As the Acquisitions Manager for Arabella Capital, Melissa Trail manages acquisitions from land selection to development and keeps the development pipeline full. In this role, she overseas real estate contracts, entitlements and permitting. She applies industry experience, legal expertise, and relentless energy to this role.

Melissa brings nearly a decade of commercial and residential real estate sales experience to the acquisitions team. She is a licensed Real Estate Agent in Georgia. Prior to real estate, Melissa worked for over 18 years in the legal industry, gaining knowledge and skills that she now applies to successfully negotiate real estate contracts and bring them to closing.

Melissa grew up in Duluth, Georgia, has been married to Robert for 26 years, has four children, and loves raising chickens.