Our Team

Founder

Brian Wagers

Brian Wagers, the founder of Wagers Capital, has played an active role in the acquisition and management of over 447 multi family units in his home state of Arkansas. He has recently pivoted to Texas in working with other operators in the state and closed on 125 units in Dallas with over 400 more under contract in Houston. He founded Wagers Capital to help other busy professionals and entrepreneurs take advantage of the benefits of investing in apartment buildings passively.

Sponsor/Investor

Jerry Laxen

Jerry started Laxen painting in 1991 and it has grown from 50,000 to 1,500,000 in yearly sales. Completing jobs for The Walton Foundation, Walmart, and the University of Arkansas has helped establish his reputation and added to his growth.

Jerry's experience in contracting and working closely with other contractors for 30 years has helped educate him in some of the aspects of purchasing real estate. In the past 13 years Jerry and Sharon have invested in single family real estate (currently owning 7 houses free and clear). Some self managed and some under management. In talking and working with Brian (and attending multi family seminars) he has understood and seen the power of debt pay-down by tenants, professional property management, tax incentives, and economies of scale with commercial real estate.

Jerry enjoys hanging out with his wife and grown children. Working out and staying in shape is also important to him.

Legal

Ronald Williams

Ron Williams has been a licensed attorney for over 37 years and he founded the law firm of Williams & Hutchinson in April of 2002 changing the name of the firm to the Williams Law Group, PLC in June 2012.

Before Ron founded these law firms he managed commercial litigation for Radio Shack Corporation, Ft. Worth, Texas. He also practiced law in Paragould, Arkansas and served as Assistant District Attorney with over 25 jury trials.

Ron has served as bank attorney and trust officer in Conway, Arkansas. In addition to all of the above, Ron served Wal-Mart Stores for 16 years as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. At Wal-Mart, he was responsible for all personal injury and employment litigation across the country. During his tenure he was also responsible for negotiating and drafting commercial contracts with large businesses.

Investor Relations

Jennifer Wagers

Jennifer previously worked as an account manager with a focus on e-commerce and marketing. She grew up around real estate with her parents owning over 10 single-family homes in Northwest Arkansas.

Jennifer and her husband Brian currently own over 350 units. She has attended multi- family syndication seminars as well as completed a Platform Building workshop focused on real estate marketing.

Mentor/Advisor

Michael Blank

Michael Blank is a leading authority on apartment building investing in the United States. He’s passionate about helping others become financially free in 3-5 years by investing in apartment building deals with a special focus on raising money.

Through his investment company, he controls over $30 million in performing multifamily assets all over the United States and has raised over $8M. In addition to his own investing activities, he’s helped students purchase over 2,000 units valued at over $87M through his unique “Deal Desk” and training programs.

He’s the author of the best-selling book “Financial Freedom With Real Estate Investing” and the host of the popular “Apartment Building Investing” podcast.