About Our Team

DENNIS COX & TARA PETERSON  We are a full-service real estate team formed to help meet our clients’ needs 7 days per week. Our sellers rest easy knowing they will get more attention and exposure than if they listed with an individual agent. And our buyers get service on any day of the week.

For people looking to own property in this amazing place, we can understand why. The overwhelming beauty and endless amount of adventure possible in the Eastern Sierra is not lost on us. We love living the mountain lifestyle and help bring clients closer to doing the same.

We invite you to look search through all our local listings and contact us with questions.

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It starts with finding a place to store your skis, mountain bikes, and fishing gear. And with real estate in Mammoth Lakes, you’ve already got location on your side. We will help you find the perfect location to help you reach maximum enjoyment potential: Ski-in/Ski-out, Golf course, Close to The Village, Views of the Sherwins, etc. We can show you any of the several hundred Mammoth real estate listings and we work to make your transaction go smoothly and quickly (please visit our Testimonial section).
For locals who are looking to sell property in and around Mammoth Lakes, you can trust your home, condo, or lot with us. We will promote your property appropriately, aggressively and directly to qualified buyers. We study the market and help sellers come to a price that works best for your timing and that captures the most value out of the market. Please visit the Marketing section of our website.
We work with licensed team members, Neil and Ruth. Read their bios below.

ABOUT DENNIS
(Dennis is currently on an extended sabbatical, please reach out to Tara Peterson if you have any real estate needs.) I grew up in southern California and went to UCLA for a mechanical engineering degree.  On the side, I was a musician and rowed on the crew team.  I went on to work for Fluor Daniel, an international engineering company based in Orange County, CA.  Then I worked for Qwest Communications in Denver, CO, where I fell in love with the mountains.  I then left the engineering field to attend UC Berkeley and get an MBA. From Berkeley, I headed south again to get married and take a job with Intrawest in Mammoth Lakes, CA. Shortly thereafter I got my real estate license and have been practicing real estate full-time ever since.

I feel like I found my calling. I love the contact with a broad range of people and helping them find the perfect place to enjoy the mountains.  On the side, I am involved with Young Life (nondenominational outreach ministry for teenagers), Mammoth Christian Fellowship, and playing music in the Eastern Sierra Chamber Orchestra. My wife and I enjoy being parents and, when we have time, enjoy skiing, snowboarding, hiking, running, and volleyball. We have three daughters who help us look at life through kids’ eyes again.

Dennis’ Sales Statistics:

License Issue Date (DRE #01395860): October 20, 2003.
Amount of Real Estate Sold: $162M (thru Dec. 2019)
Number of Transactions: 405
Percentage of Repeat/Referral Business: 65%

Contact info: (760) 920-0878 cell, [email protected]


taraABOUT TARA  I was born and raised in what used to be a “small town” in Southern California called Mission Viejo. Life was all about swimming for the Nadadores back then. In 1972, my family made its first trip to Mammoth and the love affair began. Ever since then, Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra has been my home away from home. I finally decided to make it my real home when I moved here after college in January of 1993.Mammoth almost became my home in 1987, when I had threatened to come up and be a “ski bum” just for one season after high school. Instead, I ended up spending those ten months working for a company in Grenoble, France. Upon my return, I immediately started working on my French degree (with business emphasis) at UCLA. A couple of years into my education I decided that I really wanted to go towards the health field and subsequently changed  my major to Kinesiology. My journey at UCLA came to an end in December of 1992, when I finally finished with Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. All through college, Mammoth was still that home away from home, and being on the UCLA ski team made it that much easier to find reasons to come to Mammoth!Straight out of college, I was set on finally living the dream of living in Mammoth. After a number of jobs including driving shuttle buses, selling coffee and bartending for about five years, I eventually made my way into the real estate business when I started working for Intrawest in the beginning of 1998. Wanting to be able to serve all of my clients completely, I parted from Intrawest in 2001.

Practicing real estate here in Mammoth has given me the opportunity to do everything I like in a place I love, all the while meeting wonderful people. Mammoth has no shortage of recreational possibilities to offer and this, combined with the amazing beauty of this area, is what has drawn and kept me here. I have made Mammoth my home and now it is the home of my family as well.

Spending time with my daughters is time that I cherish.

It has brought me pleasure over the years to help other families and individuals find their “home” up here in the beautiful Sierras where they can start making memories and I look forward to being able to do that for you.

CalDRE #01252233, (760) 408-9611, [email protected]





Neil Markley, Team Member

I am the newest member of the team! My journey has lead here with me working in real estate. My wife and I found our way to the Owens Valley after getting married in 2020. We have often visited when we were younger and have made invaluable connections with this area which are what brought us here.

I own a local cleaning business and also work with the best real estate team in Mammoth! My goals are to help others live their lives more fully and reach their potential. This aim assists me as a real estate agent. I hope to bless other people with the skills I am learning and build relationships that provide value for others!

Email: [email protected], (435) 590-9863,  CalDRE: 02143324

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