Meet The Home Cart Team

Here at TheHomeCart.com, we've gathered a select team of real estate professionals to service your real estate needs. We welcome you to learn more about us and contact us when we can be of further assistance. Click here to see our team's current featured listings.

Karen Gustafson

  • Office Phone 303.482.2344
  • Cell Phone 303.514.0818
  • Fax 800.918.8517
  • Email Karen@TheHomeCart.com

Karen Gustafson moved permanently to Colorado five years ago, after moving around the country and abroad  - 23 moves to 11 states and two foreign countries. She has two kids in college and two at home. She is active in the schools, enjoys designing, remodeling, and creating stained glass pieces, and loves enjoying outdoor Colorado with her kids.

She started her professional career as a lender, and has had 23 years of successful real estate experience. In addition to being an agent and lender, she has experience as a pre-underwriter and closer, investor, flipper, landlord, and home stager.

Karen’s goal is help you buy or sell your home with as professional and smooth a process as possible, in the time frame that works best for you.  She knows what it’s like to be in your shoes!

What Our Clients Are Saying About Karen…

"We can’t say enough great things about Karen! She is incredibly tenacious, very professional, and always kept us informed throughout the process of buying our Lone Tree home. She has also become a great friend. We highly recommend her as THE agent to get you into your new home!"
~ Tom & Sarah Getz

"Karen helped us to purchase our first home. Her years of experience and knowledge about mortgages and construction as well as about buying a home, is invaluable. She is a true pleasure to work with."
~ James & Hillary Trimble

"We purchased a home that needed a lot of TLC. Karen guided us with fantastic design/remodeling ideas as well as guided us smoothly through the purchase process. We highly recommend Karen as a great agent!"
~ Bob & Jen Weston

"The property that I decided to buy was a foreclosure that had a bid war going on. Karen pushed hard and closed the deal for me without a hitch!"
~ Kathy Harlow

"We are both very busy professionals, and had little time to spend looking at every property in Castle Rock that fit the description we were looking for. Karen brilliantly narrowed the selection down to a reasonable number of optimum houses, and found us the perfect house! She truly understands the particulars of working with “busy, picky” people."
~ Kelly & Glen Moeur

"We moved here from Chicago last year. We initially were looking in an area that we thought looked great on the internet. Karen showed us homes there, and then directed us to similar homes in another area that we wouldn’t have considered. We are SO pleased with Karen’s guidance, and love our new home here in Denver!"
~ Amy & Joe Polaski

"We had one weekend to buy a house, when we came up from Dallas on a house hunting trip. Karen not only made that happen for us, but also provided a wealth of knowledge about children’s music and arts and the wonderful theatre community in Denver. We LOVE our Greenwood Village Home!"
~ Mike & Holly Spencer

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