Karen M Riscinto is a Real Estate Agent and Interior Decorator specializing in Residential sales and Property Management. She is the Broker/Owner with Florida Lifestyle Realty Group Inc./Florida Lifestyle Property Management LLC and is a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) as well as having several designations; CDPE (Short Sales), CIPS (International) TRC and MRP Military Relocation professional. With over 35 years of experience in real estate sales, construction, development and property management, as well as 16 years of interior decorating and staging, Karen attributes her success to her commitment to her clients. She is often referred to as a 'bulldog in real estate' as she fights to get the best deal for her clients and ensure that their goals are met. Karen has been a resident of Lake County, Florida since 2005 and has been featured on an episode of HGTV’s “Lake Front Bargain Hunt” (Living Large in Lake County) in 2014. She is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Sales Club from 2012-2022 and was the winner of the 2016 Daily Commercial Readers’ Choice Award for Realtor in Lake and Sumter County as well as a Top 5 Agents Ranked # 3 in Lake County by Ratemyagent.com. She began her career in real estate in 1977, obtaining her real estate license in Florida in 1988 and in Georgia in 1990. In 2007 she began working as a full-time REALTOR, and in 2017 she became a broker and opened her own firm. Karen takes great pride in providing exemplary service to her customers and values the relationships she has with them. She is always looking to expand her knowledge, taking classes and courses to stay up to date with the latest trends in the industry.