Karen received her Real Estate sales license in 1987 in Indiana. She then worked toward and received her Brokers license in 1989, and opened her own company named "Home Pro Realtors". Karen sold her Independent Real Estate Company to "Better Homes and Gardens" in 1997 after visiting and falling in Love with Tellico Lake! Her family relocated to Tellico Lake, in Beautiful Rarity Bay in 1998. Karen went to work re-establishing her license in Tennessee, taking all of her education again, both for the sales license and then the Brokers license. She was named Principal Broker of a local Remax office in 1999, where she worked for about a year. "On The Lake Realty" was created in early 2000 by Karen alone, and Karen and one other associate, Susan Akagi, Dominate the Tellico Lake area in Monroe and Loudon Counties, TN. Karens Company has grown to around 20 million in sales each year with only 2 agents. The arrangement is perfect with Karen representing the Rarity Bay and Thunder Pointe Communities, and Susan Akagi representing Tellico Village, Kahite, Foothills Pointe and other surrounding communities. The www.OnTheLake.biz website is a comprehensive, user friendly website offering every detail of information on the Tellico Lake area. Visit soon to learn about the Best Kept secret in East Tennessee!