{"id":33313,"date":"2019-04-04T11:32:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T15:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=33313"},"modified":"2019-04-05T12:28:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T16:28:07","slug":"karen-totino-closes-green-conscience-in-saratoga-to-work-in-real-estate-full-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2019\/04\/karen-totino-closes-green-conscience-in-saratoga-to-work-in-real-estate-full-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Totino Closes \u2018Green Conscience\u2019 In Saratoga To Work In Real Estate Full Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33314\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/04\/karen-totino-hc-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/04\/karen-totino-hc-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/04\/karen-totino-hc-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/04\/karen-totino-hc-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/04\/karen-totino-hc.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karen Totino is a licensed real estate agent with Alexander Monticello Real Estate.<br \/>\u00a92019 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Jill Nagy<br \/>\nKaren Totino closed the doors of Green Conscience, her shop on Church Street in Saratoga Springs at the end of March to devote herself full-time to a growing real estate business.<br \/>\nGreen Conscience was a mattress, furniture, and home products store dedicated to providing quality and education to people who seek a healthy, safe, and sustainable lifestyle.<br \/>\nShe is a licensed real estate agent who will work out of her home and at the new Alexander Monticello Real Estate office in downtown Saratoga Springs at 511 Broadway, specializing in serving clients over the age of 50.<br \/>\nTotino owned and operated Green Conscience for 10 years. As she developed her real estate business, she thought she could do both but, she said, \u201cI have discovered that I am not Superwoman. Ten years in retail is enough.\u201d<br \/>\nSo, she sold the last of her stock and the store furnishings.<!--more--><br \/>\nShe has been a licensed real estate agent for two years, affiliated with Monticello, \u201cone of the fastest growing brokerages in the area,\u201d according to Totino.<br \/>\nThe company, headquartered in Colonie, has five agents in Saratoga County, some of whom have been with the company for two or three years, according to Alexander Monticello, the broker who owns the company.<br \/>\nTotino lives in Ballston Spa and most of her clientele is in Saratoga County, particularly Clifton Park, and north to Glens Falls.<br \/>\n\u201cMore people are downsizing,\u201d she said of the market. She is there to help them sell their large family homes and buy something smaller and more suitable. She has also tapped into a \u201cbig network of de-clutterers and organizers.\u201d Late in March, she presented a free workshop on downsizing at the Saratoga Visitors Center. It was sold out and she plans another one for May 23.<br \/>\nMonticello also entered the real estate business almost as an afterthought, he said. In 2009, when he graduated from Albany Law School, \u201cit was a very bad year to graduate from law school.\u201d However, once he passed the state bar exam, he was eligible for a real estate broker\u2019s license.<br \/>\n\u201cI thought of doing it on the side,\u201d he said, \u201cbut, one thing led to another.\u201d Today, there are 13 in his company, including two associate brokers, eight licensed agents, and two other employees. The agents are independent contractors who work exclusively for Monticello. He provides support in exchange for a portion of their sales commissions.<br \/>\nMonticello estimated that 40 percent of his company\u2019s business is in Saratoga County and that volume is growing. \u201cIt\u2019s a very healthy real estate market,\u201d he noted.<br \/>\nThe Saratoga Springs office is available for agents to meet clients, hold meetings and do their work. It will not be staffed.<br \/>\nTotino can be reached at 518-573-6846 or by email at kar&#101;&#110;&#64;&#77;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x74;&#x69;&#x63;&#x65;&#x6c;loN&#89;&#83;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#x6d;. Monticello\u2019s telephone number is 518-227-0718.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jill Nagy Karen Totino closed the doors of Green Conscience, her shop on Church Street in Saratoga Springs at the end of March to devote herself full-time to a growing real estate business. 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