Commercial real estate
10 real estate acquisitions experts
These ten professionals have held acquisitions roles at real estate investment trusts and other real estate owners and investors, with titles such as Vice President of Acquisitions. A reader can learn how in-house acquisitions teams at real estate owners source and pursue property deals.
Professionals to explore
01—10Dan Lovitz
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President of Aquisitions · Realty Income Corporation
Senior Vice President of Aquisitions at Realty Income Corporation since 2021. Former Senior Vice President, Acquisitions (2016–2021) and Senior Director of Acquisitions (2011–2014) at VEREIT, Inc., Senior Vice President of Acquisitions at Agree Realty Corporation (2014–2016) and Director of Acquisitions at Equity One, Inc (2009–2011). The profile describes a primary focus on single tenant net leased retail and industrial acquisitions nationwide.
Erik Nelson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President of Acquisitions · NNN REIT, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Acquisitions at NNN REIT, Inc. since 2026, and former Vice President of Acquisitions (2020–2026) and Director of Acquisitions (2011–2020) at NNN REIT, Inc. The profile describes NNN REIT as an owner of freestanding net-lease real estate across the United States. Former Acquisitions at Taylor Greentree Investments (2008–2010) and Acquisitions and Development at Cay Clubs Resorts & Marinas (2005–2008).
Evan Hinkle, CFA, CAIA
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Acquisitions & Dispositions · Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
Vice President, Acquisitions & Dispositions at Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. since 2025. Former Director, Acquisitions & Dispositions (2024–2025), Senior Associate, Acquisitions & Dispositions (2021–2024) and Analyst, Acquisitions & Dispositions (2018–2021) at Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Former Advisory Services at EY (2017–2018).
Garrett Stephens
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Acquisitions · AEI Capital Corporation
Vice President of Acquisitions at AEI Capital Corporation since 2025, where the profile says Garrett Stephens leads AEI's healthcare real estate acquisitions platform, with responsibility for sourcing, underwriting and executing healthcare related medical properties nationwide and overseeing the full transaction lifecycle. Former Vice President, Acquisitions at Granite Investment Group (2015–2017) and Manager of Acquisitions at American Healthcare REIT (2008–2012).
Kelsey Perrin
LinkedInExperience: VP, Acquisitions & Dispositions · Prologis
VP, Acquisitions & Dispositions at Prologis since 2025, and former Vice President, Capital Deployment at Prologis (2021–2025). Former Vice President - Acquisitions (2020–2021), Assistant Vice President - Acquisitions (2016–2020) and Senior Acquisitions Associate (2014–2016) at Heitman.
Max Gordon
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Acquisitions · Agree Realty Corporation
Vice President, Acquisitions at Agree Realty Corporation since 2025. Former Senior Director, Acquisitions (2024–2025), Director, Acquisitions (2023–2024), Director, Transactions (2022–2023) and Associate Director, Due Diligence (2021–2022) at Agree Realty Corporation.
Navin Srinivasan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Acquisitions & Dispositions · Phillips Edison & Company
Vice President, Acquisitions & Dispositions at Phillips Edison & Company since 2020. Former Senior Director, Acquisitions & Dispositions (2018–2020), Director of Dispositions, Nationally (2018), Director of Acquisitions, Midwest Region (2017–2018) and Acquisitions Associate (2015–2017) at Phillips Edison & Company.
Paul Spittle
LinkedInExperience: Senior VP Real Estate Acquisitions · Public Storage
Senior VP Real Estate Acquisitions at Public Storage since 2024, and former Vice President Real Estate Acquisitions (2021–2024) and Director Acquisitions (2015–2021) at Public Storage; the profile says the work includes identifying and sourcing new acquisition opportunities. Former Vice President, Acquisitions Dispositions at Westwood Financial (2007–2015).
Sarah Lynch
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Acquisitions · Acadia Realty Trust
Vice President, Acquisitions at Acadia Realty Trust since 2024. Former Portfolio Manager, Commercial Real Estate at PIMCO (2021–2024), Vice President, Investments at MARK Capital Management (2016–2020) and Associate, Valuation & Advisory at Knight Frank (2011–2014).
Tim Ng
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Acquisitions · Whitestone
Vice President of Acquisitions at Whitestone since 2022; the profile describes Whitestone as a retail-focused REIT owning open-air neighborhood centers. Former Senior Vice President at Fifth Corner (2018–2022) and Director of Investments Vice President at EDENS / AmREIT (2006–2018).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's property type to yours, since buying net-lease retail, self storage, hotels and logistics buildings each involve different underwriting and different sellers. Also consider whether you need help with sourcing deals, underwriting and investment committee approval, or running a combined acquisitions and dispositions program, and ask each person which of those their roles centered on.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you build and maintain a pipeline of acquisition opportunities, including off-market deals?
- 02Which underwriting assumptions most often decide whether a deal goes to investment committee?
- 03What do you check during due diligence that most often changes the price or kills a deal?
Reaching real estate acquisitions experts
How can I contact one of these real estate acquisitions experts?
Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Realty Income Corporation; NNN REIT, Inc. and Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc., based on profile data retrieved on October 4, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach real estate acquisitions experts?
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