Send us a textNikolai Ray is the CEO and Founder of MREX.  He is also a professor in Real Estate Financial Engineering at MREX College, an ex-professional ice hockey player, and three-time Olympic Chief of Human Performance. He is regarded as one of North America’s leading experts in apartment investing with over $10 billion in analysis, underwriting, and transactions.  Nikolai is a successful multifamily real estate investor and developer specializing in heavy value-add opportunistic and ground-up development to over 30 apartment building acquisitions.  He is your leading expert in real estate financial engineering. [00:01 – 04:14] Professor, Real Estate InvestorLet’s get to know Nikolai RayNikolai talks about MREX[04:15 – 12:42] Education MattersThe Changes in Real Estate and AlternativesWhy Books Aren’t EverythingThe Three Types of MREX’ Courses[12:43 – 22:39] Avoid the 'So-Called' GurusDemocratizing Real EstateNikolai as Good Will HuntingMREX Terminal and MREX CollegeHow to Be the Best in the MarketInvestor-Focused vs Broker-Centric vs Institutional-Centric[22:40 – 29:48] All About InvestorsCutting through all the noiseSpitting, Repeating and Not ThinkingCheck-Signer InvestorsNikolai talks about social media[29:49 – 38:41] THE FINAL FOURWhat's the worst job that you ever had?LumberjackWhat's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?Good to Great; Spiritual booksWhat is a skill or talent that you would like to learn? A new languageWhat does success mean to you?“Success is just being valuable.”Putting actions behind your wordsConnect with Nikolai. Links available belowResources Mentioned:Bloomberg AppsLoopnetCREXiTenXTweetable Quotes:“There’s no book on the market that has five percent of the knowledge that I could probably teach you in five hours.” - Nikolai Ray“You owe it to yourself to invest in your education.” - Nikolai RayConnect with Nikolai through nray@mrex.co, Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Check out MREX through https://mrex.co/, Youtube, or Facebook.LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW by clicking this link. WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE?Be sure to follow me on the below platforms:Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, or Support the show