Meet the Team

Let AREI be your partner in making your investment in US properties easy and stress free! Our team works with every investor’s unique set of guidelines to find the right property for them.

We have a wide variety of real estate investment options located in Kansas City, St. Louis, Phoenix, Atlanta, Dallas and Indianapolis to suit your turn-key Investment needs. Our inventory is constantly being updated and if we do not have the specific real estate you are looking for, we will work to find it for you!

 

Ben Walls
Managing Director

Ben brings over 10 years of sales, business development and real estate experience to AREI. Ben joined AREI to create and promote a channel for investors to participate in fully managed portfolios of single family homes. His background in real estate, executive level sales and marketing, and his continuing commitment to delivering results are assets to AREI’s investor clients and marketing partners.

 

Tracy Weaver
Director of Marketing and Education

Tracy’s diverse background in business consulting and technology allows him to bring a breadth of industry experience to AREI, allowing us to leverage the most efficient processes and tools. AREI strives to provide consistent and updated information to our investors and marketing partners utilizing the most up to date technologies available.

 

David Rudaitis
Inventory Manager

David currently manages the pre-sale inventory of single family rental properties as well as provides oversight over our partner property management companies. David has developed a comprehensive internal property management program focusing on areas such as: market analysis, advertising,  tenant placement, professional administrative services, and management.

 

Joel Macdonald
Director Asia-Pacific

Joel brings over 10 years of business development and real estate investing experience to AREI. An active investor across many asset classes, Joel owns a number of investment properties both in Australia and the United States and his foreign investment knowledge and experience is a huge asset to the AREI team. Joel’s true passion is providing foreign investors with a seamless, safe & secure process to invest in US cash flow real estate. Joel heads up AREI operations in the Asia-Pacific region and his team’s commitment to guiding non-US clients through the whole process (and avoiding pitfalls) of investing in the US is benefiting many happy and satisfied AREI investors.

Joel is a great sounding board (or mentor) to help you navigate setting up a US bank account, explaining exactly the process to purchase a US property, sourcing the right property for you, and setting you on the right track to building a cash flow positive portfolio.