Karen Avallone is the principal in boutique, Melbourne based vendor and buyer advisory which operates primarily throughout Victoria. 

Background

Karen commenced her professional involvement in the property industry approximately 13 years ago, gaining insights into the operations of real estate sales processes at some of Melbourne’s most iconic, prestige property agencies, before bringing all of her experience together in one of Melbourne’s first buyers’ agencies and then starting her own advisory business.

Experience

Karen’s clients benefit from the experience gained in over  13 years and over 1000 property transactions.  Karen supports her clients emotionally and pragmatically through the process, with her goal to achieve great outcomes for her clients with the the right property  bought for the right price whilst saving time and heartache and demystifying a process which otherwise may lack transparency and sufficient information upon which to make informed decisions.

Services 

Full search – Find and secure the right property at the right price

Property Coach – Achieving property goals sooner (and smarter)

Evaluate and Negotiate – unbiased advice on the property you have found,  market and implementing the strategy to acquire it

Auction bidding – expert advice to win with a competitive advantage

Sales Advisory – expert advice from home preparation, agent selection through to settlement

Pro Bono – helping those in exceptional circumstance

Qualifications

A licensed real estate agent and member of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, Karen also holds the qualifications of Master of Business (Property), Postgraduate Diploma of Management and Bachelor of Applied with specialisations in investment analysis, development feasibility, sustainability, green building and design.  Karen also has behind her a successful 20 year career in IT and management consulting, 

After buying her own first property at the age of 20, Karen has ridden the waves of property ownership, building her own portfolio of investment properties whilst renovating, flipping and developing homes for herself and her family across the Melbourne metropolitan area, through recessions, booms, busts, bubbles and everything in between.