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Declan O'Toole Owner/Broker Home Run Realty

Name: Declan O'Toole Title: Owner/Broker Company: Home Run Realty Location: One State St., 14th Floor, Boston, Mass. 02109 Birthplace: Donegal, Ireand Family: I'm the eldest. Have 1 brother, 2 sisters. Brother lives in Fiji, sisters in Dublin and Galway. Parents live in Cavan, Ireland. College: Dublin Business School, Dublin, Ireland First job unrelated to current field: Self-employed (age 7) selling home grown iceberg lettuce to local grocery stores. First job in current field: My first real estate related position was in property management with The Mayo Group. What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Our commercial division identifies and facilitates the purchase/sale of real estate. We also lease commercial assets in the Greater Boston area. We have developed a team of professionals proven in the field of establishing joint ventures. Going forward we will work on restructuring debt/equity. This will entail the acquisition, disposition and/or joint venture of troubled or non-performing assets. Hobbies: Golf, skiing, soccer, traveling, watching Red Sox and Patriots go for another double Favorite book: "Moby Dick" Favorite movie: "The Field" Person you admire (outside of family): Edmund Hillary Keys to success: Building a good team; thinking outside the box and coming up with creative solutions to any given scenario; constant communication with all parties involved in the transaction; managing the process from start to finish. If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? An astronaut
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