MI Real Estate

ABOUT US

President

Ismael Rey Reyes

Rey has been actively investing in residential real estate since 2005 and has focused exclusively on multifamily since 2016. He has led MI Real Estate in investing over 15 multifamily properties across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee, totaling over 1200+ units, valued at over $150 million. Rey also provides independent consulting to multifamily investors and is the bestselling author of BLUF: The Bottom Line Up Front about Passively Investing in Multi-family Properties.

In 2019, Rey retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the US Army, with over 28 years of service. He culminated his military career as a Foreign Area Officer, responsible for providing Political-Military advice on Latin American Affairs to US military and civilian leadership.

Rey received an MBA from Columbia Southern University in 2010, is fluent in Spanish, and speaks some Portuguese. He is married to Mayerlyn Reyes and has two sons, Ismael (Jr.) and Gabriel.

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KEY PARTNERS

Michael Blank
Mayerlyn Marie Reyes

Mayerlyn Marie Reyes

Vice President

Vice President

Mayerlyn Marie Reyes

Mayerlyn Marie Reyes has sold, listed, and invested in single-family residences since 2005. As Vice President of MI Real Estate, LLC, she manages legal and marketing aspects of the company. Mayerlyn is a licensed Florida REALTOR that has work experience as a title company escrow agent and Real Estate paralegal which offer a well-rounded perspective to company transactions.

Mayerlyn earned a BS in Legal Studies from Bellevue University in 2009, is fluent in Spanish. She is married to Ismael “Rey” Reyes and has two sons, Ismael (Jr.) and Gabriel.
Michael Blank
Michael Blank

Michael Blank

Advisiory Board Executive

Advisiory Board Executive

Michael Blank

Michael has personally raised $2.6M for 35 residential and multifamily projects valued at over $10M. He continues to actively invest in apartment communities in multiple states throughout the East Coast and Mid West. Michael’s asset management partners control over $58 million in performing multifamily assets all over the United States.

In addition to his own investing activities, Michael provides training and consulting services (www.TheMichaelBlank.com) and has helped students acquire over 300 units valued in excess of $11,000,000. His expertise in all facets of multifamily investing gives us, and our investing partners, confidence that all of our acquisitions are carefully evaluated so that we achieve consistent returns for our investors.

Alfredo Hooker

Alfredo Hooker

Strategic Partner

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Strategic Partner

Alfredo Hooker

Alfredo Hooker (DCH Properties- Managing Member) has been a Real Estate investor since 2016. Alfredo is a successful Supply Chain professional, with over 35 years of experience in the Medical Diagnostic, Computer, and Semiconductor Industry. Alfredo has a degree in Economics from Louisiana State University (LSU) and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. Alfredo is personally invested in over 600 Apartment units located in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Indiana valued at over $45 million. Alfredo enjoys spending time with his wife Mui and traveling. They have been married for 20+ years and have two sons Diego and Cristian.

Tim Little

Tim Little

Strategic Partner

Tim Little

Strategic Partner

Tim Little

Tim Little is a husband, father of 2 girls, and CEO of ZANA Investments. He launched ZANA Investments with the goal of helping busy professionals make their money work harder and give them more of their most valuable asset, their time. ZANA Investments has a portfolio of 62 units valued at over $5.7M throughout Florida.

Tim previously served as a strategic communication and change management consultant, helping government agencies solve some of their most challenging problems and later as the Head of Multifamily Communications at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He holds an MBA and an MA in Global Trade from the University of Denver.

He is also a combat veteran with over 25 years in uniform who continues his service in the Army Reserve as Commander of the 205th Theater Public Affairs Support Element in San Antonio, TX. His experience as a military leader serves him well in real estate, helping him effectively identify problems, implement solutions, and effectively manage teams.

Winston Schofield startegic partner

Winston Schofield

Strategic Partner

Winston Schofield startegic partner

Strategic Partner

Winston Schofield

Winston is the founding member of JorJew Group. JorJew Group is an investment company backed by a team of commercial real estate professionals, focusing on stable assets and redeveloping properties in NC, SC, TN, FL, and GA.

Together we have extensive experience in multifamily properties. Currently, our portfolio consists of over 31 million in assets and growing which ranges from Northeast, Southeast and Southwest markets.

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Kelly

Strategic Partner

Winston Schofield startegic partner

Strategic Partner

Kelly Iannone

Kelly, along with her husband John, has been a real estate entrepreneur since 2017. They have a portfolio of 52 units throughout Florida.
Kelly is an advocate for the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) community and is passionate about helping others achieve financial freedom through passive income from multifamily real estate.
She brings over 17 years of corporate experience in lodging strategy, finance, and integration at The Walt Disney Company and holds an MBA from Stetson University.