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I believe Karen did a wonderful job for us. We started out in early August 2025 looking for a home in Jacksonville North Carolina. She was recommended to us. From day one she contacted us and from then on she stayed in touch constantly with emails or text or phone calls. She also answered every text and email we sent her in a timely manner. She helped us find a house within our price range and as soon as we found it ,which did not take long because she was very willing to show us any house we were interested in,and we chose one within two days.After we found the one that was suitable she was in constant contact with all the people she needed to be, and she let us know what was going on. She made recommendations and suggested ideas for this process, she was very patient and professional. I think she was a step ahead of everyone else that was involved in the transaction, just very much on top of everything! Everything worked out fine and we closed on September 11, 2025.
Thank you, Karen. We really appreciate you.

Karen did an amazing job. She got to know us before showing us properties and threw in some “wild cards” that we never considered and we ended up buying one of those options. Her sense of humor is amazing and she was like an old friend showing us houses. I’d recommend Karen if you need a down to earth realtor that will look out for your best interests.

Karen was on top of everything. Immediately available to answer questions. She seems to know everyone in town which helps when you have specific problems. Have been working with Karen for 10 years on our properties in the area and won't be stopping anytime soon.

Karen gave my wife and myself the best first home owning experience. She took the time to find what we wanted in a home and she exceeded the expectation with our amazing new home. I would highly recommend her to anyone and would utilize her in my future home purchases.

Karen gave my wife and myself the best first home owning experience. She took the time to find what we wanted in a home and she exceeded the expectation with our amazing new home. I would highly recommend her to anyone and would utilize her in my future home purchases.

Very excellent at her job. Helped me and my wife find our first home and helped us sooo much. She is very responsive and helpful, went above and beyond to make sure that we were happy. She is no doubt the best realtor in Jacksonville NC.

We had a great experience working with Karen. An excellent professional to work with. She was so knowledgeable, dependable, and personable. Always quick to respond to any questions through out the entire process. She helped sell our home in Jacksonville, North Carolina but also kindly answered questions pertaining to our new home across the state! Highly recommend!!

She is awesome highly recommend as a realtor. She worked with me an my family to get the home we wanted plus she has an awesome personality and a people's person

Karen is absolutely phenomenal! We were first- time homebuyers and she took great care of us. She made everything easy from buying to selling our house and everything in between! She is very passionate about her job and will stop at nothing to make sure her clients get what they want!

My husband and I had such a great experience with our Real Estate Agent Karen Stewart! She not only helped us find a home spur of the moment, but she made sure we understood everything about the process along the way, she went above and beyond to make sure we got the best deal possible for us~~and she sure did!
Karen also made sure we knew a little about the city we were moving to since we were from out of state, and she made our little bo feel 100 % included in this whole huge change for us.
We have recommended Karen to others already, and are using her again in another Real Estate transaction currently!
Highly recommend this agent in Real Estate for others as she is knowledgeable, strives to find out more about what works for you personally & financially.

Thank you Karen Stewart for all you have done for our family as well as what you are continuing to do, and for putting up with all our changes and wishes!!!

Bob and Nita Bernhardt

Well, where do I begin? Karen Stewart from Next Home Built by Referral Realty, helped us this year by selling our home and helping us purchasing another one. Her office staff and Karen were there to answer any, and all questions we had concerning our home. Karen is very professional yet down to earth when working with her clients. I certainly would recommend her and her staff to helping anyone who needs a home or to sell one.

Well, where do I begin? Karen Stewart from Next Home Built by Referral Realty, helped us this year by selling our home and helping us purchasing another one. Her office staff and Karen were there to answer any, and all questions we had concerning our home. Karen is very professional yet down to earth when working with her clients. I certainly would recommend her and her staff to helping anyone who needs a home or to sell one.

We met Karen Stewart while attempting to find our retirement dream home. She was able to find it for us!! After 1-1/2 years of searching, we were successful due to her persistence and professionalism. During this time, we got to know her quite well. She is a consummate professional and is a very knowledgeable realtor. We highly recommend her services.

