About Us
60+ Years of Experience
Brentwood has been rooted in the business and real estate markets for decades, as we've been owned and managed by three generations of the Benetti Family. Brentwood owes our longevity to our commitment and experience with different types of real estate ownership. From gas stations, to grocery stores, to warehouses, to apartments, to assisted living facilities- we've not only lent on everything, but we've probably owned and managed it all too. With this unique experience comes great knowledge and passion for not only what we do, but for what our client's do too.
Key Investments
Over the years, Brentwood has made a name for itself Below is just a brief look at the different types of investments we ve made over the last 60 years that has contributed to the great success and longevity of Brentwood. Currently Brentwood owns and self manages over $30,000 000 in different types of real estate nationwide.
Walmart
Nationwide locations
A group of investors partnered with Brentwood to acquire NNN-leased stores from Walmart. At the time, Walmart was not considered creditworthy, so the JV purchased the first 3 properties for cash. Eventually, the JV increased their portfolio to 42 properties across the continental United States.
K-Mart
Colorado - North Carolina
The Kmart Distributions Center Portfolio was acquired in 1997 by a group of investors, including Brentwood. A 25-year self-liquidating loan of $63 million was arranged with Berkadia. The warehouses located in Brighton, CO and Greensboro, NC were NNN-leased to Kmart (later merged with Sears).
Partners
FedEx Dist Routes
Commercial Trucking
Commerical Mortgage Company
Real Estate Development
Wireless Tech
Assisted Living Facilities
Commercial Property
BFC's Leadership Team
Laura Benetti
Chief Executive Officer |
Laura BenettiChief Executive Officer (650) 583-2164 lbenetti@brentwoodfinance.com |
Laura E. Benetti joined Brentwood Finance Company, LLC from its inception in 2014. Ms. Benetti is the 3rd generation of the Benetti Family to work for the Brentwood family of businesses. As Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Benetti is actively involved in deal origination, due diligence for each new client or project, building creative loan programs, legal compliance, and working closely with each client’s management team to implement strategies to grow each client’s business.
Ms. Benetti also practices law, focusing on a broad range of legal issues relating to real estate, intellectual property, and corporate law. Ms. Benetti has years of experience as a legal consultant for many of her business clients, and has negotiated and drafted contracts with many Fortune 500 companies.
When Ms. Benetti isn’t taking on the lending world, you can find her at the beach with her husband and two dachshunds, Frankie and Penny.
Ms. Benetti received her J.D. from Golden Gate University, School of Law and a BA from Loyola Marymount University. She is qualified to practice law in California and the District of Columbia.