Fund Leadership + Management

Our fund managers have a long history and experience in real estate development within these communities and a solid reputation of success.

 
 
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Mike Hardy

CO-FOUNDER, PRINCIPAL

Mike has 20 years of Securities, Mortgage Banking, and Fund Management experience with a concentration and extensive experience in Residential Real Estate.  Mike is currently a Managing Partner of California Business for Churchill Mortgage providing leadership and oversight to 35 people and managing $400MM of annual funding volume.   Mike is also a Real Estate investor and former partner with 55 Capital group having fund management experience buying and selling 120+ properties over the last 10+ years, including a track record that includes positive returns for every investor.  Personally, Mike has been married for 23 years with 4 children ages 11, 13, 16, and 18, and living in La Verne for the past 20 years.   For hobbies, Mike is Ironman and currently working on his pilot’s license.

 
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Rick Fujimoto

CO-FOUNDER, Managing partner

Rick is Founder and Managing Partner at Silverado Investment Partners, a value-based limited partnership specializing in real estate and public equity investments.  Since its founding in 2009, Silverado has generated annualized compound returns of 12.5% per year for its high net-worth clients.  Prior to launching Silverado, Rick led a team that managed over $700M for ultra-high net-worth families at Chamberlain Group in Irvine, California.  Rick employs an opportunistic investment philosophy believing a concentrated, long-term approach is the best way to capitalize on market inefficiencies.  Personally, Rick lives in Tustin with his wife of seven years with two children ages 5 and 3.  Rick enjoys golf, family and cheering for the Boston Red Sox.