As a licensed California Real Estate Broker and B-1 General Contractor and developer, Terry Debay has raised the money for, financed, owned, supervised and was responsible for the construction of Apartments, Industrial Buildings, mini storage warehouses, bowling alleys, restaurants and single family residences in several States including California, Arizona and Indiana. He acted as the successful General partner of several Limited partnerships engaged in the purchase and rehab of investment properties in Southern California including apartments and commercial buildings. Mr. Debay also managed the San Marino office of the H. Bruce Haines, Inc. Apartment House Brokers, and had managerial responsibility for 20 plus agents and also sold apartments during that tenure. He incorporated “California Real Estate Consults, Inc.” in 1980 and worked as an independent Broker and syndicator for 15 years. Last year, 2004 Mr. Debay performed as the general contractor for the building addition of a mini storage warehouse in Fort Wayne Indiana. After a trip back to the job site to let the sub contracts, He completed supervising the construction of the addition via daily digital camera pictures and telephone and fax data. The construction was completed on time and done in a professional manor and is now fully leased. Mr. Debay recently joined Ramsey-Shilling’s Newport Beach office. He currently works with a diversified group of real estate investors helping them to invest into various investment opportunities throughout the United States.

As an All City, Canoga Park high school football athlete, Mr. Debay received both an athletic and academic, full scholarship to UCLA in 1951. During his four years at UCLA he was one of three players to play first string all 4 years as a varsity football letterman. In 1954 the UCLA football team, coached by Henry “Red” Sanders, was undefeated and voted the number “1” team in the nation. Mr. Debay was the offensive signal caller and voted the MVP on the “54” team. After graduation he coached football for two years at Oregon State College under head Coach Tommy Prothro.

Mr. Debay started his 3.5 year Air Force Military obligation in 1956 at Lackland Air Force Base. He graduated from Air Force pilot training, (class 57-K) in 1957 as a 1st Lt. USAF Jet Pilot. He also played and coached one more season of Football at Hamilton AFB, in Marin County California.

Terry Debay has been married to his wife Jan for 48 years. They have three grown married daughters and seven grandchildren. Jan was the Mayor of Newport Beach in 1998 and is currently an elected Board of Director member of the Orange County Water District.

Mr. Debay and Jan currently minister to the Community through “Go and Do Likewise” a 501-c-3 non profit organization started in 1996 to help people in the Community with their physical and spiritual needs. They both attend Cottonwood Christian Center Church in Los Alamitos.

During the past 45 years, he has also been involved founding, supporting and working with various Christian Ministries as a board member and or by joining with other Christian leaders in various groups including: Campus Crusade For Christ, with Bill Bright, President and founder also being one of the founders of the Association of Christians in Real Estate (ACRE), So. California Promise Keepers, with Bill McCartney, as one of three men to open up So Calif. for Promise Keepers, and with “The Fellowship of Christian Athletes”, (FCA). He represented FCA as a guest speaker throughout Southern California student groups and churches. Mr. Debay was also a Board member of Ignite Ministries, founded by Tim Hansel, plus other involvements with Teen Challenge.

Mr. Debay’s passion is to lift up Jesus Christ in every adventure life provides!

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