Karen and her associates of Next Home Did a great job in Selling my House.
they were very professional and very kind. they kept me up to date in everything that was going on. I would highly recommend this company.

Thank you:
Steve and Sharon Varnadore

Karan Stewart and her associates of Next Home are very professional realtors and agents. Our corporation acquired 62 properties in Jacksonville NC using many different realtors. Next Home has been the best company we ever have had the pleasure of working with. I can't say enough about the ease and thoroughness of the whole process. Keran and her associates were there on point ever steep of the way with updates, follow ups, feedback staging the house and professional consulting to get the best sale price for us. Our house was on the market for less than a week with us receiving eight offers. we ended up getting 8.1% increase over our asking price dur to Karan's marketing and knowledge of the market. From start to finish it has been an honor and pleasure to work with Karan and her team. we live a few counties from Jacksonville, so Karan arranged the closing with an attorney who keep care of a problem with the deed, and we didn't even have to be there for the closing. We would highly recommend Karan and her team for any of your property transactions.

Karen was a pleasure to work with. She was prompt and professional and she answered all of our questions quickly and was always there for any concerns. Really loved working with her

Karen Stewart and her staff are top of the line Realtors. She has what it takes to get what you want. She is totally knowledgeable, personable and a hard working person. It was so easy to call her my friend.

I have bought and sold nine homes during my lifetime and Karen is, by far, one of the best real estate broker/agents I have ever had the pleasure of working with. She was very diligent and engaged in in all phases of finding a house that suited our needs and that wasn't easy, given the fact that I lived in Virginia and was trying to find a home in North Carolina. I would recommend Karen to anyone either purchasing or selling a home because she is that good.

The process of starting a new job while house hunting at the same time was a extremely stressful time. I contacted several realtors but once I was able to speak with Karen I knew she understood the stress that comes with buying a home in the military. She was extremely dedicated to helping us find a home, and with the housing market like it is, we needed someone like Karen in our corner. She toured homes for us while we were out of town and was able to give us clear information about the whole process. We were even able to move in before closing making the move that much easier. Any marine looking to buy a home in the Jacksonville area should look at Next Home realty first! Karen is without doubt… the best!

I’d give more than 5 stars if I could. We have had Karen as our agent for about 2 years. When we were trying to buy our first house and it fell through, she kept us updated and kept in touch until we were finally ready again, which was almost 2 years later. Throughout the buying process she was transparent, supportive, knowledgeable, and treated my family like her own family. If you want someone who genuinely cares about you and your home-buying goals, then you have found your agent.

We met Karen over 1-1/2 years ago to begin our search for our retirement home. She was a very due diligent and a wonderful professional buyers agent. She really made an effort to get to know us and really understand our retirement vision. Her efforts paid off. She found us our dream retirement home. We strongly recommend her professional services.

Karen was excellent in helping me make this purchase. She made sure everything went smooth. She provided great advice on the purchase offer and terms. She is very detailed, helpful, and professional. I would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell.

Karen was a great help in selling our home. She made the process very easy and stress free.

Karen was there for us from the start. She found us a great home for our family in a great Community. Her mindset was for us to be in a home that would be a home we would retire in and spend the rest of our lives in. She really cared about our needs in a home.

My highest recommendations for Karen. She is very knowledgeable, and amazingly helpful agent. She stands by her clients, guides them throughout the entire process, willing to provide assistance at all times. If I will be doing any other real estate transactions in the future in the area, I hope I can reach out to her again. Thanks, and keep up the great work Karen, you are the greatest!

Karen Stewart has been our real estate agent since 2014. She exemplifies professionalism, and her knowledge and expertise are unmatched. Purchasing our new home and selling our previous home was so easy and stress free. We wouldn't think of having any other realtor as our real estate agent.

