About

Highly regarded mortgage lending professional with over twenty five years of experience in the residential lending industry, including ten years in executive management, overseeing business development through real estate companies and home developers, recruitment of loan originators, and oversight of daily operations including origination and bank operations. Neal began his robust mortgage career in 1996, employed by National City Mortgage where he achieved top producer for the Southeast Region for four straight years.

After only two years in the business Neal was recognized by the Mortgage Bankers Association for outstanding loan production and received the Silver Production Award, closing just under 20 million in 1998. By the year 2000 he was being recruited by the most prestigious Mortgage Companies in the industry and accepted an offer with Wells Fargo. In Neal’s third month he received “The Dominator Award” by closing the highest loan volume in Knoxville History. In June of 2001 Neal opened his own mortgage company, Real Estate Finance Group. Neal has been a leading Mortgage Broker in East Tennessee, closing over one billion dollars in Real Estate mortgage loans during the past 25 years. Today Neal works closely with the most accomplished Real Estate professionals in the industry.

Neal is a graduate of the Atlanta School of Music and is an avid guitar collector. He is also the proud father of talented singer-songwriter Lily Bailes, who recently released an album at 18 years old, www.lilybailes.com.

Neal is also a founder of Zeus Capital Investments. Zeus Capital Investments manages real estate properties and portfolios as well as other liquid investments. A real estate portfolio is a collection of real estate investment assets and/or a comprehensive document that details your past and present real estate investment assets. www.zeuscapitalinvestments.com.