karen baldwin
(she/her)
broker associate
member of team cynthia
A life-long Oak Parker, Karen is passionate about the Oak Park area. She is personable, dedicated, reliable and detail-oriented. With Oak Park as her home base, she supports sellers and buyers throughout the Chicagoland area, from the city to suburbs.
As a local, Karen can sell your home best — because she knows the neighborhood best! And, she fully understands buyers' desires to find the perfect fit in a home. Karen is patient and can help clients see "beyond" the decorating, to find the potential in your future space.
Karen volunteers locally at Beyond Hunger, as incoming president of the Oak Park River Forest High School Alumni Association, and as a cellist in the Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest. She has also completed the Certified Financial Planner designation, the Home Finance Resource Designation, is a Five Star Professional Award winner for six years straight, and has been involved in Oak Park village committees (Citizens Involvement Committee, Community Relations Committee, Ike-290 Committee) and the United Way Allocations Committee.
Just like the seasons, life has cycles and she would love to help you turn over your next leaf!
see what karen's clients have to say
"Karen is an absolutely fantastic realtor. Seriously, one of the best. She handled the buying of our new home and selling of our old home with such elegance and grace. This was our first experience using a realtor that was actually in our corner and looking out for our best interests at all times and I’m so happy Zillow connected us. I cannot recommend Karen and the entire team at Beyond Properties enough. We may have not been the highest profile clients, but Karen and the entire team made my wife and I feel like we were their highest priority. Karen had the perfect mix of professionalism and personability that helped us get through buying and selling process at the same time. She has earned clients for life with us!"
christomabear via Zillow
"Karen was super helpful, focused and organized. She helped finding buyers, showed the house ( had all the necessary information and was able to answer all the questions by herself). She even helped me to get rid of the stuff that I was not taking with me. My house was sold in no time and above asking price."
lubalyass via Zillow
“Karen is amazing! My husband and I were looking for our first home and needed to find something quickly. We were 6 months pregnant and had 4 months left on our lease. She was so focused and dedicated to helping our family find the right home. She was always responsive, upbeat, and she got things DONE. She's a go getter and all around great person. We loved having her as our realtor. Couldn't imagine anyone else doing a better job than her.”
Tilesha N. via Zillow
“I was feeling like finding a new home was impossible, but with Karen’s proficiency and attentiveness I was easily able to navigate new areas of the city with her by my side with confidence and reassurance throughout the entire process! If you are feeling uneasy and need a new place right now, or have been looking for quite sometime - feeling discouraged that nothing is meeting your needs - call Karen now!”
Maddie B. via Zillow