Jeff Pate majored in Economics, Finance and Accounting while attending University. Shortly after graduation, he founded Pate Realty Group and began to successfully market and sell properties in and around Ft. Myers, Florida, as well as develop and manage retail, office and industrial parks. Relocating to the Nashville, TN metropolitan area in mid 1994 allowed him to expand the application of his skills to include a greater number of commercial transactions. Within two years, Mr. Pate began to attain such success in both residential and commercial sales that he developed a team of five agents with a full-time administrative assistant to uphold and promote his standard of excellent service and representation.