Michael O’Sullivan is a Hampton real estate investor who has dedicated his career to buying and selling foreclosed homes. He began his business with only $7,500, using that amount to purchase the deed to his first property about 15 years ago. His company, Hampton Dream Properties LLC, is located in Remsenburg, within the Town of Southampton, and was formed in the aftermath of the 2008–2009 economic downturn and housing crisis. To acquire the skills necessary for success, he attended three seminars led by a Harvard attorney and eventually acquired 25 deeds to foreclosed homes in East Hampton and Southampton, New York.
Starting as an outsider to the Hampton community, he worked hard to establish a foothold and grow his business. Over the years, he has completed more than 200 transactions, including over 30 settled foreclosures in East Hampton alone. Several of his clients became millionaires through their partnerships with him. By 2022–2023, his company reached $6 million in revenue. Among his many achievements was a foreclosure settlement that enabled a client to resell a house and earn a net profit of $500,000. That same client later secured a $700,000 line of credit against the property, allowing him to retain ownership while generating income from three rental units. In another case, he personally paid the bank to stop a foreclosure, giving a friend’s mentally challenged father the chance to remain in his home for two years before the property was resold.
He works with experienced attorneys to handle foreclosure settlements, including one lawyer who wrote the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA), which became law in December 2022. This law was created to protect homeowners from unfair practices by mortgage lenders, such as restarting foreclosures or resetting limitation periods through procedural loopholes.
He is also developing the land he purchased several years ago in Mastic, New York, a community once known for its high crime rates but now undergoing government-supported revitalization. He owns a large amount of property there, and national chains such as Taco Bell and Buffalo Wild Wings are in discussions to open restaurants on his sites.
Outside of real estate, he has a deep love of music. He produced an album called Liquid Jazz at Sonic Studio, signed a record deal with Mystic Music in New York, and was listed in a Washington, D.C. registry. The album has been played on every jazz college station in the United States.
A native New Yorker, he volunteered at ground zero after the September 11 attacks and supports the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which assists 9/11 first responders, veterans, and their families. He was born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, where he served as an altar boy at Saint Rose Lima Church in Massapequa for five years. He is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, where he earned the Major Degree, reflecting his commitment to the group’s principles of Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity. He attended Nassau Community College and briefly studied at New York University.
Michael O’Sullivan of Hampton continues to expand his real estate ventures, contribute to his community, and pursue his passions for music and service.
