T.R. Funding is a fully integrated, private real estate investment and development firm.
Led by co-partners Rick Principe and Tony Principe, with a combined over 80 years of experience and a proven track record, this Southern California team has been unparalleled in the acquisition, reposition of undervalued properties, entitlement and ground up development of all asset classes of commercial real estate. We leverage our extensive local relationships, deep market knowledge, and diversified real estate platform to access and capitalize on unique investment opportunities.
We strive to reposition underperforming assets to be the best version within their respective asset classes by integrating thoughtful design, finishes and amenities to create a cohesive work environment for the companies that will do business there.
With development our goal is to always identify the gaps missing within the market place and not only deliver what’s expected, but also what’s not. T.R. Funding’s impeccable record for successful closings has earned them a reputation as a buyer with integrity and a company brokers and seller’s can trust.
our team
RICK PRINCIPE
Rick Principe has a lifetime of commercial real estate experience ranging from leasing, sales, developing, and management.
He has formed and managed over seventy (70) partnerships, which represented the development and management of shopping centers, office buildings, industrial projects, medical buildings, condominiums, and single family homes. Rick is CEO of Westcord Commercial Real Estate, which was formed in 1969.
With over 49 years of experience in his profession, he has received the “Salesman of the Year” award and the “Realtor of the Year” award from the Conejo Valley Board of Realtors.
Rick’s involvement in the civic community include; Chairman of the Thousand Oaks Improvement District, past President of the Alliance for the Arts, President of the Hidden Valley Homeowners Association, Director of the Hidden Valley Water Board, past Chairman and current member of the Thousand Oaks Mayor’s Business Roundtable, and currently co-chair of the Thousand Oaks Boulevard Property Owners Association.
TONY PRINCIPE
Tony Principe is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of T.R. Funding, LLC. Tony has over 32 years experience in commercial real estate, including acquisitions, development/construction, asset management, sales, leasing and financing.
Through a disciplined and focused vision for TR Funding, Tony and his partner/father Rick have completed over 40 acquisitions/ developments throughout Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, and presently have their sites on expanding into Orange County in 2018.
Tony is also President of Westcord Commercial Real Estate Services and has an extensive and accomplish resume of clients and transactions over his 32 year career. Tony has been recognized as an industry leader by numerous organizations and publications for completing over 3,000 transactions totaling in excess of $4 billion in sales and leases.
In addition to Tony’s real estate career, one of his core values is to improve on the communities he lives and does business within. To that end, Tony is currently Chairman of the Board for the California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks where he is actively working intends to build a Regional Contemporary Art Museum. He is also past Chairman/President of American Heart Association –Ventura County, Counselor and Featured Speaker at the Rotary Youth Leadership Association “RYLA, Chairman of Coaching- Braille Institute Special Olympics, as well as member of numerous other non-profits in a leadership capacity.
Tony attended Orange Coast Collage and has been married to his wife Jennifer since 1994. They have two children, Jeremy attending University of San Diego and Andrew attending University of Miami.