Three minutes with… Mike Boylan of Hermiston

Published 10:23 am Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Could you tell me one interesting thing about yourself?

As of Nov. 1, I am a business owner. I own my own brokerage now, my wife and I. It’s Boylan Realty. I have been in real estate for five years.

Do you work closely with your wife?

Yeah, and right now we have our daughter working part-time with us.

What’s it like to work with your family?

It’s great. It’s something we’ve done before. My wife had a website design company several years ago. We were working together doing that, but some personal things came up and we weren’t able to continue that business. That’s when we made this decision to get involved in real estate. There was a class that came available, I took it and I got my license. That started the path that we’re on right now.

What do you like about working with your family?

We help each other. We know each other’s needs, and we try to meet those needs.

What are the challenges of working with your family?

I don’t know if we’ve come across any challenges. There’s nothing about it that I don’t like. We’ve been looking to do this for a while, we did it and we like it. We enjoy helping people too. It’s a big part of someone’s life to buy and sell property. We get to be part of that.

You’re also very active in the community, right?

Yes. My wife and I go to New Hope Community Church. We teach Sunday school, and we do various things in the community. I was born and raised in Hermiston. My wife lived here and has family here. We met, started a family here.

Was it a love at first sight situation?

Actually, we were set up on a blind date. Our mothers met. My mother was an Avon representative, and her mother was new to the area. They got to talking and set us up. Now, I have a daughter and a son, and that’s where it all began. It was love at first sight.

Where was your first date?

We went to the Tri-Cities for a dinner and a movie.

What can you tell me about Hermiston and your love of this community that has kept you here?

I like the small feel of this community. Yes, we’ve been growing by leaps and bounds, but people still work together and help one another out.