Origin story and mission
What’s with the name?
ivegotahammer LLC was started by CEO Mark Cool as a carpentry and remodeling company.
Mark was also a musician playing guitar and singing songs in the evenings and on weekends at the time, so the name was a fun combination of music and carpentry. A nod to the old folk song “If I had a Hammer.”
The company eventually morphed from remodeling into real estate investing. First Mark’s brother Derek, a former chef joined him to help out part time. As the business grew Derek was able to quit his day job, and more great team members were brought on board.
ivegotahammer is currently an NC-based REI company with 7 team members. We specialize in residential real estate- vacant land, houses, and mobile homes.
Since 2020 we’ve worked with sellers and buyers to help them achieve their goals, whether it’s helping sellers get cash for their property, assisting an individual buyer in fulfilling the American dream of property ownership, or supporting business owners in the real estate space to grow and achieve their goals, we enjoy our work.
We love connecting with people and hearing their stories, learning how we can help them achieve their goals. We love continuously learning and growing in the process.
Our mission is to help others achieve their goals and dreams through real estate and to provide the best service possible along the way to make the buying or selling process as easy and smooth as it can be.
Our core values:
- Quality
- Integrity
- Curiosity
- Kindness
- Persistence
We will persist until we get results for our clients and our team mates. We seek to create win-win situations as we go along the path of growing a business and serving others.
