in. Always willing to meet us at any house we wanted to look at. This time around, we looked at a lot of properties before finding our recent purchase. She never complained or was hesitant about showing us the next house as we worked through our process of finding the right property. She points out positives and negatives. For instance, the new home we just purchased has a sago palm in the landscaping. Sago palms are poisonous to dogs. I have two dogs. Having a poisonous plant in my yard is not an option with my dogs. Her pointing out this information is valuable to me. Karen is fun to work with and enjoys viewing the houses with us. It's been a wonderful experience culminating in finding the absolute perfect house for us. 15 day close and everything went like clockwork. Thank you Karen!!!"

S C Truttman,Tomales ca. (Seller)

"our agent had our interest and input at the top of her agenda and was always doing her best to fill the needs of the sale. very thurough in presentation . covered all aspects needed for the property sale.

every detail was handled with the upmost professionalism

we could not have had a better agent to handle the estate sale.

all around top of the list"

Brendan Kelly (Seller)

"We’ve worked with Karen before and she is amazing in every way.

Karen is so kind and knowledgeable. She made the process easy."

Jane W Evans Tomales (Buyer)

"Karen Karlow handled all aspects of our purchase with excellent service. In the challenging pandemic environment she kept the momentum going and was able to structure the contract to coordinate with our simultaneous sale of another property. Her thorough knowledge of the town environment and service providers proved invaluable in scheduling inspections and introducing us to the area."

Sandra Kaplan, Rohnert Park CA (Seller)

"Karen karlow is so great to work with! My family have benefited from her expertise and wonderful demeanor for several different transactions over the years. She is absolutely top notch!

It all went so smoothly, and Karen was great support through the negotiations of inspections and counter offers. I’m very pleased with the results."

Johnny Tucker (Buyer & Seller)

"Unbelievably positive experience for us even though things didn’t go our way. We will forever remember the hard work that Karen did to get us where we are. Thank you Karen for working so hard to make our family’s dream home a reality. You’re a true professional and it was a true pleasure to work with you. Thank you so much for everything that you do!!"

Marcus Hodge, Rohnert Park (Seller)

"She does a great job, accounting and managing every aspect of selling a house. I would do business with her again and have for 3 sales already."

Barbara Sloat and Ken Pedersen DIllon Beach (Seller)

"We have worked with Karen on three transactions and have been extremely pleased.

We won’t work with anyone else, She is the best real estate agent we have ever worked with. Karen is off the charts excellent! My favorite attribute is how positive and upbeat Karen is. Always in a good mood, happy and ready and willing to go the distance. When we were buying this property 2 years ago, Karen took us to many houses to consider. She never complained about the time or effort she needed to put in to help us find the right property.

Karen did an outstanding job of photographing and videoing our property. The photos were top quality and the video walk through amazing. She advised us on when to start accepting offers to get the best exposure to the market. She kept us informed and updated constantly. She was present at the signing at the title company. She brought in a stager to give us a quote, and we chose to work with that stager and we got excellent results. Karen is an experienced guide through the complexities of the real estate world.

Our home was barely on the market when agents were showing it and we got offers. Multiple offers. In less than a week we were in contract and closed in less than 30 days. The process was smooth and fast!!"

Sue Weiss ,Novato (Buyer)

"Through the whole transaction Karen was awesome very helpful with selling of the first property to the purchase of the second. If she did not know the answer she always found the correct answer. As the process of a 1031exchange is sometimes very complicated.

Karen was fantastic through everything."

Jim in Marin County (Seller)

"Karen Karlow is very diligent in performing her duties as a real estate agent. She stays right on top of every aspect of the transaction to make sure that everything goes smoothly. Karen also updates her client on all showings of the home and follows up with every other agent that shows house to get additional feedback and promptly answer any questions. Karen was also very helpful in recommending some staging of the house and determining the correct listing price. All of Karen's attributes that i have described resulted in the successful sale of my home."

Brendan & Deeann Kelly, Novato, CA (Buyer)

"Buying a home is stressful, using an agent that doesn't understand your needs or simply is not user friendly adds to that stress. That is why we chose Karen, she was simply awesome in every aspect of the process. From truly learning about us and our needs, to diving deep in to the VA paperwork process and finding out what we could and couldn't do. I can not imagine a better person to have teamed up with. Karen is kind, understanding, and has some of the best communication skills/timeliness I've seen. If you want to buy a home and work with a person that will easily lead you through the process, then you truly need to work with Karen."

Doris Pareas, Petaluma (Seller)

"Karen Karlow was extremely professional and patient dealing with my ex-husband and myself during a long, difficult sale. She is knowledgeable and always responded quickly to phone calls and emails. She held many open houses and was very helpful and pitched-in herself when we needed to remove things from the house. In addition she was always available to meet repair/maintenance people at the house. I can't imagine anyone else doing all she did for us.Thank you Karen!"

Bo Struye, Dillon Beach, CA (Buyer)

"We were recommended Karen through a family friend. She totally earned our highest marks. She did everything in her power to make a very challenging transaction as smooth as possible for us buyers. We would highly recommend her to anyone without any hesitation."

