Chris Liverett

Professional Background

Chris Liverett is the Founder and Employing Broker of Sherpa Real Estate, established in 2016. Since entering the Pagosa Springs real estate market as a licensed agent in 2006, Chris has built both his reputation and his company on being trusted guides in the industry. Known for his analytical expertise, deep local knowledge, and relational approach to helping clients achieve their real estate goals, Sherpa Real Estate has grown into the largest and most productive brokerage in Archuleta County.

Throughout his 20-year career, Chris has earned numerous accolades and milestones. He became a licensed associate broker in 2006 and obtained his managing broker license in 2008. His professional achievements include being named Rookie of the Year in 2006, Realtor of the Year in 2017 and 2018, and receiving the Realtor Spirit Award in 2019.

Chris has served two terms on the board of the Pagosa Springs Area Association of Realtors and continues to be recognised as a respected leader in the region’s real estate community. In addition to overseeing commercial, residential and ranch brokerage services, Chris developed and scaled Sherpa Systems, an agent training platform he actively implements to help real estate professionals accelerate their success.

Personal

Chris lives in Pagosa Springs with his wife and three children, where he embraces the mountain lifestyle he loves. His passion for the outdoors, leadership and community drives both his professional work and personal life.

Raised in Alabama, Chris developed a love for the mountains early on during time spent in Tennessee and North Carolina, a passion that eventually drew him west to Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. Before entering real estate he built a diverse professional background spanning drafting, aviation and outdoor guiding, and spent several years in Denver working for Jeppesen Aviation in their flight safety analysis and data extraction departments.

Community Involvement

Chris serves as an elder at Grace of Pagosa Church, where he enjoys leadership, small group facilitation and teaching faith-based business classes.

He works with nonprofits in the area and carves out a percentage of net profits from Sherpa Real Estate to support local and global initiatives, including the Cornerstone Project, Rise Above Violence and Edify.org. He has served as an unofficial advisor to Rise Above Violence, helping them expand their Safe Housing Partnership program.