The Founder

Michael Bull, CCIM, CRB, ePro, founded Bull Realty in 1998 and designed BullRealty.com in 1999.  

        Mr. Bull was born in Nashville, Tenn, and has lived in Atlanta since the age of 6. He attended local Atlanta schools Grady High School, Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Real Estate. Michael started his real estate career in 1977. While attending night school, he leased and managed 350 apartment units working closely with managing partner Lorne Twiner at Midtown Rental Company. Michael Bull reports. "Lorne Twiner taught me client services and property management from an owner / client prospective. It's a much more intense management style than the typical third party way of conducting management and leasing services."

         Within two years, commercial real estate sales and management firm Buddy Patrick Realtors recruited Michael to lead their property management company with property manager Bill Lane. Michael thanks Mr. Patrick, "Buddy Patrick taught me the importance of integrity and to enjoy life and the people around me every day." Michael transformed the marketing, collections, accounting and maintenance procedures, tripling the size of the company in three years. Michael's hands on experience of improving operations and managing, renovating and increasing the value of investment properties was great experience for what was to come.

        In 1979 he sold his first apartment building and began to excel in the brokerage field. In 1984, he earned his brokers license and joined RE/MAX of Georgia as director of the commercial division. His performance there was awarded with the firm's top commercial production awards at nationwide levels. While associated with RE/MAX, Michael operated a separate commercial office and support staff, building a successful brokerage career selling apartment buildings and all types of commercial properties in Atlanta.

        As his business grew, his clients required better marketing and more sophisticated tools and research. There was a need for a well known and reputable commercial company to properly promote large properties. While the national commercial firms were aggressively recruiting him, Michael felt the way the national firms marketed exclusive listings was not adequate or proper for seller clients. He began creating a marketing platform that has proven to provide better national exposure than the large traditional firms. 

         After purchasing and renovating an office building in 1997, Michael opened Bull Realty, Incorporated in January 1998. The firm started with 3 people and a dream to provide superior marketing and services for clients and commercial agents than the industry had ever offered. That dream has been fulfilled. Bull Realty now has 30 brokers and 10 support staff providing marketing, management and advisory services for major clients throughout the United States. Michael Bull is the managing broker in the Atlanta office and works daily with the firm's clients and brokers to add value to their real estate endeavors.

        Mr. Bull is involved with many networking and professional organizations including the National Association of Realtors, the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute, the Association of Georgia Real Estate Exchangers, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Real Estate Brokerage Managers Council, the ePro Network, the Atlanta Leaders Group and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He earned the prestigious CCIM designation as well as the CRB and ePro designations to better assist the company brokers and clients. Michael enjoys spending time with his family residing in the Chastain Park area of Atlanta. Michael's hobbies include performance boating, basketball and music.

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Michael Bull is available to add value to your commercial real estate endeavors, contact Michael at 800-408-2855.

 "Michael, I appreciate how much you were personally involved with selling my property. Daniel Latshaw was very good, and the two of you working together really made a difference. Thanks, Donna Strickland"