EX-32.1 10 am696881-ex32_1.txt CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Exhibit 32.1 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. (the "Registrant") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael Strauss, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. August 9, 2004 /s/ Michael Strauss ---------------------- Michael Strauss Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President