Mike was born in Buffalo, New York, and at an early age his family moved to Los Angeles, California. He has been a resident of the San Fernando Valley since 1948. Mike is a graduate of Notre Dame High School, plus worked his way through college as a mechanic on the weekends and a bartender at night at the famous Barone's and Monteleone Restaurants - his family owned businesses.
In 1972 Mike began his career in Real Estate at one of the largest companies in the San Fernando Valley, Forest E. Olson Realtors. In his first year he was awarded the "Outstanding Salesperson of the Year" with sales exceeding 1.25 million dollars. Within two years, Mike's production ranked him in the top 3 among over 350 agents company wide.
In 1974 Mike achieved his broker status and founded his own Real Estate firm, Monteleone & Associates Inc. in Sherman Oaks and experienced over 20 years of growth and success before his merger with RE/MAX On The Boulevard in 1994.
Mike is a rare find in Real Estate as he brings a tremendous wealth of knowledge and experience selling residential, commercial, industrial, apartment buildings, 1031 exchanges, plus property management. He has also trained over 1000 Real Estate agents.
Mike has earned 5 distinguished Real Estate degrees during his career. He is a C.R.S. (Council of Residential Specialists), C.C.I.M. (Certified Commercial Investment Member), C.R.B. (Certified Real Estate Broker Manager), S.R.E.5. (Senior Real Estate Specialist), and G.R.I. (Graduate Realtors Institute)
In 1984, he was the recipient of the "Small Businessman of the Year" award by Assemblyman Richard Katz and UCLA's famous coach, John Wooden.
Since 1994 Mike has consistently received the top residential salesman award at RE/MAX On The Boulevard. In 1998 he ranked among the Top 3 in all of California & Hawaii in Commercial Sales, plus he has received the "Platinum Award" 9 years straight, which is the company's highest level of sales achievement. In 2003 Mike became the first salesperson ever to receive the distinguished "Life Time Achievement Award" at RE/MAX On The Boulevard. Mike now ranks in the top 1% amongst 1.5 million agents in North America.
In 1996 he became the President of R.I.A.O.C. (Realty Investment Association of California), the largest group of Commercial & Investment Brokers in Los Angeles, California.
In 1998 RE/MAX International recognized and inducted Mike into the "Hall of Fame" for having earned in excess of 1 million dollars, plus he has closed over 1.4 billion dollars in Real Estate sales during his entire career.
Mike and his wife Stephanie have two sons. Michael, the oldest is now licensed and a partner with Mike in his Real Estate business. Stephan is a Restaurateur, follOWing in his grandfather's footsteps.
With a successful full time career of over 40 years in Real Estate, Mike still finds time to enjoy his favorite hobbies; bicycling, music, conga drums, snow skiing, snowmobiling, water skiing, physical fitness, antique cars, reading, golf and continuous education.
