Team

Expertise Meets Passion A Team of Industry Veterans with Proven Track Records

Brendan Hotchkiss, CIO Chief Investment Officer

With over 20 years in commercial real estate, Brendan brings a wealth of experience to RREI. His diverse background includes roles as an investment sales broker, acquisitions officer, and capital broker. Throughout his career, Brendan has advised on over $4 billion of CRE transactions. For the past decade, Brendan has specialized in the Build-to-Rent (BTR) and multifamily development sectors, working closely with developers, investors, and lenders to capitalize and sell BTR projects. His expertise in deal structuring and market analysis is complemented by his innovative approach to real estate technology, as evidenced by his co-founding of LDCRE, a CRE marketplace that he grew over 10 years to include 33,300 registered users, marketing $1.892 trillion of listings for sale across 49 countries. Brendan’s experience in building and scaling a tech-enabled real estate platform positions RREI to leverage cutting-edge technology in responsible real estate investment. Brendan’s unique blend of traditional real estate knowledge, transaction experience, capital structuring and tech-forward thinking aligns with RREI’s goal of being at the forefront of innovation in the real estate investment landscape.

Dr. Dipesh Sitaram, COO/CFO Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Dipesh Sitaram brings over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience and investment acumen to RREI. As a retired oral surgeon and founder of Acuere Capital Partners, a boutique family office he manages a diverse $100M+ portfolio spanning real estate, commercial lending, and insurance. Dr. Sitaram’s experience in developing and owning hospitality projects under major brands like Marriott and Hilton demonstrates his hands-on approach to real estate investment. His unique blend of healthcare expertise and real estate knowledge positions him to lead RREI’s outreach to medical and healthcare professional investor networks. Dr. Sitaram’s experience in structuring and evaluating sale-leaseback opportunities with healthcare businesses provides RREI with a competitive edge in the healthcare real estate sector. His strategic guidance in balancing financial returns with social impact aligns well with RREI’s mission to create responsible, profitable real estate investments across various sectors from healthcare to hospitality.

Robert Stec, CGO Chief Growth Officer

Robert brings 25 years of business-development, marketing, strategy and real-estate expertise to RREI, pairing capital-markets insight with tech-forward growth strategies. His business-development skills were pivotal in scaling a nascent senior-housing fund from $0 to $150 million in capital under management (CUM) and to $500 million in assets under management (AUM) by building its brand and retail accredited-investor channels. He has collaborated with real-estate sponsors and developers on projects ranging from tax-incentivized, bonus-depreciation developments to, as a Certified International Property Specialist, land and destination ventures across the U.S. and Mexico. Robert served as an advisor to STS Capital Partners, a global M&A firm guiding founder-led companies through transformational exits, and is a partner and advisor to Investment Grade Income Property, a boutique net-lease brokerage sourcing single-tenant assets nationwide and deepening RREI’s reach in the NNN space. His digital-growth acumen honed while developing web assets, managing servers, and directing more than $2 million in ad spend alongside Google’s Accelerated Growth Team now drives RREI’s strategic growth initiatives and technology-enabled systems across the healthcare, hospitality, and workforce-housing verticals. A licensed managing broker, Robert also provides in-house expertise for RREI’s investment-sales, acquisition, and disposition activities.

John Raettig , Senior Advisor Institutional Investor Relations

John brings more than 25 years of experience at the intersection of architecture, adaptive-reuse development, and capital formation to RREI. A licensed commercial broker since launching Raettig Real Estate while completing dual degrees in Architecture and Historic Preservation, he has repositioned dozens of under-utilized assets into thriving mixed-use destinations—generating new tax revenue, jobs, and community vitality across the Midwest and Mountain West. John’s redevelopment track record and board service have earned him a deep network of family offices, and civic leaders who value his disciplined, “responsible risk” approach to wealth creation. His expertise in structuring complex capital stacks for obsolete properties—often blending sale-leasebacks, historic tax credits, and private equity—aligns perfectly with RREI’s mission to fuse institutional rigor with impact-driven real estate solutions. As Senior Advisor for Institutional Investor Relations, John leverages decades-long relationships and street-wise insight to expand RREI’s capital partnerships and to identify heritage assets that fit our healthcare, hospitality, and workforce-housing verticals. His passion for turning neglected buildings into engines of opportunity embodies RREI’s commitment to profitable, socially responsible projects.