Jim Lee

Principal & Managing Partner

Jim Lee was born and raised in Taiwan. At age 11, Jim emigrated to the United States with his family in pursuit of a better life and living the American Dream. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from UCLA in 2010, and started his career as an inside sales representative for LoopNet/Costar. By being the top sales rep and earning the highest accolades and recognition amongst his peers, he worked with top real estate agents who helped him spark his interest in real estate and acquired his very first property. After achieving this milestone, he understood the power of passive income and how real estate can help build long term wealth. Now, he is looking to leverage real estate syndication to help investors achieve the same goal of financial freedom, and generate returns to all looking for a transparent partnership. His humble beginnings motivate him to take care of family, who weren’t given the same opportunities and give back to those who helped him along the way. Those closest to Jim can attest to his passion and persistence to do whatever it takes to help reach their goals.

Chad Zdenek

Managing Partner Operations

Chad was born and raised in Los Angeles. He is the oldest of five children. He is married with four daughters ages 16, 13, and 6 and newborn as well as a 3 year old son. He graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 1993. He began working for Boeing as a Structural Dynamics Engineer on the Space Shuttle Main Engines while getting his Masters of Science in Structural Engineering from USC. He also received his MBA from UCLA. Shortly after graduating in 2003, his brother Jason recruited Chad to come on board full time with Mobile Illumination, where he worked until 2018, growing the company from 4 employees to 75 employees.

He then started CSQ Properties which acquires, repositions, and manages commercial properties in Southern California, Kansas, North Carolina, and Florida.

His $87M portfolio consists of 13 properties ranging from a single family home to 200 unit apartment building. He is a licensed General Contractor and licensed Professional Engineer and tends to work with value-add projects.

He recently graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program and graduated from the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Entrepreneurial Masters Program, Class of 2018. He has been on the EO Board of Directors for several years and currently serves as the President for the Los Angeles North chapter.

He is a TV Host working with Amazon, New York Fashion Times, Smithsonian Channel, and most recently, National Geographic. In the past he has hosted TV shows such as Human Wrecking Balls, It’s Effin’ Science, and Inside Mighty Machines. He is past-president of the LMU Alumni Association Board of Directors and currently sits on the Board of Directors for a non-profit organization called Cycle of Lives, whose mission is to raise money and awareness for cancer research.

Affectionately referred to as an Adrenaline Junkie, he stays very active competing in Ironman Triathlons and ultra-marathons. He also enjoys mountain biking, backpacking, snowboarding, scuba diving, and riding ATVs.