What You Don't Know About Paul Smith

Title: Velocis principal.
What that means: Cook, waiter, and bottle washer. All of the partners have years and years of real estate management expertise and wear many different hats: deal sourcing, asset management, and client service.
Memorable project:  Structuring the refinancing of The Village apartments. It was the largest facility of its kind for Freddie Mac—a $230M loan, which combined a permanent loan with a revolver feature. It was great for the client and financed the new construction that is still going on over 10 years later.
Photo: In Paris with daughters Leah (left) and Hannah (right) on the Pont Louis Philippe with Notre Dame in the background.
Hometown: Dallas
Currently live:  In the Preston Hollow neighborhood.
School:  Harvard (undergrad), UT (MBA).
First job: Working as a picker in a warehouse for Horchow Collection. Not fun, he says.
Job in another life: Professional golfer. 
Daily habit: Walks three to four miles every morning with Golden Retriever, Ziggy.
Favorite musicians:  Pat Green, Jimmy Buffet.
Favorite book: Lonesome Dove.
Favorite movie: Godfather II.
Favorite restaurants:  Fearing’s, Mercury. 
Bucket list: To visit Argentina for the food, the wine, and the dove hunting.
Family facts: He and wife of 25 years, Ann, have three kids: Alex (22), just graduated from Harvard, Hannah (21) is a junior at Stanford, and Leah (19) is a sophomore at Washington & Lee. 
Hobbies:  Golf, travel.
Startling fact:  He's the youngest son in a family of seven children.