Holland Smith
Holland Smith is the Founding Partner of Covey Investments and primarily responsible for acquisitions and equity raising. Mr. Smith grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended Texas A&M University where he received a BS in Agricultural Economics and an MS in Land Economics and Real Estate from the College of Finance. After graduating A&M he returned to Dallas to work for Invesco Realty Advisors, one of the largest pension fund advisors in the nation. After 3-4 years as an analyst in Dallas he moved to California with Invesco Realty Advisors and shortly afterwards was promoted to Acquisitions Officer responsible for real estate investments in southern California. He completed over $300 million in multi-family, office, retail, and industrial acquisitions from 2001-2003 for Invesco Realty Advisors.
In 2004, after 8 years with Invesco Realty Advisors Mr. Smith joined Fowler Property Acquisitions; one of the premier value-added apartment investor/operators in the country. He returned to Texas to oversee FPA’s investments and operations. Mr. Smith became a partner in 2007 and completed approximately $500 million of multifamily acquisitions.
In 2013 Mr. Smith left FPA to become Chief Investment Officer of Waypoint Residential, a new company focused on both value-added and core apartment investments and new development throughout the Southeast, Florida and Texas. While at Waypoint, Mr. Smith oversaw acquisitions/investment activities resulting in over $300 million of new apartment investments.
Marc Goldman
Marc Goldman joined Covey in 2021 as a Partner with CFO/COO responsibilities. Prior to joining Covey, Mr. Goldman was a founding Partner of SRP Investment Management and SRP Medical (altogether “SRP”), a specialized investment and development platform focused on the development of healthcare properties in Texas and the Southwest. Since its inception in July 2008, SRP created, managed, and closed two real estate funds, developed 14 medical assets, including surgical and specialty hospitals and senior living assets, and invested in roughly 15 multifamily developments. In total, SRP was responsible for raising over $165 million in equity with a total portfolio capitalization of over $750 million.
Before founding SRP, Mr. Goldman joined The Staubach Company in Dallas in 2006 where he helped form a real estate investment management group. At Staubach, Mr. Goldman was specifically responsible for the oversight of acquisitions and asset management for the Staubach group of funds. In that role, Staubach Realty Partners purchased over $150 million in real estate transactions. Before joining Staubach, Mr. Goldman was with Fowler Property Acquisitions in Dallas for two years where he was responsible for approximately $100 million in real estate acquisitions in select Southwest markets. Prior to joining Fowler Property Acquisitions, he spent over four years employed at Hunt Realty Corporation where he was responsible for the acquisition, investment management, and capital market activities for a portfolio of assets that included investments in private operating companies and direct owned properties. Prior to joining Hunt Realty, Mr. Goldman served as an acquisitions analyst in the San Francisco office of Invesco Realty Advisors, where he closed over $500 million in assets. Mr. Goldman began his career in real estate as an acquisitions analyst at Archon Group where he underwrote and closed over $750 million of loan pools and real estate owned assets.
Mr. Goldman received an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 2004 and a B.A. in economics from The University of Texas at Austin in 1996. Mr. Goldman is currently involved with several philanthropic and business organizations including the Young President’s Organization, the Advisory Council of The Graduate Real Estate Society at The University of Texas at Austin and a founding member of The University of Texas 1883 Council. He resides in Fort Worth with his wife, Stacie, and three children.
Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith joined Covey Investments in October of 2017 with nearly 15 years of extensive knowledge in the real estate industry, most of which from within the multifamily sector. As the Executive Vice President, she oversees asset management responsibilities, investor relations as well as critical roles in the acquisition and closing of investments. Upon joining Covey Investments, Ashley was also tasked with focusing on new initiatives, compliance, software and business management to improve the overall operating efficiency of the organization.
In Mrs. Smith previous position as the Director of Special Operations for FPA-Trinity Property Consultants she successfully developed and directed an inhouse talent acquisition department for a 1000+ staffed company, developed a national future leadership property management internship program that was rated within the top 4 real estate internships in the nation. While serving in this role, Ashley Smith had the honor to serve on the following university property management advisor boards: Ball State University and University of Alaska – Anchorage. Her previous experience as a Leasing Consultant, Assistant Property Manager, Property Manager, Regional Manager, and Director of Special Operations helps her understand all facets of the multifamily industry which provides a foundation that enables her to bring successful leadership to the Covey Investment team.