Author Ralph R. Roberts is the president and CEO of Ralph Roberts Realty, and is an experienced real estate agent, consultant, coach, and speaker who has personally sold over 10,000 homes since he began his career in sales back in 1979. As an educator he has worked alongside federal authorities to teach financial institutions and law enforcement how to identify real estate and mortgage fraud. He has addressed other organizations as well, speaking to groups of only a few dozen up to groups of a few thousand. He has shared the stage with famous men such as Joe Montana, author Robert Kiyosaki, General Norman Schwarzkopf, and Denis Waitley. He has received many awards for speaking, and has successfully helped others build on their own success in the business world. As an author, he writes for a variety of industry related publications and daily on the topic of mortgage fraud for FlippingFrenzy.com. He has also earned many achievements and awards, including: • TIME Magazine’s “bestselling REALTOR in America” • Since 1988 has averaged over 300 sold properties per year • Realty Times Columnist • Previously was a REALTOR Magazine columnist • RIS Media contributing author • Graduate of the REALTOR Institute (GRI) • Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) by the Council of Residential Specialists • STAR POWER Systems Star Member • “40 Under 40” honors by Crain’s Detroit Business • National REALTORS Political Action Committee Golden R. Award Recipient • Professional Member of the National Speakers Association • Habitat for Humanity Board Member Roberts has been married to his wife, Kathleen, since 1985, and they have three children. In his free time he enjoys hiking, boating, riding a jet ski, snowmobiling, playing Monopoly, and his backyard goldfish pond.