Rob DeWald
With over 29 years of professional experience spanning real estate investment, asset management, and financial operations, I have dedicated my career to navigating the complexities of the market, uncovering opportunities, and driving growth.
Currently serving as the Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Genstone, my expertise is heavily rooted in the Single-Family Rental (SFR), distressed asset management, and Build-to-Rent (BTR) sectors. Over nearly three decades, I have built a deep foundational knowledge of finance, securities, and property lifecycle management, turning complex operational puzzles into predictable vehicles for building wealth.
Beyond my corporate and investment endeavors, my true passion lies in local advocacy and community building. I am proud to serve as the President of the Birmingham Downtown Community Alliance. This leadership role have reinforced my belief that the strongest assets we can ever build aren’t just made of brick and mortar—they are built on the foundations of trust, collaboration, and shared local vision.
Why I Lead a GRID Community: The philosophy behind the GRID Investor Network resonates deeply with my personal and professional ethos: "Relationships take you places money can't." I believe true success in real estate isn’t an individual sport; it thrives when like-minded deal-makers come together to share high-quality training, clear the noise out of the marketplace, and learn from one another as lifelong students.
As a GRID Community Leader, my mission is to transition real estate education from traditional transactional thinking into a transformational wealth-building future. I am fiercely committed to creating a high-integrity, collaborative, and action-oriented sandbox where local investors—from beginners looking to scale to seasoned operators locking down their next deal—can connect, share resources, and build generational wealth together.
Genstone Companies is a diversified, integrated real estate and financial services organization supporting homeowners, individual investors, and institutions across the entire property lifecycle.
Moving beyond traditional, fragmented real estate models, Genstone brings essential services together under a single ecosystem.
Through a coordinated family of specialized affiliates—including brokerage, lending, insurance, construction, property management, field services, and asset disposition—Genstone enables clients to seamlessly acquire, finance, protect, improve, and optimize real estate nationwide.Backed by expert local insights and an institutional-grade national infrastructure, Genstone reduces transactional friction, drives efficiency, and delivers smarter solutions that transform complexity into long-term portfolio value.
