{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Capitalizing Your Life Podcast","title":"From CPA to Capital Creator: Ken Gee on Entrepreneurship, Investing, and Independence","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2238,"description":"Join me as I sit down with Ken Gee, founder and managing member of KRI Partners, a commercial lender-turned-CPA-turned-real estate investor who has facilitated more than $2 billion in multifamily transactions. Raised in Toledo, Ohio, Ken began his career at a regional bank in Cleveland, then went on to join Deloitte in their tax & M&A practice — where he served major private-equity and real-estate clients. From there, he pivoted into real estate investing, bought his first apartment building for $575K in Cleveland, and transitioned full-time into real estate and investor education. Based in Ohio, Ken blends his experience across finance, real estate, and coaching with a mission to help everyday investors build generational wealth and reclaim their time.Ken and I discuss:His early career path: from commercial lending to CPA at Deloitte to real estate investorThe moment he realized earning a big W-2 salary didn’t replace time with familyHow he bought his first 28-unit apartment building while still at DeloitteBuilding a multifamily portfolio: acquiring, managing, and exiting propertiesHis four rules for investing with a sponsor (experience, track record, transparency, investor-first alignment)The pros & cons of thriving operators vs emerging sponsors — how terms vary and why it mattersThe importance of patience, discipline, and avoiding FOMO in real estate investingReinvesting in yourself and when to shift focus from active income to long-term assetsThe subtle but powerful wealth strategy: let properties mature, refinance them, and build equity while cash-flow rolls inReal talk on market cycles, risk mitigation, reserves, and structure in deal underwritingHow Ken’s company helps two kinds of investors: active deal-makers who want to learn, and professionals who prefer passive investment but still want to understand the businessHis advice for folks earning $100K-$200K: knowing when to invest in yourself vs deploying capital into real estateHow to stack assets,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/poMURXA4VnyYzengdntjVD1C6yPBkwnyTw02C7dqJPY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YzZj/MDk5MDVlOWM0ZGFi/MTJiNzBkODcwMGUx/MTA4My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}