Beth Jo Zeitzer
| Beth Jo Zeitzer | |
| Occupation | Real estate broker; attorney by training; court-appointed receiver |
|---|---|
| Title | President and Designated Broker |
| Employer | R.O.I. Properties |
| Education | University of Arizona (B.A.); University of San Diego School of Law |
| Awards | AZCREW Woman Icon Award (2024) |
| Website | https://roiproperties.com |
Beth Jo Zeitzer is an American real estate executive and attorney by training based in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the founder, president, and designated broker of R.O.I. Properties, a real estate advisory and brokerage firm, and was the first recipient of the Arizona Commercial Real Estate Women (AZCREW) Woman Icon Award in 2024.[1]
Education
Zeitzer graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in general research, with an emphasis in real estate and marketing. She attended the University of San Diego School of Law, where she was Research Editor of the law review and received the Hahn Award for Excellence in Real Estate.[1][2]
Career
Zeitzer began in private practice, handling loan workouts and real estate transactions during the Resolution Trust Corporation period, and then served as corporate counsel for Del Webb. She became the company's Director of Commercial Properties, managing a 600-acre commercial portfolio and $96 million in real estate transactions that spanned retail centers, office and medical space, business parks, and light industrial property.[3][1] Her responsibilities there included planning, entitlement, infrastructure delivery, budgeting, and contract negotiation.[2]
She founded R.O.I. Properties in 2003.[3]
R.O.I. Properties
R.O.I. Properties is a full-service real estate advisory and brokerage firm in Phoenix. Its work covers commercial and residential brokerage, asset management for distressed properties, and fiduciary real estate services including special commissioner and special master appointments, corporate trustee assignments, and expert witness engagements.[2]
Zeitzer has served as a court-appointed receiver, real estate special commissioner, special master, and expert witness, according to her faculty biography at Financial Poise, where she also presented the 2020 webinar "Insider Lease Agreements."[3]
Recognition
- Named one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Arizona Business by AZ Business Magazine in 2013, according to her Financial Poise biography.[3]
- Inaugural AZCREW Woman Icon Award, announced in September 2024. The group's president, Jenny Liles, credited Zeitzer's leadership over a long career as a chief executive.[1][4]
Professional affiliations
Zeitzer is a past president of AZCREW and of the Turnaround Management Association, and a board member of the Arizona Private Lenders Association, according to Financial Poise.[3] AZCREW's Rising ICON Scholarship, a $5,000 award for people entering commercial real estate brokerage, was established by AZCREW and Zeitzer.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Beth Jo Zeitzer earns AZCREW's inaugural Woman Icon Award". AZ Big Media. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2026-10-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Beth Jo Zeitzer, President & Designated Broker". R.O.I. Properties. Retrieved 2026-10-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Beth Jo Zeitzer". Financial Poise. Retrieved 2026-10-16.
- ↑ "Beth Jo Zeitzer named AZCREW's inaugural Woman Icon Award winner". Real Estate Daily News. 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2026-10-16.
- ↑ "AZCREW names Jackie Orcutt as 2025 Woman ICON honoree". AZCREW. 2025-09-09. Retrieved 2026-10-16.
External links
- Beth Jo Zeitzer at R.O.I. Properties
- Beth Jo Zeitzer on LinkedIn