To describe the service provided by Karen Stewart, first I will have to mention “Watching the Wheels” song by John Lennon. At the end, I hope to be able to tie the service provided by Karen to that song. To begin with, I was referred to Karen by an acquaintance in Jacksonville, NC and based on his expressed satisfaction on the service received when he purchased a new place to live, I did not hesitate to call Karen to put our property up for sale. However, in the back of my mind I always thought that once you meet a Real Estate Agent, there is no need to think that the next one you meet will be any different. How wrong was I!!! Upon meeting Karen all my thoughts changed for the best. She came in rolling like a “Wheel” and never stopped rolling until the job was done. Although we live in a different State than where the property was sold, our communication with Karen or her staff was seamless regardless of type, (Phone Calls, Text Messages, Emails). Given the type of property we had put for sale, many times we found ourselves lost and confused and when we saw problems, Karen saw solutions. I will not hesitate to reach out to Karen again to sell or buy a property in Jacksonville, NC if need be. As for John Lennon’s song, I got to see the “Wheels” turned from the distance with “A Great and Positive Outcome” Thank You Karen....

And kudos to John Lennon!!!!!

There is no one in the Real Estate Industry more professional than Karen Stewart. If I could give her 10 stars I would. HIGHLY recommend you call her call for ALL your real estate needs.

Karen Stewart has been our real estate agent since 2014. She has made the purchase of our new home and the sale of our previous home stress free! She exemplifies professionalism, and her knowledge and expertise are unmatched. We completely trust Karen and her judgment. We wouldn't think of having any other realtor as our real estate agent.

Karen and her team were wonderful to work with! As a first time home buyer, I was unsure what to expect, but they made the whole process seamless and easy. I will continue to recommend this team to anyone and everyone looking to buy, rent, or sell in the area! I truly could not have had a better and less stressful experience, and for that I am so so thankful.

If you are looking to purchase or rent, I highly recommend Karen Stewart. Karen and her staff goes above and beyond. She explains each and every step of the process thoroughly. And Rachel is always a phone call away, she is awesome. If I could give 10 stars I would. The Best!

Karen is an Awesome all around selfless person who gets the job DONE! Highly Recommend her! She is a go-getter! She is very helpful and definitely knows how to make the home buying process go by a lot smoother than expected.

I have dealt with a lot of people through the years looking for a home and I must say that there are none like miss Stewart she is very professional, kind, hard working and will treat you like family. I would recommend her to anyone that is looking for good estate.

My 3 kids and I closed on our house yesterday and throughout the whole process Karen was great!!! She was amazing. When I was stressed out thinking something wasnt going to go right, She was always right there to reassure me no matter what time it was. While it was stressful to me as a first one home buyer she definitely made the process flow smoothly from beginning to end!! 10/10 I definitely recommend!!!!

Karen Stewert is an exceptional realtor! Intelligent and highly skilled in this field. She goes above and beyond to produce results wether you're looking to sell, rent, buy, or invest. She is a true go-getter and I definitely recommend her to anyone in need of real estate services. With her experience, persistence, skills, and all around fabulous persona, it's safe to say that Karen Stewart is a top agent! Highly, highly recommend!

If you're looking for the best Agent in town look no further! Karen was awesome thought the buying process. She is extremely knowledgable and was never pushy with us. We had a hard time finding a home in this market, and she was always quick to respond or quick to get a showing for us. She explained everything really well to us and we couldn't be happier with our experience. We will absolutely be referring Karen to our friends and family. Buying a home is the biggest purchase for most people and Karen made it easy and enjoyable for us.

Karen did a fantastic job of helping me sell my house. She gave me recommendations on a few modifications on my house to help sell it quicker. My house was on the market one day with 5 great offers. My house sold for $2K over asking price.
I am super satisfied with her expertise and knowledge.

