As President of RentTheBay.com, Mike helps landlords find qualified tenants and renters find a place to live. Prior to establishing, RentTheBay.com, Mike worked for six years as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® helping other advisers and clients analyze and manage their investment portfolios.  Concurrently, Mike personally invests in single family rental homes and apartment complexes in the Tampa Bay area.

Mike was raised in Springfield, Missouri.  He graduated Cum Laude from Wichita State University with a degree in Business Management.  While attending Wichita State on a Division I tennis scholarship, he reached the singles championship at the Conference tournament.  Mike has also trained and coached tennis at Bollettieri Sports Academy in Bradenton, FL.

In 2009, Mike Hooper was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the South Tampa Young Leaders and Executives (S.T.Y.L.E.) The award is given to one business owner for outstanding entrepreneurial achievement in the Tampa Bay area. Mike was one of over 225 nominees for the Tampa Bay Young Professionals Awards.

As well as a very accomplished business man, Mike is known for his small-town, salt of the earth values and principles that translate to personalized, old-fashioned service and long-term loyalty in his client relationships.

Education/Professional Licenses

Wichita State University – Bachelor of Business Administration
Attended Wichita State on a tennis scholarship
Graduated Cum Laude in Business Management
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Certified Property Management Specialist
Series 7 and Series 66
State of Florida Life, Health and Variable Annuity
Dale Carnegie Sales and Leadership Training Course
Bill Good “Gorilla” Marketing – Master’s Degree
Investment Management Consultants Association – Essentials of Investment Consulting

To contact Mike Hooper please e-mail him at mike@rentthebay.com or call him at 813.875.7368(RENT)