He began his career as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Michigan, then accepted a faculty position in national security affairs with the Department of Defense at the Air War College. After returning to Florida, Alex became the education director for the Florida Real Estate Commission and Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board, managing their licensing education programs and developing their state licensing examinations. The next step in his career was as director of Real Estate Education for Bert Rodgers Schools in Sarasota, Fla. Alex joined the Robert Allen Institute in August 2002. His primary responsibilities included developing the Creating Wealth with Real Estate® course and accompanying course materials. Alex is a full-time real estate investor specializing in residential properties.

Throughout her professional career she has co-owned an orchard, health club, several rental properties, managed an oral surgery practice, and is currently helping families obtain home financing at a small financial institution. Angela has been in the cash flow industry since 1991 and is a member of the Million Dollar Club with American Cash Flow Association. She lives on a small lake and loves being in nature, jogging, kayaking, and hiking. She is the mother of two beautiful, intelligent, capable daughters and Nana to three adorable grandchildren.

Arcadio began his Real Estate investment career in 1995 in NJ. He has served as a sales associate, mortgage broker, and a real estate portfolio manager, during which he was responsible for the productivity of a $300 million multifamily portfolio. He also founded and operated, Divera Management Group, a real estate investment/consulting company. Arcadio relocated to Florida in 2003’ and has since founded Richport Homes, LLC (www.RICHPORTHOMES.COM ) and Richport Holdings, Inc. (www.RICHPORTHOLDINGS.COM).

He is an active real estate investor and licensed real estate and mortgage broker. During his 10-plus years of experience, Eddie has acquired numerous properties using nontraditional real estate acquisition techniques, focusing on distressed, pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, divorce, government, and REO properties. He has trained real estate investors throughout the United States and provided market analysis for a wide array of properties.

Prior to joining The Real Estate Store, Eric worked on a national sales crew for Global Network in Del Mar, Calif., selling real estate and investment products. Eric was promoted to Success Coach and worked in seminar development and production, where he achieved Success Coach of the Year. Before joining Global Network, Eric was enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He is a veteran of the Gulf War and was awarded the Navy Achievement, Battle E, Meritorious Service, and Gulf War Commendation medals.

In 1993, Eric began his career in real estate. His initial goal was to buy and hold rental property. However, over the years, this has evolved to include the rehabilitation of homes, the development of raw land, and the building of new homes as well as multifamily dwellings. Eric’s community involvement has included serving as city councilman and vice mayor of the city of Warr Acres, and teaching a junior-high boys’ Bible study. Eric loves to spend his free time with his wife and children, attending the University of Oklahoma football games and New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets basketball games with his oldest son, and traveling.

He became a student of Robert Allen’s Nothing Down system in 1980, and he has continued to use the proven principles to invest in residential and commercial real estate. Howard invested in real estate part time throughout the ‘80s, and also served as the senior vice president of real estate for United Artists and then senior vice president of real estate for Telecommunications, Inc. He managed and developed over $2 billion worth of real estate. In 1991, Howard became a full-time investor. He holds a broker’s license in California and Washington, as well as an Engineering Contractor License and General Building Contractor License in California. Howard recently completed his Ph.D. in leadership studies at Gonzaga University.

He has over 10 years of corporate experience leading and managing technology teams. During his career, Hugh was involved in many corporate real estate transactions, from building out new office locations to shutting down or moving companies that his company acquired. Hugh also negotiated many contracts to help reduce costs both on a regional level as well as on a global level. All of these corporate experiences helped prepare Hugh to be a successful real estate investor. He began investing in real estate during his corporate career and was one of the founding members of Royal Empire Investments (REI). REI invests in properties throughout the United States as well as internationally. In 2005, Hugh graduated from the Robert Allen Institute. He has experience investing in all types of real estate, from single-family homes and condos to the latest investment trend — condotels. Hugh now enjoys the financial freedom that investing in real estate has given to him by spending more time with his family and friends.

He began his career working in television at WCPX Channel 6 News, but quickly learned that real estate was his calling. He began working as a REALTOR® specializing in selling foreclosed homes owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Ian was recognized by HUD as a top 5 sales agent in 1995. He continued his specialization with foreclosures by working with investors in locating, remodeling, and selling foreclosed properties. He went on to earn his mortgage broker’s license from the Florida Mortgage Broker School and also continued his real estate career as a sales associate specializing in foreclosures, remodeling homes as an investor, and originating mortgages. He is an aggressive investor who utilizes different techniques to locate properties to buy, fix, and sell. In recent years, Ian has been speaking and teaching first-time home buyers and mortgage brokers while continuing his real estate career. Ian is a former football player who loves sports, working out, and reading to his children.

Following graduation, he set out to pursue a career as a manager for the Abbey National Bank in England. Jason graduated from the Creating Wealth with Real Estate® training and has devoted his life to real estate. He started his investing with no money and no credit, and quickly turned around and bought and sold over 360 properties. He focuses on pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, new construction, and apartment buildings. His real estate profits are in the millions. Today Jason continues his investing and presides over an investment club in Los Angeles and another in Las Vegas.

In 2002 she relocated to Florida to invest in real estate full time. She got her real estate license and began investing in Florida, continuing her investments in Texas, Iowa, and Illinois. After working at the Robert Allen Institute® office in Orlando, she was asked to join the instructing team. Prior to real estate, Jen worked for years in the hospitality industry. She earned her B.A. in social science from Upper Iowa University and continued her education studying counseling at University of Northern Iowa. Today, Jen focuses on the foreclosure and probate markets, rehabbing distressed properties on the east coast of Florida.

