Snow began working in the kiwifruit industry in 1980 and attended the Bay of Plenty Horticulture Cadet Scheme in 1981 – 1983. By the finish of the scheme, at a young age, he was managing orchards, had a contract gang and in 1996, bought an orchard which he re-structured and re-husbanded before selling in 2004.

The highs, lows and challenges of the kiwifruit industry are part of life for Snow and his ‘hands on’ knowledge qualify him well to attend to the needs of those who buy and sell kiwifruit orchards. He also established a 120 tree avocado orchard and enjoyed growing and marketing avocados for 15 plus years.

He has sold large numbers of horticulture properties, farms and lifestyle blocks, often at substantial premium prices due to his outstanding passion and negotiating skills.

He began working as a Real Estate Salesperson in 1993, later taking an ownership interest in a company for over a decade and achieving Top Rural Salesperson for three consecutive years, before joining Bayleys in 2012 as part of the very effective Country team.

With Bayleys, Snow has achieved Top 5% status nationally continuously since 2014, and in 2017 had the honour to win Bayleys National Top Individual Salesperson. For Success Realty, Snow earned Top Bayleys Country Office Salesperson in 2017 & 2019 and in May of 2019 he was awarded Realty Groups Prestigious Overall Salesperson of the year 2019. Snows most recent honour was to be awarded the Rural Salesperson of the Year at the 2019 REINZ Awards for Excellence in Real Estate.

A keen gardener, he enjoys tending the needs of his 30 strong Belted Galloway cattle herd on his 25 acre farmlet in the Papamoa Hills.

A ‘passionate and parochial member of the Te Puke and wider community’ his personal mantra of ‘accept, adapt, achieve’ resulting from personal tragedy, and a desire to be the best he can be for his clients, family and himself empower him to strive to deliver for those who he serves.

THE PRACTICAL ACHIEVER
In Phil Mangos what you see is what you get, goals are set to be met, communication is straight up, his no-nonsense approach is a charm, and actions speak volumes. In under a decade Phil has risen rapidly through the ranks of Bayleys, from Rookie of the Year in his first twelve months with Bayleys, to Top 5% of salespeople nationwide, with multiple other awards reinforcing his expertise. As a former kiwifruit orchardist and current grower of avocados on a lifestyle property, Phil enjoys and understands rural life, appreciating the challenges faced and benefits to be gained from the lifestyle, horticulture and rural blocks he specialises in. Phil shares that love of the land that often makes selling (and purchasing) an emotional experience, his combination of empathy and honesty displaying that he genuinely has his clients’ best interests at heart. Add those good old qualities of dependability and reliability, and the ability to rise to a challenge and seek solutions, and you have an advocate who will work tirelessly to help you achieve your real estate goals. His monthly “Goss with Phil Mangos” newsletters demonstrates his in-depth knowledge across the industry, negotiations are handled with precision and consideration, bespoke marketing tools are crafted just for his clients – with sellers and buyers often saying they come to see Phil as a life-long friend following a job well done, and well after the sold sign goes up. In stolen moments, you might just find Phil on the golf course, or on the water continuing his love affair with fishing.