Pat Mulligan, ABR, SRS

I am a licensed Broker in VA, an associate at RE/MAX Peninsula. I specialize in helping people make their dreams come true through sound real estate investing. I am an Accredited Buyers Representative but only about 50% of my sales clients are buyers - 50% sellers. I like to keep that balance so I can stay on top of the market, seeing things through both sides of aisle-- keeps me fresh and current!! II recently achieved that Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) designation so I can better represent my Sellers in this Buyer's market.

I also have a good Property Management business, specializing in residential management and rentals. I have been managing properties for over 18 years-- up to as many as 102 at one time!- and selling and marketing real estate for over 11 years. I work mostly by referral, treating my customers with such outstanding care, that they want to refer their friends and family to me. That way, I get to work with great folks and don't have to spend any time cold-calling, door knocking or sending out junk mail like the average real estate agent.

I am a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Virginia Association of Realtors and the Virginia Peninsula Association of Realtors. I take the Realtor Code of Ethics very seriously- trust me, I have seen some doozies out there! Whew! I also take the professional aspect of my field very seriously too. I ask my clients, customers and co-brokers to hold me accountable-but I am my own hardest critic. I think people pay a lot of money for real estate services and they deserve top service, reliability and constant care and contact. I hate salespeople who try to just get the "deal" done. I like to give personal attention and therefore only work with a handful of buyers at one time.

In my spare time, I volunteer for several organizations including Save the Bay, HR Pride and the local SPCA, but my two main volunteer activities are Equality Virginia, where I serve as the volunteer captain on the Peninsula and Hampton Roads OUTreach Center, where I am president of the Board of Directors. I am a founding member and recently retired from the BOD of Hampton Roads Business Outreach. These three organizations are helping to make Hampton Roads and Virginia a better, and friendlier, place to live and I am so proud to be a part of those organizations.

I am also a proud Jersey Girl and so pull no punches, as you will note by my answers on the Trulia Q&A