Hi! I’m Kristin Walter.

I am originally from Houston, Texas, and a graduate of The University of Texas in Austin, and I was an elementary school teacher right out of college. I taught 4th and 5th graders in bilingual Spanish in all subjects. I also taught Random Acts of Kindness® to the entire school, grades K-12. I am also still a teacher of Certificate of English Language Teaching for Adults, helping adults from all over the world learn how to speak English. During my summer months when I was not teaching, I learned how to flip houses and fell in love with real estate investing.

I moved to Colorado in 2007.  I was in search of a place that I could enjoy the outdoors year round, and I found it in Denver. Each week I would travel around Colorado hiking, biking, skiing, fishing, and flying.

My first years as a real estate agent, I helped sell for a national real estate firm for the first few years, cutting my teeth as a real estate agent during the great recession. I worked for a team that sold listings for the bank, and in the first year we processed over 200 listings. I realized a few things those first few years:

1. Real estate is very cyclical and very hyper-local.

2. There will always be a way to make money in real estate.

3. Relationships, reputation, knowledge, skills, and aptitude are the foundation to any great business.

So I struck out on my own in 2009 and my brokerage has evolved since then.

Even after more than 18 years of living in the high country of Colorado, Kristin considers it a blessing to be able to wake up each morning in one of the most beautiful places in the United States and help others build their dream life in the mountains. She understands most, if not all, of the ins and outs of creating a home in the mountains, and graciously shares everything she knows with her clients.

As an avid angler, birder, and hiker, Kristin can be found appreciating the beauty and quiet of the rivers as she hones her fly-fishing skills. However, most days Kristin can be found exploring one of the many hiking trails with her canine sidekicks Ruby & Bella.

Kristin considers herself a lifelong learner and takes a great deal of joy in both teaching and learning. As a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Kristin earned her Bachelor’s Degree in English, with minors in Spanish and Business. After college, she worked as a bilingual elementary school teacher in Houston, where she was born and raised.

She is very proud of the family values she learned from being brought up by two working parents-her mother worked in market research and her father worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company after he served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. 

Business ownership was a valuable lesson learned early on because Kristin’s grandparents owned Westmoreland Dairy in Houston-the last dairy in the city that offered home delivery service. Her family was also some of Houston’s original rice farmers. Other family businesses included a dirt yard, fireworks stand, a gas station, liquor store, antique store, dry cleaner, and a grocery store in the Houston Heights area, a staple in the community for generations. She feels very fortunate to have learned about how to run a relationship-based business with core family values of hard work, honesty, determination, and treating people with respect. 

1031 Exchange Expert, Realtor, Education Chair & Dillon/ Silverthorne Director for the Summit Association of Realtors®, Speaker, Professional Trainer for the National Association of Realtors® & Speaker & Author, Certified Negotiations Expert, Resort and Second Home Property Specialist, Accredited Buyer Representative, ePro.

Licensed Mortgage Broker NMLS2597253

Landmark Forum Graduate, Toastmaster, University of Texas Exes Alumna Life Member, Saint Agnes Academy Alumna