About Maura

Maura Neill, CRS, CDPE, ABR, MA, REALTOR® is a second-generation REALTOR® who combines her love for the industry with her passion for education. Before getting into the real estate business in 2001, Maura previously taught at The Florida State University, University of Phoenix, and Gwinnett County Public Schools (in the Metro Atlanta area). She is a solo agent with RE/MAX Around Atlanta, actively representing buyers and sellers on a day-to-day basis, and considers education – both clients and other real estate agents – an important part of her role as a REALTOR®.

Maura is a social media and technology devotee and an active real estate speaker and instructor on subjects such as real estate technology, building your business via social media, and other technology-related subjects for various conferences and associations, such as RETSO (RETechSouth), Inman Agent Reboot, Inman Connect NYC 2012, Council of Residential Specialists’ Sell-A-Bration, REALTOR® Association of New Mexico, Wisconsin REALTOR® Association, Louisiana REALTORS® Association, PINK Magazine’s “Spring Into Ownership” Conference, Konica Minolta, and REBarCamps in Nashville and Atlanta, and a contributor for NAR YPN Lounge blog and Inman Next. In addition, she’s a NAR-approved e-PRO® instructor. Maura is active with the Atlanta Board of REALTORS® and is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®. An active voice for the real estate industry, Maura has been chosen to be a facilitator for NAR’s “REthink the Future” project.

Maura is also the Founder and Host of Atlanta: 365 Days, 365 Things To Do, a hyper-local online travel resource and magazine for newcomers and natives, for which she had a spot on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, and the founder of Trick or Treat for the Troops, which is now in its seventh year and sends dozens of care packages to U. S. Servicemen and -women who are deployed and away from their families during the holiday season. A lover of all things Atlanta, Maura lives in Johns Creek, Georgia, with her husband Ben, their Beagles Charlie and Maddy, and three cats who wish to remain anonymous.

Social media helps us get to know each other, sometimes before we meet in person. Looking for a conversation starter for when you meet Maura? Look no further than her Twitter bio for suggested topics: lover of Atlanta * musical theatre geek * dark chocolate aficionada * karaoke queen * dark beer guzzler * grammar nerd * shoe addict * technology advocate * lifelong learner * REALTOR®