What to Do When Disaster Strikes Your Multifamily Property

A fire just took out an eight-unit building. It's midnight. Residents are displaced. You're the asset manager. What do you do?

In Episode 7 of his asset management series, Think Multifamily's Brent Kawakami answers that question from experience — recording this episode while actively managing two separate fire insurance claims. He's dealt with fires, flooding, and cars into buildings more times than he'd like to count, and this episode is the framework he's built from all of it.

You'll hear:

- The three priorities every asset manager needs to work through immediately after a major incident

- Why notifying your lender is a covenant requirement — and what happens if they find out from the news instead

- The single most important hire most operators don't know to make: a public adjuster, and exactly what they do for you

- Real examples: code compliance surprises, cascading scope requirements, and how undisputed fund releases get restoration started faster

- How to structure a transaction when there's an active insurance claim on the property you're buying or selling

Disasters happen if you're in this business long enough. The operators who handle them well have a plan before the call comes in. Ready to build your foundation in person? Join us at our next live event at thinkmultifamily.com/event.

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