We used Karen when we purchased our home in 2014. She was amazing, and her personality and business style clicked with us instantly. She helped us navigate our entire buying process for our first home seamlessly. Over the years, she's stayed in touch, even stopping by to offer condolences during a very difficult time for our family. It may seem like a small gesture to some, but meant so very much to us. We value her so much, it seemed only natural to ask her to help us to sell our home years later. Several times. She remained patient every time we changed our minds, and was ALL IN when we finally did pull the trigger. She's straight forward, honest, excellent at communicating, and handled practically everything to make every step as simple as possible. HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend.

I had a great experience working with Karen Stewart. She was super helpful with helping me get work done to my house that I was not able to complete myself and the work was exception. I would recommend her every time.

‘Great’ is too minimizing for how much dedication the whole office puts into making the whole home purchase process painless and satisfying.

My next home buying experience will definitely be through Next Home Realty.

Tim Jones

Karen is an outstanding Realtor. Purchased and sold a home through her. She was able to get me the house in the price range I wanted and sell the house where I could make a profit. Always helpful and maintained constant communication throughout the process. After the 1st buyer backed out she found a new buyer within a a few weeks at more than asking price. Highly recommend to anyone interested in buying or selling a home.

Great working with her. Experienced realtor and was able to get a tenant for my home right away. Good working with her

Karen stood out from all of the other realtors right away. She went out of her way to contact us from day one and never stopped going our of her way for us throughout the entire process. She was kind, professional, hard working, honest, and highly intelligent. She really knows her way around the realty side of things! She was communicating with us frequently and listened to our wants and needs as sellers, and did her best to make it happen. She worked crazy hours for us, to make sure things happened at the right time. She was even kind enough to send us a little gift when we brought our newborn home! She's truly one of a kind and she's the realtor you want to be working with, as she cares about you and your family's needs; you're not just another paycheck. We ended up having to move earlier than discussed and planned and Karen made it happen for us with the paperwork side of things. She's an amazing realtor who cares about her clients and their families and who will bend over backward to help your family meet their needs! 100% recommend

She is a very bright and friendly person that will help you with anything you need. She was able to get me a wonderful house in a short time frame. Highly recommend her she is great at her job.

Karen did an outstanding job with the purchase of our investment property in Jacksonville. We had never been to the area, and thanks to her amazing efforts we completed the purchase of a property entirely remotely. We have since visited the property and feel she did an excellent job in helping us find what we were looking for. Karen is extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and willing to work hard for her clients!

Karen recently helped me buy my first investment property in Jacksonville!! She was helpful, informative, very patient, knowledgeable, professional! She handled everything for me and made it an easy transaction! I will work with her again! And have already referred the new neighbors to her!

My experience with Ms. Karen couldn't have been more smooth-sailing. She skillfully explained many parts of the home-buying process that had me worried and completely eased every bit of worry I had. Ms. Karen definitely goes out of her way to provide to every resource she has available to suit your needs and clearly had my best interest in mind every step of the way. She helped me make a well informed decision on something so very important and I couldn't be more appreciative. One-thousand percent would recommend and would happily ask for her assistance again.

Roger and Karen and their staff make an outstanding team that provide sound advice and protect their clients interest.

Outstanding communication and service. We’re aggressive from the start and have continued to keep me informed on all matters pertaining to my rental property.

Karen has exceeded my expectations as a rental property manager. From the time I entered her office asking about a particular property her willingness to explain the process that I would go through with her and her kindness amazed me. Now that we are in the property, nothing has changed. The same commitment that we experienced from everyone at Built by Referral Realty while they were trying to lease the property out is the same level of attention that we experience on a monthly basis. If there is a maintenance issue, it is handled promptly, and they have reached out to make sure that we are ok during this unprecedented time of Covid-19. We will definitely use Karen, Joelle and Rodger for any future Real Estate needs

Best property manager highly recommended

Karen has done a great job on finding me properties to purchase and managing the properties I already own. I highly recommend her.

We are never to busy for your Referrals at NextHome Built by Referral Realty!!!

