Tom Tolpa, Founder and President of The Ocean Broker Real Estate Company has been a fixture in the Hilton Head Island Real Estate Community since 1974. He has personally sold a half a billion dollars' worth of Hilton Head Island real estate, including more oceanfront homes, lots, and villas than any other Island real estate agent.

Tom came to the Island in 1973 to escape the cold winters of Upstate New York and enjoy a warm golf and beach haven. A scratch golfer in high school and college, he comes from a family of six professional golfers; his uncle Ted Kroll scored eight wins on the PGA tour in the 1950's and 1960's and was top money winner in 1956. Tom achieved that level of excellence in his real estate career on Hilton Head Island and is recognized by the Island real estate community as the authority on oceanfront.

Tom’s background is in computer/scientific sales. He earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, and he brings that same technical expertise and detailed approach to the business of Hilton Head Island real estate, a strategy that has paid handsome dividends for the clients he represents. Some of the island-wide record sales that Tom Tolpa/The Ocean Broker has produced are:

1977 – First oceanfront lot $100,000+

1981 – First oceanfront lot $500,000+

1990 – First oceanfront lot $1,000,000+

1993 – First oceanfront lot $3,000,000+

2001 – First oceanfront lot $4,000,000+

2002 – First oceanfront lot $5,000,000+

2006 – Highest ever sale $9,200,000+

As founder and president of The Ocean Broker Real Estate Company, Tom is committed to providing excellence in all aspects of the Hilton Head Island experience.