Michael Tullio. Managing Partner, Senior Mortgage Consultant. Mike has been involved in real estate since 1996 and has been a mortgage broker for three years. A former English teacher, he was the Manatee County Middle School Teacher of the Year in 1999 and has been nominated for Manatee County Teacher of the Year seven times. “Educating my clients is my area of expertise in the mortgage industry,” Tullio said. “I love making mortgage programs and terms relevant to people. I thrive on helping first-time homebuyers understand the process and helping investors learn how to leverage their money and make it work for them.”