West Capital Lending · Irvine, California
The best side of West Capital Lending.
We’re a team of licensed loan officers at West Capital Lending, led by Senior Vice President Amir Abuhalimeh. Buying, refinancing, tapping equity, or growing a rental portfolio — you get one person who knows your name, and a whole team behind them.
Our mission
A mortgage is more than a transaction.
Our mission is to help every client make smarter, more confident financial decisions through personalized mortgage solutions, honest guidance, and exceptional service.
At Team Westside, we believe a mortgage is more than a transaction — it’s an opportunity to create financial flexibility, build wealth, and move closer to your long-term goals.
In practice: first home or fifth rental, purchase or refinance, you work with one originator who knows your file from the first conversation to funding — and they have the rest of the team to lean on.
The whole team
A few faces on this page. A full room behind them.
The originators below each have their own page here. Behind them is the rest of Team Westside at West Capital Lending — the people who process, coordinate, and close alongside them.
Meet the originators
Pick a person. Not a phone tree.
Every card opens that loan officer’s own page — how they work, what clients say, and how to reach them. Start with whoever you’d rather talk to.
Team lead · Senior Vice President
Amir Abuhalimeh
Amir leads Team Westside and still reads files himself. Ten years in mortgage banking, licensed across 22 states, and the reason the rest of the team works the way it does.
- NMLS
- #1670413
- Office
- Irvine, CA
- Licensed
- 22 states
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Branch Manager
Jay Dao
Runs a branch team in Irvine and knows West Capital’s lender network cold. Rental property is his home turf.
- NMLS
- #103996
- Office
- Irvine, CA
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Branch Manager
Ali Sahrai
Reads the whole picture first, then finds the program that actually fits it.
- NMLS
- #1823316
- Since
- 2019
Amir, Jay, and Ali are licensed mortgage loan originators at West Capital Lending, company NMLS #1566096. Individual licensing at nmlsconsumeraccess.org.
What we work with
Most of what a mortgage can be.
Team Westside works the full West Capital Lending menu. Tell whoever you pick what you’re trying to do, and they’ll tell you which of these fits — and which don’t.
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Conventional
First home, next home, or a straightforward refinance.
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FHA
Lower down payments and more flexible credit guidelines.
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VA
For veterans, service members, and eligible spouses.
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Jumbo
Higher-value homes above standard loan limits.
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DSCR
Rentals that qualify on their own income instead of your tax returns.
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Bank statement & non-QM
Self-employed or complex income, documented a different way.
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HELOC & home equity loans
Tap the equity you already have, as a line or a lump sum.
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Reverse mortgage
Equity access for homeowners 62 and over.
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Interest-only
Lower payments up front on qualifying programs.
Programs are offered through West Capital Lending. Availability, terms, and qualification vary by program, property, and state — your originator will walk you through what applies to you.