Such a great realtor! She is very personable and wonderful at her job. We had her assistance when we moved to Camp Lejeune and when we left. Both experiences were flawless and timely. There is no one else I would recommend if you want your home buying/selling experience done right!

Karen made the selling process so easy for us. She was very attentive to all of my questions and she always went above and beyond to keep me updated on the sale of our house. The sale of our house went flawless and I have Karen to thank for that. Karen keeps in contact with her clients and builds life long relationships with them. I will miss her dearly. I recommend Karen and all her supporting staff at NextHome Builty by Referral Realty.

Karen and her staff are Angel's sent from heaven. They are always on top of every little detail. They go way above and beyond their duties as relitors and receptionist. I can honestly say they are your friends who we will keep for life. I will miss our talks on the phone. When you run into a problem of any kind they are right there to let you know everything will be ok and they help you to solve the problems so everyone benefits from the outcome. They are honest and will tell you how it is be it good news or bad. They also make you feel like you are their only client and nothing is more important than you. Our world needs more people in it like Karen Stewart and her staff. We will always be ever so grateful for Karen and her staff for everything they did for us in selling our home. I highly recommend Karen and her staff to anyone who is looking to buy or sell a home in the near future so before you decide what Realtor to go with give her team of experts a call and try them out first then make your decision and I guarantee you will pick Karen Stewart and her staff to help you with your home needs.

We both found that Karen Stewart has went beyond of her duties being our realtor. She treated us more than a client, but as a good friend and we are totally please of her outstanding service. We couldn't get any better service than with Karen Stewart.

Karen went above and beyond to find us our perfect home! We were out of state, and her commitment to showing us houses via FaceTime, clearing her schedule to show us houses when we were in town, and going the extra mile to give us recommendations for local helpers are just a few of the reasons we recommend her to ANYONE looking to buy or sell a home!!

Karen was very helpful with everything we needed to sell our house from repairs to dealing with staging the house because we could not be there to do it ourselves. She took care of everything. I would reccomend her to anyone.

Karen Stewart is amazing! She’s on top of everything during every step of the home buying process. Finding our home and buying our home was an absolute breeze thanks to Karen. I could not recommend her enough!

She helped us along the way to make this transaction as easy as possible. She made solid recommendations which helped us receive top value for our home. Thank you for everything! I will continue to recommend you to people who come to me!

Absolutely incredible. There's nothing else to say.

Karen Stewart and her staff were very professional in the entire process of purchasing my new home. She was available for my phone calls and answered all my questions in full detail. I looked at several homes before making my final decision. She had my BEST interest in all matters and would HIGHLY recommend Karen Stewart and her staff if you are seeking to purchase a home.

Karen is the best. My wife and I could not of asked for a better realtor. She made the entire home selling process very smooth and stress free for us. Karen went above and beyond what we expected. She constantly checked on the house, watered the grass, kept us informed, and explained each step of the process in great detail that was easy to understand. Karen, thank you very much for making the entire home selling process great for us. We highly recommend Karen Stewart to anyone looking to buy or sell their home from the best.

Karen Was an absolutely fantastic Real estate agent/ broker. She far exceeded my expectations and was able to facilitate everything making the entire process phenomenallly easy. I would recommend Karen to anybody looking for a fantastic hard working real estate agent

Karen was amazing to work with. She helped us get our dream home even in the most competitive market. Karen is extremely knowledgeable and kept us updated every step up the way. She was able to recommend things we never would have thought of and truly had our best interest at heart. Highly recommend!

It was a pleasure working with Karen! She was always quick responding, listened to any concerns and input I had and found me a wonderful place within a short period of time!

Karen has listed and Sold 2 homes for me. Both transactions were very smooth, and with no problems. One of the properties she listed and sold it within 48 hours. Karen has the knowledge, experience, dedication, and a passion to her clients that's Second to None. Most highly recommend Karen Stewart above all others.