Kara Wetherill, REALTOR®
Mobile 720.507.0790 | kara@makeyourhomedenver.com
As a licensed REALTOR®, my mission is to make every real estate transaction as seamless and stress-free as possible. With a background in design, I bring a unique perspective to the process, helping clients envision a property's potential—whether it’s suggesting furniture layouts or recommending functional changes to make a space work perfectly for their needs.
My years of experience analyzing sales data have honed my ability to accurately price properties, ensuring optimal outcomes for both buyers and sellers. Combining expertise, determination, and a personal touch, I am committed to helping each client achieve their real estate goals with confidence and ease.
Proudly serving the Denver Metro area including Wash Park, Cherry Creek, Highlands, Tech Center, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Arvada, Lakewood, Northglenn and Centennial!
BUYER SERVICES:
- Initial consultation to determine your true wants and needs saving valuable time when your home search begins
- Review current market trends and the home buying process so you know what to expect
- Personally preview listings online curated based on our initial consultation
- Broadcast your specific buyer needs to over 350 LIV Sotheby’s agents on our internal network
- Attend bi-weekly LIV Sotheby’s meetings to learn of upcoming listings directly from agents and discuss your needs as a buyer
- Search for upcoming listings on the LIV Sotheby’s internal agent website
- Unbiased, detached, no-pressure relaxed showings (we let your heart lead the way!)
- Perform a price analysis once you’ve identified a home you’d like to submit an offer on
- Negotiate offers and coordinate contracts
- Deliver support after the sale including moving services, utility information and contractors
SELLER SERVICES:
- Strategic pricing analysis to determine an accurate asking price for maximum profit in shortest time frame
- Identify key selling points and features of the home
- Staging consultation and coordination of staging when needed
- Pre-listing marketing to over 350 LIV Sotheby’s agents in the Front Range prior to going on the MLS
- Fifteen-step comprehensive, strategic marketing of your home to potential buyers
- Professional showing service for ease of scheduling and listing feedback
- Weekly communications regarding marketing, showing traffic, market conditions and listing status
- Listing syndicated to more than 100 local Sotheby’s International Realty websites and thousands of nationwide websites
- Targeted print and social media advertising campaigns to buyers in your area averaging a 37% increase in viewings
- Expert negotiation of counteroffers, contingencies, timing, and rent-backs
- Contract and timeline management along with a dedicated transaction coordinator
MARKETING STRATEGIES:
- Sourcing leads from expansive network
- High-resolution video tours and photography
- Interactive virtual tour
- Open houses
- Comprehensive social media marketing campaign
- Individual property website
- Direct mailers and flyers
- Property feature cards
- Email flyers to over 6,000 local agents
- Social media advertising
- Utilizing the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)
- Syndicated listing on 350 high-visibility websites
- Sotheby’s exclusive partnerships with media powerhouses like WSJ, NYT and more
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE:
Over 15 years of corporate experience including:
- 5 years at the San Francisco Design Center, a to the trade interior design showroom handling company operations and accounts before transitioning to being a top producing salesperson generating sales that averaged 15% of total company revenue and 30% of department revenue
- 5 years as a Buyer at Pottery Barn driving strategic business decisions and seasonal assortment plans for the catalog and retail store divisions driving positive sales and margin results
- 5 years as a Product Development Manager at The Sports Authority managing private label apparel and accessories sourcing, development, cost negotiations and deliverables driving department penetration, sales and improved profit margins
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, CU Boulder
- Minor in Geography
MEMBERSHIPS:
- Denver Metro Association of REALTORS®
- Colorado Association of REALTORS®
AWARDS:
- Excellence Awards Recipient, Denver Metro Association of REALTORS®, 2017 – 2024
- Customer Service Award, Slifer, Smith and Frampton, 2021
- Top Office Producer, Slifer, Smith and Frampton 2019-2021
- Top Real Estate Producer, 5280 Magazine, 2023
- Quarterly Best, LIV Sotheby’s, Q4 2023, Q2 2024
- Over $110MM in Sales
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
- Wish for Wheels
- Project Angel Heart
- Urban Peak
- A Little Help
- Food Bank of the Rockies
- Grow Haus