Ray Lai

I invest in cash flow in the Midwest and I'm building a team for SoCal. I have a BBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and a Masters in Engineering Systems from Naval Postgraduate School. I love management and that's why I went to Ross - Go Blue! We're still #1 http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-management My day job is a program manager at the Department of Defense (Naval Information Warfare Systems Command). My passion is investing in real estate, options, and precious metals I'm a follower of 'kaizen' which is Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement of working practices, personal efficiency. That's why I enjoy my day job in addition to working with Sharad on our startup because the tool we're developing allows huge time savings with Docusign and SOWs being sent to contractors, user friendly and cost effective direct mail campaigns (full service print, pack, ship), etc. I've worked as a management consultant specializing in financial and supply chain management implementations for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) before I became a program manager in the DoD. Efficiency is my favorite word, and I love improving processes and eliminating muda (uselessness/waste) I'm an ENTJ (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Favorite Podcasts: BP Podcast 155: From Zero to 200+ Deals in Five Years with Sharad Mehta BP Podcast 197: Starting with $10k and Buying 52 Units in 3 Years with Chris Heeren BP Podcast 108: Building a $350 Million Real Estate Empire Using the 10X Rule with Grant Cardone Experience: I closed my first deal early 2017 and have been on a roll since. I also have 3 real estate mentors that have taken me under their wing, and each of them owns millions in real estate. I'm learning from them, reading books, listening to BP podcasts, and networking. I'm active in my local real estate investment clubs and enjoy spreadsheets and number crunching. My mentors all have completely different strategies so it's interesting to learn from all of them (pure appreciation at break even, A cash flow and minor appreciation, B/C pure cashflow). They've all made a killing despite these vastly different approaches. I hope to employ all 3 strategies depending on where we are in a particular area's real estate market cycle. I've coached several newbies that just started their wholesaling careers and netting them multiple 5 figure deals. Goals: - Large apartment complex deals and re-development projects when this cycle finishes - Diversity in passive income streams from multiple areas: real estate, stocks, Amazon FBA