{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/596ee8b36b3475a168b0d8f5/6a713c4a6af4dfc918445f4a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Underwriting Games in Multifamily Deals: Cap Rates, IRR “Magic,” and Capital Stack Red Flags","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/596ee8b36b3475a168b0d8f5/1785805907585-1a2fc3a9-824e-4123-be79-43ee3fea9b86.jpeg?height=200","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>The speaker reviews real-life (anonymized) multifamily deal examples to help investors spot misleading underwriting and marketing tactics. Key topics include “manufactured” IRR boosts from aggressive refinance assumptions, unrealistic exit/reversion cap rates (and the difficulty LPs have validating prevailing market cap rates), and mismatches between large CapEx plans and modest rent-bump projections that may signal weak market fundamentals or hidden reserves. They discuss how cap rate compression can inflate paper returns despite being uncontrollable, why comparing discounts to 2021 pricing can be irrelevant, and how debt structure (fixed vs floating, term length, IO, extensions, prepayment penalties) affects refinance and exit risk. Additional red flags include preferred equity ahead of common equity, side-letter complications in the capital stack, and early distributions funded from reserves rather than operations, which can mask weak DSCR.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Cap Rate Question Setup</p><p>00:42 Market Shift Overview</p><p>01:21 Manufactured IRR Tricks</p><p>03:32 Reversion Cap Rate Games</p><p>04:22 Finding Real Cap Rates</p><p>07:34 Rent Bumps Vs CapEx</p><p>09:35 Discount Hype Reality</p><p>10:48 Cap Rate Cycle Bets</p><p>11:58 Debt Structure Risks</p><p>13:24 Stacking Red Flags</p><p>14:54 Preferred Equity Ahead</p><p>17:23 Return Of Capital Trap</p><p>19:11 DSCR And Fake Cashflow</p><p>20:28 Cap Compression Review</p><p>21:53 AI Deal Checklist</p><p>24:52 Capital Stack Exceptions</p><p>26:25 Final Q And 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"}