{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/596ee8b36b3475a168b0d8f5/69ddfc9c2cfb2f5bcbce184c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Growth Focus Finder Panel: Family Office Deal Flow, AI Underwriting & Real Estate Structures","description":"<p>📚 Unlock the secrets to building wealth! My book and 12-module Masterclass cover everything I’ve learned about passive investing and creating financial freedom. Watch it on-demand for FREE: http://thewealthelevator.com/master</p><p><br></p><p>🤝 Join the Hui Deal Pipeline Club and get a one-on-one call with me to discuss your investment goals: https://thewealthelevator.com/club</p><p><br></p><p>This panel introduces investors discussing how family offices and operators are allocating and scaling amid higher interest rates. Lane Kawaoka, a Hawaii-based former engineer, shares his path from buying 11 rentals by 2015 to operating over $2B in apartment acquisitions, and explains why rising holding costs, insurance, and taxes have pushed him to also act as a multifamily office seeking opportunities beyond real estate. The conversation highlights a contrarian, P&amp;L-driven approach, emphasizing grassroots relationship-based deal flow with long-term partners (brokers, contractors, vendors) and special real estate structures where developers need short-term capital to finish projects. The panel also covers using AI and quantitative checklists to quickly screen deals and reduce underwriting workload, plus a “$30k rule” of paying trusted third-party consultants to validate financials when investing outside core expertise.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Panel Kickoff</p><p>00:27 Lane Kawaoka Intro</p><p>01:33 Contrarian Investing Approach</p><p>03:11 Creative Deal Structures</p><p>04:20 AI Underwriting Workflow</p><p>05:29 Million Dollar Insight</p><p>06:49 Audience Q&amp;A Wrap</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with me:</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanekawaoka/</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWealthElevator</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheWealthElevator</p><p><br></p><p>Lane Kawaoka is a developer and multi-family syndicator who owns 10,000+ rental units and is the leader of “Hui Deal Pipeline Club” which has acquired over $2.1 Billion AUM of real estate by syndicating over $200 Million Dollars of private equity and most importantly distributed more than $45M back to our investors since 2016. </p><p><br></p><p>Check out our Top-50 Investing Podcast, The Wealth Elevator.</p>","author_name":"Lane Kawaoka, PE"}