My goal is to make the process of buying, selling, or owning a home efficient, enjoyable and rewarding for you. See what my clients have said about my real estate services...
Seller Testimonials Karen was a pleasure to work with. She covered all the bases and gave expert advice to help sell our house quickly and at a good price. I highly recommend her! - Allan G. ≈≈≈ I had the pleasure of working with Karen to sell my Alameda home in 2008. Not only did she secure multiple offers for the property, she took a personal interest in our relationship and home to facilitate the entire transaction. Her attention to detail, including closing documents provided on CD, as well as hard copy, multiple comp reports, along with efforts above and beyond typical service, recommending and securing a top notch Stager on short notice and personal attention to our requirements for the sale added a high degree of comfort as a seller in tough times.
I highly recommend Karen as a Real Estate partner as she is more than just a broker or agent, she really is a partner, taking ownership with you for your Real Estate needs." - Eric Marvin ≈≈≈ On behalf of my family and myself, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your many services in selling our family home in Alameda. In addition to your attention to detail, professionalism, and thoroughness, I want to commend you for the many extra duties and services you performed for us as out-of-town sellers. You facilitated the entire process in a most comfortable manner that relieved a considerable amount of stress on family members during the sale of our family home that we had owned for 49 years. Please don’t hesitate to use me as a reference. It would be my pleasure to speak to anyone on your behalf. - Paul C. Pennington ≈≈≈ Karen Manuel did a fantastic job of selling our home in Alameda. She went above and beyond our expectations by helping us prepare our home for sale. Due to Karen's hard work, the house looked great, which helped us get a price that we never expected to get. She easily dealt with our crazy schedules, our kids and pets throughout the whole process. Karen explained everything in great detail and helped make selling our home as easy as possible for us. Karen is a true professional. She is honest and thoughtful and went out of her way to accommodate our needs. I was amazed on how much time she spent making sure everything went smoothly. She sold our home quickly for well above asking price. We would definitely use her again and highly recommend her. - Stephen & Shannon R.
Buyer Testimonials
After looking at houses for almost two years, we are now in one, thanks to Karen Manuel. My husband and I worked with three different agents before we came across Karen and couldn't have been happier with her as a realtor. Even my mom, who has twenty plus years experiences in real estate thought she was amazingly honest and thorough--just what you want when dealing with realtors.
Buying a house for the first time is nerve wracking enough--you don't even know the right questions to ask half the time, but Karen asked them for us and brought up things that none of the other realtors ever brought up. Her thoroughness matched with her great service has helped us find an amazing house at an amazing price. She even helped us get a lower mortgage rate and saved us thousands of dollars a year. If you are looking for a house in Alameda, I cannot highly recommend Karen enough! Call her! - Leslie Van Every ≈≈≈ We worked with Karen off and on for more than 6 months! We started just looking around on our own to get an idea of what we wanted and could afford; she was great at sending us information on new listings (she understood what we were looking for), responding quickly to requests and she was never pushy.
When we finally found our house, she was on top of all of the details. Karen offered us options and gave her recommendations, leaving the decisions to us. She worked well the other realtor and kept things going even while we were out of state.
Karen was great to work with and we highly recommend her."
- Catherine Thomsen ≈≈≈ Karen is a very knowledgeable realtor in the East Bay. She knows all the ins & outs, and can expertly guide a person to the right property for their income level and other needs. She has a good read on people and the area, and let's her clients make their own decisions. She will do a great job for any type of client." - Marissa Krupa |