About Us
DENNIS & TARA
Dennis Cox & Tara Peterson 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. 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.
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 and sell 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 email us for a copy of our marketing plan.
ABOUT DENNIS
I grew up in southern California and was heavily involved with music. At UCLA I played French horn in a wind ensemble and keyboard in a rock band, The Sliverbritches...maybe you've heard of us? Probably not. I studied mechanical engineering and squeaked out in 5 years.
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. I got to travel to Costa Rica to introduce technology to organic coffee farmers in hopes of helping them better manage their plantations. I also was on the winning team for the $10,000 Elite Eight Marketing Challenge for which we researched teenagers' opinions on "Go-Gurt" portable yogurt and presented recommendations to its makers.
From Berkeley, I headed south again to get married (my wife's name is also Tara) 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 and in the Sierra Summer Festival. My wife and I enjoy being parents and, when we have time, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, running, fishing, mtn biking and volleyball. We have two daughters who help us look at life through kids' eyes again.
Dennis' Sales Statistics:
License Issue Date (#01395860): October 20, 2003.
Amount of Real Estate Sold: $58.2 (thru 12/12/11)
Number of Transactions: 149
Percentage of Repeat/Referral Business: 60% and rising
Charities / Organizations I support:
Young Life
Running USA
High Sierra Resort Ministries
Mammoth Christrian Fellowship
Felici Trio
Mammoth High School
UCLA Foundation
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
ABOUT 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.
