About

Bentley Richards has been involved in Real estate acquisition and management for the past 24 years. In 2001 Bentley started buying apartment buildings in Los Angeles County. The first was a 42 unit in Alhambra where he began self-managing units. The next acquisition was in Pasadena, CA. From there he spread to Westwood, Ca., Koreatown, and Hollywood. He then grew the business from 42 units in 1 state to 1800 units in 4 states by 2008. These included 7 multifamily apartment buildings along with a mobile home park. He and his office staff oversaw the daily management and financials for the units.

Currently he has focused his efforts on the private money-lending world through Agoura Hills Financial. Over the past 15 years his company has written/brokered over $130 million in loans and currently have a servicing portfolio of $30 million. Bentley leveraged his real estate background and connections to the mortgage industry into a successful boutique lending company. Agoura Hills Financial writes loans on commercial, industrial, multi-family, office and retail spaces. They also finance non-owner occupied fix n flips. Mr. Richards and his partner Joumana Nasser now spend their time in the private money lending space.

Outside of finance, I’m deeply passionate about oil painting, focusing on portraiture, landscapes and still life, and I lead a men’s coaching groups focused on personal growth, emotional intelligence, and accountability.