A Multifamily Property Management Company That Puts People First

Alton Smith

Alton brings an extensive track record of financial management expertise to the Rockwood Multifamily and Madera Companies team. For 25 years, he served in the corporate headquarters of Furr’s Cafeterias in a variety of roles, including Tax Director, Controller, Treasurer, Vice President of Finance, Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer of publicly traded (NYSE) Furr’s/Bishop’s Inc. Later, Alton became Associate Chief Financial Officer of the Texas Tech University System, where he was responsible for the offices of Investments, Debt, Risk Management, and Accounting & Finance for the Texas Tech Foundation. As an active managing partner of Madera Companies, Alton leads the corporate financial practice, where he guides all financial initiatives and focuses on completing profitable multifamily real estate investing transactions. He also works with Madera Residential’s investor community to facilitate equity raise and distribution of returns.

Brad Sumrok

Since 2005, Brad has personally helped his students purchase over 2 billion dollars in apartment complexes, involving thousands of investors who have taken his training. Many of Brad’s students began with zero previous investing experience and, within a few short years, hundreds of students have retired and/or increased their net worth by over $1 million. Even more are earning double-digit average annualized returns!

Brad’s first investment ever was in 2002. He started with a 32-unit apartment complex and by 2005 he retired from his six-figure income job. Over the years, Brad has owned over 4,500 units in 8 US Markets. He and his wife Jen earn 7-figures annually from their investments and have in turn significantly reduced their taxes.

Brad and Jen love to spend time with friends and family and love traveling internationally. They are also passionate about charity and along with their students have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to various charities and have a goal to contribute over $1 million in charity.

Their mission is to help as many people as possible achieve financial freedom by investing in apartments and following Brad’s 17-year proven process. Brad wants you to be able to enjoy the same quality of life that he and Jen are so fortunate to have.

Charles Young

Charles brings nearly 30 years of multifamily investing experience to the Rockwood Multifamily and Madera Companies team. In 1996, he joined Hurt & Stell to oversee property management and support a portfolio of 860 units. By 1998, he was overseeing the growth of a fee management portfolio that spread across Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Indiana. Under his leadership, this partnership grew its portfolio with the purchase of small- to medium-size multifamily investment projects, and Charles grew into a budding entrepreneur. In 2008, Charles added his expertise to Dave Marcinkowski and Gary Hall's knowledge of investment strategies to begin purchasing assets under their new partnership, Madera Residential. Today, Charles is an active managing partner of the Madera Companies leadership team. He currently lends his leadership expertise to multifamily property acquisitions, debt strategy, equity, and asset management.

David Marcinkowski

Dave champions the Rockwood Multifamily values of Christ, community, and constant improvement. As the managing partner responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business, Dave acts as the chief visioneer for an organization bent on tech innovation, progressive thinking, and transforming the resident experience. After completing his education at Albion College and the Keller Graduate School, concentrating in economics, accounting, and project management, Dave began his multifamily real estate investing career in 1992 with Edward Rose & Sons. Today, he is a pillar in multifamily investing industry circles. Dave has served in leadership roles for the National Apartment Association and as the past-President of the Texas Apartment Association. Under Dave’s visionary leadership, Madera Companies has grown to become a leading innovator in the multifamily investment space.

Gary Hall

Gary received his Bachelor of Science in Construction from Texas A&M University and holds an MBA in Finance from Texas Tech University. During the early years of his multifamily career, Gary served as an acquisition officer, helping manage every aspect of the investment process, including underwriting deals, contract negotiation, due diligence, financial analysis, and construction. Since then, he has coordinated the renovation of over 110 multifamily assets exceeding $911M. Today, Gary maintains a constant focus on developing cost-effective and creative solutions to maximize value for the Madera Residential team. As an active partner, he provides leadership for all phases of construction and repositioning activities, including rebranding strategies and design, scope development, contract negotiation, project management, and much more.