Karen Vaught-Licensed FL Real Estate Broker / Broker Sales Associate Karen Vaught is our Office Manager / Licensed Broker Associate for our sister company, Conch Republic Realty. Karen holds an MS in Psychology. She also has a Series 7, Series 66, FL 215, AAMS designation and a Wharton School of Business Certification in Finance. Karen comes from an extensive finance and real estate background. Karen has been a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones and Leeward Wealth Management, an independent office of Charles Schwab. She also was the managing owner and broker of SunState Properties and ran three successful real estate offices for nearly 20 years. She has been an REO agent since 2002 and sold thousands of REO properties over her career.