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From the moment that you meet Mike, you feel this positive vibrant energy and warmth. Always the consumate professional, Mike's exquisitive charm and warm smile gives him the energy he needs to get through the day. His love for humanity and kids allows him to connect to people from all walks of life. He has been working and a resident of Manhattan for nearly five years now and has extensive knowledge of the city's neighborhoods around town. He has nearly five years of corporate financial services experience with a Master's of Science in Accounting and is a certified tax professional.
Mike is a result-oriented real estate agent and ensures each and every client is placed in a unit that is affordable yet homely. He is a tough negotatior who closes every deal by going the extra mile to help his clients save time and money. His great relationships with landlords, management companies, lawyers, credit repair specialists and lenders makes him the ideal agent when renting, buying or selling your home.
When not working closesly with his real estate clients or preparing tax returns, Mike is an avid athlete who loves playing basketball, kickboxing, swimming, jet-skiing, and a game of backgammon. He loves spending his spare times with his nephew and two nieces. Lastly, he volunteers at the Tank, a prestigious performing arts center.
Languages: Persian & Italian
Renter Reviews of Mike
Mark ****
review date 02/12/2013Allison ****
review date 01/29/2013Therefore, before I met Mike at Upton Realty Group, I was skeptical. Mike took me into his office and showed me three units that we would be looking at that day. I liked all three units but the one that caught my eye and heart was the second one and surely enough I took it and signing the lease on it tomorrow.
For all your renters out there: Mike is polite, professional, very knowledgeable, very honest, cuts through the lying and finds you a unit within your budget. He doesn't try to increase your budget through b*llshit that units within this price range are impossible to find in "this Manhattan real estate market" (this was what I heard from all the other agents from those reputable firms named above). Besides, he's very handsome and charming!!
Mike you are truly a good-guy and I will refer my friends and family to you and hope to see you in the future, if I decide to move to another unit.
Kelly ****
review date 01/28/2013Mike is definitely the most honest, knowledgeable, and helpful broker I have ever met and I have met many others from prominent brokerage firms. I highly recommend Mike and will utilize him next year for my next apartment search.
Mike's Apartments
Studio, Murray Hill, $2,225
1br, SoHo, $2,361
about 19 hours on site
Studio, Greenwich Village, $2,050
Mike's Specialties
Manhattan
Chelsea, Clinton, East Village, Financial District, Flatiron, Gramercy, Greenwich Village, Hell's Kitchen, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Meatpacking Dist., Midtown, Midtown East, Midtown West, Murray Hill, NoHo, SoHo, Theater District/Times Square, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, West VillageFair Housing and Equal Opportunity Made in New York
I was skeptical of brokers and brokerage firms as I had never had a good experience with them in their professionalism, timeliness to answer my questions, setup appointment for showings and so forth.
I contacted Mike on a listing on Naked and he reached out to me instantaneously. So I agreed to meet him in his office on 230 Fifth Avenue, located in the same building as the famous rooftop we all have been to.
Firstly, Mike walked me through the arduous process of renting an apartment in Manhattan; he assured me that he would be with me from step A to Z and that I would just need to select the apartment and provide him the required paperwork/documentation and he would handle the rest.
To make a long story short, I did not the apartment I wanted after two visits and 4 apartments. I found the unit that I want to live in for at least the next year on my third visit/fifth apartment that I saw with Mike.
Morale of the story: my patience and Mike's perseverance, diligence and go-getter attitude got me the unit I wanted.
Work with Mike: he's smart, knowledgeable about real estate, cool personality, down-to-earth, organized, patient, out for your best interest, professional, prompt and delivered as he promised.
You want to know the best part of this at least for me: my 2012 Tax return will be done for FREE and that's a savings of over $400 for me since I have a very complicated tax return.
Happy hunting,
Mark