Our Approach

Priority

Our priority is to understand investors’ individual needs. Their time horizon, goals, and aspirations. We listen intently to better understand how we might support them in their journeys.

Relationships

We choose markets that are easily accessible and frequently visit to build relationships with our team and the community we invest in.

Rigor

We meticulously analyze a property’s opportunity and only share the deal with our investors when the deal meets our predetermined requirements.

Transparency

We review each offering with our investors personally, ensuring your unique questions are answered. You won’t find a template message when you decide to learn more about a deal with us. 

About

We’re a two-person team based out of San Francisco and Los Angeles. We don’t market ourselves, attend meetups, or appear on podcasts. That’s because we prefer to get to know each of our investors over a phone call or a coffee chat. We want to make sure passively investing in syndications is the right strategy for you.

Our history dates back to 2008 where we met snowboarding at Mountain High. Our shared passion for the outdoors and people led us to start a business centered around relationships with real people. As a homage to the outdoors where we first met, and the place humans call home, we’ve joined the One Percent for the Planet movement and donate 1% of our gross income annually.

Jeff Almonte

Jeff is a licensed professional electrical engineer and real estate agent in Los Angeles. You can find him building his tolerance for spicy foods in Korean Town.

Tommy Hoang

Tommy was formerly a public school teacher before working in San Francisco’s tech industry (it’s a cliche, he knows!). You can find him eating ice cream even when it’s raining.

our strategy

The Market

The Market

Beyond any given deal, it’s the market that matters most. Before choosing a deal we focus on choosing a market. We use national research reports from CBRE, Marcus & Millichap, Bureau …

The Team

The Team

It’s all about the people and the relationships. We’d be hard pressed to find any successful entrepreneur who accomplished great things on her own. This message rings true in real …

The Deal

The Deal

Sticking to our criteria ensures the numbers always add up There’s a lot of emotions involved with investing so we mitigate this with a sound process for evaluating potential investment …

The Opportunity

The Opportunity

Connecting investors with the right opportunities We work with our sponsors to review every item throughout the underwriting and due diligence process. This is where we’ll validate the projections for …

Contact

Let’s Connect

We don’t have a podcast, a meetup, or a newsletter. That’s because we prefer to talk to potential and existing investors face-to-face over coffee – sometimes dessert. These in-person conversations allow us to share everything we can about our investment model, the associated risks, and answer any questions you have. Drop us a note whether you’re interested in our next investment opportunity or curious to learn more about our journey.



First Chair Capital LLC

San Francisco x Los Angeles
invest@firstchaircapital.com