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Chase Fonteno (born Douglas Fonteno; July 29, 19??) a Serial Entrepreneur and founder of over 30 companies, a Real Estate Investing Expert and consummate Speaker & Lecturer on Real Estate Wealth, has been investing in Real Estate and Business Development for over 20 years. H[http://www.hiltonheadproperties.net/corporateinfo/directors.cfm as owned and managed over 3,000 single family and multi-family properties in the Houston, Dallas and Ft Worth areas. Mr. Fonteno attended the University of Houston and San Jacinto College with majors in Mechanical Engineering, and Business Finance.]

[http://www.hiltonheadproperties.net/corporateinfo/directors.cfm Mr. Fonteno founded Hilton Head Properties, Inc., in December 1999, but did not actively start the company until December 2003. He currently sits as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and holds over 80% of the company's stock.]

President of The Phoenix Foundation, a charitable foundation providing housing assistance and more, to assist women & children escaping abusive home lives.

[http://www.hiltonheadproperties.net/corporateinfo/directors.cfm Mr. Fonteno also sits as the Chairman of the Hilton Head Charitable Land Trust, a new entity which was formed to acquire land in the US, to maintain permanently in its natural environment to never be developed. The entity is currently seeking its first acquisition.]

Early Life
Chase was raised in Houston, TX, by his mother and stepfather. His stepfather, Jim Fonteno (7/2/1926 - 6/30/2008) was a well known politician in Houston, Tx. As a young boy in a hurry, Fonteno bought his first rental/investment property when he was just 17 and was written up in the Houston Post as a self-made millionaire teenager when he was 19, primarily investing in low-income property and thereafter branching into Fonteno Oil Company.

Career
[http://wikibin.org/articles/chase-fonteno.html In the early 90's Fonteno moved to Dallas, TX to work for Merrill Lynch and and later building his own securities firm, Paulson Advisors. Later selling the company and getting back into real estate investments, building Camden Investments and later merging that into Remington-Hall Capital, which he took public on the stock market. After a bout with both the state securities board and the SEC over proper disclosure of information and a probation, Fonteno proceeded to build his first internet company, RealEstate4Sale.com. Within weeks of that company going public on the stock market, Fonteno was advised he had violated his probation by a travel restriction violation, which required him to turn himself in for a 60 days in jail. The person he hired to take charge of the company while he was doing his 'stint', attempted to steal it and in the end destroyed the company before Fonteno could get out to turn it around.]

[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050506005288/en/Hilton-Head-Properties-Names-Chase-D.-Fonteno May 6, 2005--Hilton Head Properties, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based Real Estate Investment company, announced this morning the appointment of 'Chase' D. Fonteno as President and CEO. Mr. Fonteno has over 25 years experience in real estate investment and management, including an extensive background in multi-family project financing, re-development, renovation, affordable housing initiatives and strategic planning.]

[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050506005288/en/Hilton-Head-Properties-Names-Chase-D.-Fonteno "I have to admit, Chase has led the charge since the company's start. He has been a leader in our development, strategic planning, the management & partner training and expansion. He has been the key to our stellar growth in such a short time frame," stated Nate Volk, former President and current Chairman. "Our Board recognized the best candidate for the job was right in front of us, and if we did not grab him, someone else would -- and that would create a competitor we would not want to face."]

[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050506005288/en/Hilton-Head-Properties-Names-Chase-D.-Fonteno "Mr. Fonteno's experience in and knowledge of single and multi-family properties, as well as the public securities market and the innate problems of affordable housing is quite extensive and has been very relevant to our past extraordinary growth and our future plans," added Joe Hockaday, Chief Financial Officer. "While Mr. Fonteno has always proven to promote new ideas and the talents of others, he has also demonstrated himself to be a strong leader for which the partners and entire staff have immense respect."]

[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050506005288/en/Hilton-Head-Properties-Names-Chase-D.-Fonteno "I am excited about being asked to lead a company I care about and see immense growth in. Hilton Head's unique plan of real estate acquisitions is an innovative concept in a very old business," stated Mr. Fonteno. "The company already has considerable talent onboard, and I am eager to accept the opportunity of guiding the company into the future."]

Controversions
Lawsuit against investor

Lawsuit against former employee