Team Members

Jim Harvey
President - Kolter Land Partners

Jim Harvey is the President of Kolter Land Partners East and has been with the firm since 2007.  Jim is responsible for Kolter Land Partners East’s acquisition strategy as well as for managing execution of KLP East’s investments.  
 
Prior to joining Kolter, Jim spent over twenty years in residential community acquisition, entitlement, development, sales and marketing.  Most recently, Jim headed Landmar Group’s west coast and central Florida operations, where he was responsible for western communities reaching annual revenues of over $100M.  His past business experience also includes significant roles in the growth of Taylor Woodrow throughout the United States as Director of Business Development and Acquisitions.  
 
Jim earned degrees in Economics and Finance from the University of South Florida.  He is a Florida licensed residential contractor and realtor, and he is also a member of the Urban Land Institute and National Association of Home Builders.  Jim also serves on the Board of the Monique Burr Foundation

Anas A. Iqbal
Vice President of Land Acquisitions

Anas Iqbal has joined Kolter Land Partners as Vice President of Land Acquisition for Central and North Florida. Anas is responsible for the identification, underwriting, and acquisition of residential real estate throughout the Orlando and Jacksonville markets.

Prior to joining Kolter, Anas spent over five years acquiring and entitling residential and commercial land in central Florida. His past business experience includes negotiating and underwriting the purchase of over $200 million worth of residential land for one of the largest homebuilders in Orlando, Florida.  

Anas graduated from University of Delaware with a degree in Finance. He obtained his law degree, cum laud, from Widener University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Florida and Delaware.

 

Steve R. Check
Vice President of Land Acquisitions

Steve Check has joined Kolter Land Partners as the Atlanta Division Vice President of Land Acquisition. Steve brings 23 years of significant experience and expertise as a land acquisition and development executive.

Steve has held senior management roles with regional and national home builders, including the past 12 years with McCar Homes as President of Land Acquisition and Development where he was responsible for all Southeastern land purchases and new market expansion. Steve has also held land acquisition positions with; Ryland Homes where he oversaw the Atlanta Division’s land acquisitions from 1991 through 1997; and Ryan Homes where he was responsible from 1987 to 1991 for new land purchases in Georgia and the development of planned communities in Florida.  

An Alumni of Western Michigan University, Steve resides in Milton, Georgia with his wife, son and daughter.

 

David Langhout
Vice President of Land Acquisitions

David Langhout has joined Kolter Land Partners as Vice President of Land Acquisition for Southwest Florida, covering the markets from Tampa to Naples.

David has had a varied career in real estate finance, acquisition and development. Following six years as a commercial real estate loan workout specialist in Dallas, Texas, David spent eleven years providing equity capital to private homebuilders and developers across the U.S, first with Heller Financial, and later with Lowe Enterprises. In 2003, David joined Taylor Woodrow Homes, first as its Director of Business Development and later as a land acquisition and development specialist in the Florida markets.  

David is a graduate of DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana, and earned an MM in Real Estate, Finance, and Management from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Business in Chicago, Illinois. He is a licensed real estate sales associate in Florida, is active in the Home Builders Association of Manatee-Sarasota, where he is a Past President and Life Director, and is a Builder Director for the Florida Homebuilders Association.

 

Bill Rice
Acquisition Consultant

Bill Rice joined Kolter Land Partners as Acquisition Consultant for the Charlotte, NC metropolitan market in the spring of 2008 with responsibilities for identification, underwriting, development & ultimate lot sale of residential properties throughout the Charlotte Metro & South Carolina markets.

With a 35 year history in the residential market in Charlotte, Bill has been involved in the acquisition, planning and development of in excess of 12,000 lots in every type community from first time buyer to high-end custom. His experience includes many years with Ryan Homes, and most recently as Executive VP of The McAlpine Group.  

A founding member of the Charlotte Home Builder’s Association’s Land Development Council, he has also served as a director of the Association and is a current active member. Bill holds Real Estate Broker’s licenses in both North & South Carolina. The proud father of 4 and grandfather of 3, Bill is married to his high school sweetheart and resides in Charlotte.

 

David Goracke
Acquisitions Consultant – Raleigh, NC

David Goracke brings 15 years of extensive public and private financial analysis and modeling along with acquisition/disposition, entitlement and development of over $650 million worth of commercial real estate throughout the southeast to the firm.

Mr. Goracke began his career with Homewood Development Corporation and quickly rose through the ranks to lead the acquisition and development arms of the company. A founding partner of 1st American Land, Mr. Goracke led the organization from 1997 to 2001 to a top three developer status in the Triangle market and a dollar volume in excess of 50 million within four years. Mr. Goracke assumed the Vice President role at Westfield Homes of the Carolina’s, LLC in 2001. Under his leadership the acquisitions and development arm grew revenue by over 300% as he had direct responsibility for over $400 million worth of land assets throughout North and South Carolina. Mr. Goracke developed over 4,000 lots for the organization during his tenure.  

In late 2007, Mr. Goracke was tapped to lead the southeastern expansion of a Kolter Land Partners. In this role, he had direct oversight and responsibility for operations of multi-asset buyout’s and repositioning of distressed real estate entities.  

Mr. Goracke has been instrumental in designing, modeling and bringing to market innovative concepts that continue to be utilized. These concepts have proven efficient and effective within multiple markets. David is a Licensed General Contractor and holds Real Estate Brokerage Licenses in both NC and SC. He holds BBA and MBA degrees from Campbell University.

 

Rick Olson
Acquisitions Consultant – FL Panhandle

Rick Olson joined Kolter Land Partners as Acquisition Consultant in the summer of 2010 with responsibilities for identification, underwriting, development & ultimate lot sale of residential properties throughout the Florida Panhandle and Coastal Alabama markets.

With a 30 year history in the residential market in Florida, Rick has been involved in the acquisition, planning, and development of numerous real estate projects in Florida and along the Florida Panhandle, including the upscale master-planned community NatureWalk at Seagrove along with residential projects such as Soundside Moorings, Treasure Isle, Baywalk Landings, Eagles Landing, Paradise Retreat and Paradise Resort, Bayou Landings, Eagles Landing Townhomes, and many other communities and commercial and retail developments. His experience includes many years as a Partner with Rosen Associates, and most recently as President of Olson & Associates of NW Florida, Inc. Rick is a licensed real estate sales associate in Florida.