Susan Harding Alvarez, Valley Springs, .ca, formerly of Tomales (Seller)

"I would, and have, recommended Karen's professional services; even to a friend who is only entertaining the idea of selling. I had 3/4 made up my mind to sell and I called Karen the next day for an appointment. She went over a great deal of information with me that helped me decide that last 1/4 bit hesitation. She was so informative and I felt so confident in her keeping my best interests at heart that I signed then, called my family to tell them, and took a photo of us to text. My middle son said, "Karen will do right for you mom."

Karen also helped me find a responsible, caring C21 agent in the Glenn County area when I started to search for a replacement home."

Chris Baker - Dillon Beach, CA (Buyer)

"Karen was an exceptional agent for our home purchase. She was very knowledgeable, professional and provided outstanding service to us throughout the process. We feel very lucky to have met Karen and to select her as our buyers agent.

Karen was very detail oriented and really looked out for us in the transaction.

She is always on top of things and responsive and flexible and available whenever we needed."

Nick Jensen, Rohnert Park (Buyer)

"Great service and attention to detail in what we were looking for, made a tough experience manageable. Would recommend to anyone I know.

Very professional and thorough with all documents, and stayed in constant contact.

Overall experience was amazing, very knowledgable staff and felt like we were kept in the loop on all decisions.

Very professional and assertive throughout the entire process, was impressed with her tenacity while pursuing our offer."

Norm Main and Luana Pinasco - Dillon Beach (Seller)

"If you want to sell or purchase a property from the BEST REALTOR you can select Karen Karlow is your person. She is the ultimate professional. She understands the market that she works in and her advice is always "spot on". Her clients trust her advice and this comes from her impeccable reputation and her actions during the journey that you take with her. She is on top of your property request or property sale. She keeps you totally updated and her communications are clear and always timely. She is the ultimate closer on her client's behalf. Don't look any further--get Karen Karlow on your Team."

Judi Foy Grass Valley, CA (Seller)

"I can't say enough about Karen Karlow. I have worked with several real estate agents in my lifetime and they can't hold a candle to her. Working with her was like working with an old friend. She was, knowledgeable, patient, trustworthy, friendly, and answered my emails, usually within minutes. An exceptional agent."

Kathy and Terry Davis, Dillon Beach (Seller)

"Karen Karlow went beyond expectations in our previous dealings with her, and we found her to be not only fair and professional, but creative in solving problems as they arose.

We had a complicated situation with the buyer and the broker was very helpful, solving the issue to everyone's satisfaction.

Karen nswers her emails at all times of the day or night...she is clear in her explanations and always follows up.

Very easy all the way with great results. Sold the house in less than 10 days for the asking price."

Jessie Cochrane. Dillon Beach (Seller)

"She is the most honest person I have met dealing with real estate and personally. This was one of the most important factors in choosing Karen. She is a go getter and really put herself out there for us. I felt like she went to bat for us in dealing with the buyers crap.

I would never consider anyone else to sell a home.

Karen was very compassionate with me. She knew how difficult this process was for us. She wasn't pushy and read my moods correctly.

She really knows how to read emotions and acted on them.

Selling a home we have lived in for the last 16 years was very difficult. All of the love and hard work we put into it made it very dear to us. Having an agent who understood this was critical. She was there for me during this difficult time. Having a buyer who was less than honorable was terrible. Karen was there with a shoulder for me to cry on. She listened patiently as I ranted about them. She really helped me when it became an ordeal. She stood up for us when they were the most difficult.

When they crossed the line she was there to push them back.

Thank you so much Karen."

Christina Lucas-Marshall Ca (Seller)

"She 'a the best- a real ally

Always polite and professional

I highly recommend her. She is experienced and knowledgeable"

Karin Ashford, Napa CA (Seller)

"Karen Karlow did an excellent job marketing and selling our property. I would use her again and am happy to recommend her to anyone. She worked hard to sell our property. Her efforts and success on our behalf is very much appreciated."

Sandy Kaplan, Rohnert Park CA (Buyer)

"Karen has supported me through four different real estate transactions. She is absolutely wonderful! On this latest project, she really went above and beyond, as I downsized into a mobile home park. No big deal commission here, and yet she researched and advocated for me in all sorts of ways. It was a learning curve for me, and I felt so supported.

I hold Karen Karlow in the highest regard, in all respects. She is terrific, and I have recommended her to my family and friends over the years.

With my latest purchase, Karen researched the rules and regs of mobile home parks, lined up some key inspections, supported me through the negotiation process while supporting not leading. I can always rely upon her honesty and integrity. She is super.

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Dawn Ross, Santa Rosa (Buyer)

"Karen was terrific. Very responsive and incredibly knowledgeable about the area. I will definitely recommend her to others."

Buyer

"Karen Karlow is the BEST! Very thorough, very knowledgeable,
very professional. I've dealt with her multiple times previously,
as both buyer and seller. I will definitely work with her again and
again!"