Karen Waring, President of KTEX Management, LLC, is tasked with the performance of the firm’s entire portfolio of commercial assets and the generation of new third-party management business. She brings close to 40 years of experience to her role as one of the owners of KTEX Management. After numerous years of working for some of the best commercial management companies, Karen decided to strike out on her own and partner with a Dallas based group and form her own third party management company. Her extensive background includes expertise in commercial property management, leasing, marketing, asset management, due diligence, acquisitions and dispositions as well as construction knowledge in tenant improvements and numerous capital improvement projects including modernization and retrofits.

Prior to starting KTEX, Karen was the Director of Property Management for Reata Real Estate Services where she oversaw both property management and accounting personnel. In this role, she guided and led a successful team managing close to 3 million sq. ft. of commercial properties including both office and mixed-use retail assets. In addition, Karen was successful in generating new third party business and several former clients followed her to Reata.

Before working for Reata she was the Director of Asset/Property Management for the Weitzman Group where she spent thirteen years. In this position, she was charged with more than 2.4 million sq. ft. of mixed-use projects and responsible for new business development for third party clients. She has also held leadership roles as Regional Asset Manager for Triple Net Properties (where she managed 3.8 million sq. ft. of commercial space in Texas, Florida, and Oklahoma) and she was also Regional Director for CB Richard Ellis in San Antonio and Austin where she was responsible for a portfolio of 3.5 million sq. ft.  of commercial assets.

Karen earned the prestigious Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation and is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). She is a licensed Texas Realtor, a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).