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**Exhibit        31.1**

| 1.   | I                have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Vestin Realty Mortgage                I, Inc.                (successor to Vestin Fund I, LLC); |
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| 2. | Based                  on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                  of a                  material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                  the                  statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such                  statements                  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by                  this                  report; |
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| 3. | Based                  on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                  information                  included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                  the                  financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Vestin                  Realty                  Mortgage I, Inc. (successor to Vestin Fund I, LLC) as of, and for,                  the                  periods presented in this report; |
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| 4. | Vestin                  Realty Mortgage I, Inc.’s (successor to Vestin Fund I, LLC) other                  certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and                  maintaining                  disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities Exchange                  Act                  Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc.                  (successor to Vestin Fund I, LLC) and                  have: |
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|   | (a) | Designed                  such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure                  controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to                  ensure                  that material information relating to Vestin Realty Mortgage I,                  Inc.                  (successor to Vestin Fund I, LLC), including its consolidated                  subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,                  particularly during the period in which this report is being                  prepared; |
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|   | (b) | Designed                  such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such                  internal                  control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,                  to                  provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial                  reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external                  purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting                  principles; |
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|   | (c) | Evaluated                  the effectiveness of Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc.’s (successor to Vestin                  Fund I, LLC) disclosure controls and procedures and presented in                  this                  report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure                  controls                  and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report                  based                  on such evaluation; and |
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|   | (d) | Disclosed                  in this report any changes in Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc.’s (successor                  to Vestin Fund I, LLC) internal control over financial reporting                  that                  occurred during Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc’s. (successor to Vestin Fund                  I, LLC) most recent ten month period that has materially affected,                  or is                  reasonably likely to materially affect, Vestin Realty Mortgage                  I, Inc.’s                  (successor to Vestin Fund I, LLC) internal control over financial                  reporting. |
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| 5. | Vestin                  Realty Mortgage I, Inc.’s (successor to Vestin Fund I, LLC) other                  certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent                  evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to Vestin                  Realty                  Mortgage I, Inc.’s (successor to Vestin Fund I, LLC) Auditors and the                  Audit Committee of Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc.’s (successor to Vestin                  Fund I, LLC) Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent                  function): |
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|   | (a) | All                  significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design                  or                  operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are                  reasonably likely to adversely affect Vestin Realty Mortgage I,                  Inc.’s                  (successor to Vestin Fund I, LLC) ability to record, process, summarize                  and report financial information;                  and |
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|   | (b) | Any                  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                  employees who have a significant role in Vestin Realty Mortgage                  I, Inc.’s                  (successor to Vestin Fund I, LLC) internal control over financial                  reporting. |
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