When Ray Mirra buys a Hillsboro Beach house from Anthony, he is creating a memory that will last forever.

1. Why Do You Want To
Buy A Raymond Mirra
Home?
When Ray Mirra buys a Hillsboro Beach house from Anthony, he is creating a
memory that will last forever. The two met when Ray was working on his Ph.D.
in comparative education at the University of Oregon and Anthony was an
undergraduate student there also. Both men hit it off from day one and from
that point on, have been best friends. "We were really close in school," recalls
Ray, "We were always together, even though we went different directions
sometimes."

2. From his early years in high school and on to his early college years, Ray has
made it a point to volunteer for many different sclerosis organizations,

3. especially the one located in his hometown of Philadelphia, PA. He served on
the board of directors of the Leukemia Research Center. On the weekends, he
would take his family and visit the Center. "I am very proud to have done my
part for the sclerosis community in my hometown," says Ray. Ray and his wife,
Jody, have three kids and a grandchild.
In high school, Ray and many of his friends were involved in a neighborhood
watch after a robbery in which three boys were killed. "That was my
introduction to what I consider to be my city," he recalls. Ray did not want to
get involved with the local police department and so he began to work on a
campaign to save money for his future as a police officer. "I started out being
an organizer for various groups, including neighborhood watch," he says.
When he was in graduate school in chemistry, however, Ray experienced a
coming of age crisis. "I realized that I wasn't going to make it as a physician
like my father or my brothers. Instead, I wanted to go into a more prestigious
field such as law or even business. But my parents always had the same
opinion with me: Go to college, go to work, and then go back to the kids."
That is why Ray decided to buy a modest home in Hillsboro Beach. "It was a
way to change my life," he explains. "It gave me the opportunity to change the

4. direction of my life and my career. By buying this home, I have the freedom to
do whatever I want." Now that he is fully aware of all the terrific places to eat,
shop, play sports, and hang out with his family, Ray is once again looking
forward to returning to Hillsboro Beach.
He plans to plant trees and to do his part to save this beautiful community
from destruction. "Hillsboro Beach will be the better for it. That's why I want to
buy a home in this great neighborhood."
Thank You!