Janelle Karas is the founder and owner of AJ Karas Auctioneers, LLC. "We first became aware of real estate auction in March of 2002, and by June 2002 sold property exclusively at auction. We successfully market and sell in subdivisions (smaller lots to large acreage), residential condos to luxury estates, as well as commercial and investment properties, at auction. We have agents that work all over the country to help buy and sell property using the auction method. AJ Karas Auctioneers, LLC provides innovation and vision to the real estate auction process. We developed an in-house operation system that effectively handles all aspects of the auction process--from contract to closing, along with a cutting edge marketing team. Our trained sales associates provide their clients with the most sought after auction team."

Janelle is an active member in the Colorado Auctioneers Association and the National Auctioneers Association. Janelle is a board member of the Colorado Auctioneers Association. Janelle is in the process of acquiring several accreditations and continues to take courses to further educate herself about real estate auctions. Janelle attended the College of World Champion Auctioneers in 2003 and personally oversees all real estate auctions. She is also very active in local and state charity auctions.

Janelle Karas

Janelle commenced her real estate career in 1990 in “list and sell” real estate and has experience in mortgages, real estate development, and investing. She has worked exclusively in the Real Estate Auction industry since 2002. She holds her brokers license in both Colorado and New Mexico. Janelle is an active educator, much sought after speaker and proponent of the auction process. Janelle is an instructor at Colorado Rocky Mountain Real Estate College, where she educates real estate brokers about the fastest growing segment of real estate—the auction event process. Janelle believes all fear will disappear through education and understanding.

Tim Seay

As the “Senior Event Coordinator”, Tim Seay brings over 25 years of real estate investment and lending expertise both to our clients and the rest of our professional team. Tim’s background includes a long standing real estate sales career through Coldwell Banker where he sold all types of properties and qualified (6 consecutive years) for the prestigious ” Presidents Club” designation placing him in the top 2% nationally in categories of both sales performance and customer service.

Prior to his real estate sales career with Coldwell Banker Tim racked up several years of mortgage lending experience. Over the last few years prior to coming into the auction field he had expanded his expertise by developing a strong commercial background in 1031 exchange replacement properties and the related strategies and acquisitions process.

Tim graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Business Administration and concentrations in Real Estate and International Marketing and has lived in a number of places throughout the Southwestern US including Aspen, Denver and Fort Collins Colorado, La Jolla California, Punta de Mita Nayarit, Mexico as well as Taos and Los Alamos, New Mexico where he was born. He is currently involved with numerous charitable and professional organizations including the devotion of time to his local animal rescue leagues in Both Taos, New Mexico and near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,
These being two places he currently calls “home” when he is not on the road previewing properties and working with auction clients.

After many, many years of selling property through the often painful and time consuming conventional process of “list and show” Tim came to realize the “Better Way” called AUCTION and has since devoted himself and his real estate practice to this highly effective, age old method of selling.

Regardless of whether it’s investment property or a luxury personal residence, vacant land or a commercial complex, Tim assists our clients in determining if an auction marketing event is the option that may be right for achieving their sales objectives. He will explain the auction process from beginning to end and assist you (or your clients) in determining if the property and equity position are suitable for selling through an auction event. It is all about education and sometimes dispelling misconceptions about auction based selling.

Driven by the motto that “Success is a buy-product of contribution to others” Tim is here to help our clients understand and benefit from our services. Tim will often be your first point of contact when working with AJ Karas Auctioneers and he will continue to work with you throughout the process until the auction is completed and the sale is CLOSED.