Realtor profile

Name: Karen Blackson

Company: Long & Foster Realtors

Address: 1675-F Reston Parkway, Reston, VA 20194

Phone: 703/668-1848

Fax: 703/435-2116

E-mail: karen.blackson@longandfoster.com

Web site: www.2rhome.com; www.hellofairfaxva.com

Year started: 1992

How did you get started in real estate? I took the principles class with Shannon and Luchs in January 1992 and passed the real estate exam in March 1992. I joined Town & Country Properties Inc. shortly thereafter.

How long have you been with the current company? Three years

Licenses and designations: Real estate sales in Virginia and Maryland; graduate, Realtor institute

Associations: National Association of Realtors, Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, Virginia Association of Realtors, Member Reston Chamber of Commerce.

Awards: NVAR multimillion-dollar sales club, 2004; NVAR top producer, 2004; NVAR multimillion-dollar salesclub, 2005; Long & Foster multimillion-dollar sales club, 2004; Long & Foster chairman’s club, 2004; Long & Foster president’s club, 2005

Greatest accomplishment in past 12 months: Receiving my graduate, Realtor institute (GRI) designation, which I completed in one year. The GRI program can actually be completed in a period of three years. It is a great accomplishment to have completed the entire program in 12 months.

What is your area of specialty? Hunter’s Woods area of Reston

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