That was over 12 years ago. Since then, Jerry has purchased over 250 real estate investment deals and has trained thousands of individuals across the country on how to start their investment careers. He now runs a full-time investment and educational company, where he puts into practice his belief that helping others is the key to success.

At the age of 19, he purchased his first piece of real estate. Since then, Joe has started and sold numerous businesses and truly believes in creating multiple streams of income. Joe has his real estate and mortgage broker licenses and has been buying and selling real estate and debt instruments for many years. He is a published author and an experienced real estate, debt instrument, and small-business development consultant and lecturer.

He started with no money, no job, and no credit, and has since purchased more than $10 million worth of real estate. As an agent, he has more than $50 million worth of transactions. John specializes in foreclosures and buying homes with no cash down. He is a member of the RE/MAX 100% Club and the Platinum Club and is a former sales trainer with Century 21.

Before long, she pursued a full-time career in real estate, beginning with the real estate pre-licensing course at Central Florida Real Estate School and post-licensing course at Climer Real Estate School. Judy is now an experienced REALTOR®, transaction agent, and title agent closer.

In 1983 she earned her REALTOR® designation, and then went on to earn her broker license and GRI designation. Liz has taught numerous classes on the “how-tos of rehabs” and has written educational real estate materials. Since becoming a member of the Robert Allen family, Liz has mentored numerous students in their successful real estate investment career endeavors.

He started his career in 1989 and has been involved in such creative investment techniques as seller financing, lease purchase, options, wholesaling, rehabbing homes, assigning contracts, discounted note purchases, paper cranks, mobile home rehabbing, and mobile home financing. Michael obtained his Utah real estate license in 1992 and his passion in real estate is the chase. Since April of 2001, Michael has purchased, rehabbed, and sold mobile homes and associated notes. He is the former owner of National Note of Virginia and Creative Real Estate Solutions, Inc. He is currently the president of CEBA Realty PC and chairman of CEBA Acquisitions. As a real estate coach and mentor, Michael has successfully coached over 4,000 individuals on a national basis.

His first business was a family restaurant, and he has since owned and operated an executive employment agency and a wholesale product company. During all of his various business ventures, Mike has always bought and sold investment properties, his first being a Nothing Down deal on a three-unit apartment building at the age of 18. Mike was a 2004 graduate of the Robert Allen Institute, and in the first year after graduation he purchased numerous investment properties. In January 2005, Mike decided to invest in real estate full time and dissolved his other companies — giving him the financial freedom he enjoys and the time he needs to help raise his family of six.

As a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force, he served as a Weapons Systems Officer in the Phantom RF4-C aircraft, logging over 1,700 flying hours. After a distinguished military career, Ray pursued private business, first as a Series 7 licensed securities broker in the retail and commercial financial markets. To complement his financial background, Ray pursued his real estate interests, first as a REALTOR® and then as a state-registered commercial real estate appraiser and real estate investor. In 1992, Ray began teaching and speaking at different real estate seminars throughout the country, covering topics such as appraising, short sale negotiating, successful cold-calling, and buying and selling distressed residential properties.

He began his career as a quality analyst before going full time in real estate in July 2000. Rob was a speaker liaison for the largest real estate investment group in the United States and eventually became a speaker himself. He has bought dozens of homes without the use of banks, and after having volunteered to teach a “help night” on the subject of marketing, he became a sought-after speaker to also teach negotiations and real estate investment techniques. Radio station WAOK later interviewed him on the subject of how lease options can make a difference in an investor’s portfolio. Rob won first place in a speech contest hosted by Toastmasters and has taught continuing education courses to real estate agents.

Believing strongly in multiple streams of income, Steve developed other business interests, including real estate investing. He was first introduced to Robert Allen's strategies after receiving the book Nothing Down for the 90s from a friend who had already created a sizable real estate investing business by following those same guidelines. Steve began successfully applying those principals in both Canada and the United States and continues to be an active investor, instructor, and consultant. Steve lives in Montreal with his wife and four children.

He has continued investing and enjoyed the excitement of deal-making throughout his corporate career, which began at Household Finance. He later accepted a position with McCrory’s Corporation, where he was appointed president/CEO. Over the years, the personal and financial reward of buying and selling investment properties was so gratifying, Ted decided to invest in real estate full time to enjoy the financial freedom and time it allows him to spend with his family.

Troy is a real estate investor and a licensed real estate broker who originally started his career in the pre-foreclosure and foreclosure markets of Southern California. He also managed properties for one of HUD’s management and marketing companies and helped to oversee the acquisition and resale of thousands of HUD-owned properties in several states across the country. Troy is now a full-time investor and trainer who believes strongly in helping others reach their true potential. Troy joined the Robert Allen Institute in 2003 as a mentor and has since helped coach hundreds of RAI graduates as they started their successful careers as investors.

In 2001 he became a licensed REALTOR® in Southern California and served as a sales agent, loan officer, and property manager for Priority One Realty in Vista, Calif. After obtaining the rank of staff sergeant and 10 years of active duty, Wes decided to enjoy a life of financial freedom and began real estate investing full time. He now owns two real estate companies in Southern California and teaches fulfillment courses for the Robert Allen Institute. He resides in Murrieta, Calif., with his wife and three children.