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6 December 2015 | 10 replies
@Ray A. will definitely keep in touch.Thats amazing bro @Andre Beraud oil and gas is so shaky as of now, we should definitely be focusing on our futures and real estate is where mine is.
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15 May 2014 | 6 replies
@Ray Wicker, thanks for the very helpful links.
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26 July 2017 | 7 replies
Another thread was talking about books and one mentioned was Ray Alcorn's Guide to Commercial Real Estate and said it cost about $400 but was well worth the money.
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29 March 2018 | 19 replies
Sharad Mehta and @Ray Lai answered all of my questions, which I had a ton of, with quick, clear responses - I would use them again (and hopefully will again in the future).
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16 September 2013 | 10 replies
@Ray Neal great success story!
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2 April 2018 | 1 reply
Hi everyone I'm Ray Toaetolu.
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24 June 2016 | 11 replies
@Ryan Murakami @Rochelle Ray For now a vacation a year will have to suffice.
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1 August 2022 | 10 replies
CCIM training, Ray Alcorn's "Dealmakers Guide" and Brian Burks book on investing in syndications published by BP and available form the bookstore menu above will give you some other ideas of numbers to track.