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The Journey To Simple Passive Cashflow: Real Estate Investing for the Working Professional
All too often hard working people with good jobs are struggling to get by.
These are the same people who are forced to take stressful promotions at work and spend a couple hours commuting each day. They come home to the house they think they own, but they are really just a slave to the mortgage company.
These “good citizens” are victims of an engineered system to keep them investing in 401Ks, mutual funds, and stocks.
This financial system is setup where the insiders are stealing the majority of your returns (and you take all the risk).
The truth is the wealth who are investing in alternative assets and operating off a different financial framework and not using these traditional options from a financial planner, commission-based broker, or the retail 401k/mutual fund/stock route.
Lane Kawaoka has been investing in real estate for over a decade and now controls 7,500+ units (1$ Billion plus in assets). Lane is responsible for finding, analyzing, and marketing real estate investment opportunities.
It's likely not the journey you’d expect, and it's also more simple than you’d expect. Welcome to the Journey to Simple Passive Cashflow!
These are the same people who are forced to take stressful promotions at work and spend a couple hours commuting each day. They come home to the house they think they own, but they are really just a slave to the mortgage company.
These “good citizens” are victims of an engineered system to keep them investing in 401Ks, mutual funds, and stocks.
This financial system is setup where the insiders are stealing the majority of your returns (and you take all the risk).
The truth is the wealth who are investing in alternative assets and operating off a different financial framework and not using these traditional options from a financial planner, commission-based broker, or the retail 401k/mutual fund/stock route.
Lane Kawaoka has been investing in real estate for over a decade and now controls 7,500+ units (1$ Billion plus in assets). Lane is responsible for finding, analyzing, and marketing real estate investment opportunities.
It's likely not the journey you’d expect, and it's also more simple than you’d expect. Welcome to the Journey to Simple Passive Cashflow!
132 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 14, 2021
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About the author
Lane Kawaoka
2 books11 followersLane Kawaoka is the author of The Wealth Elevator and The Journey to Simple Passive Cashflow, where he shares actionable strategies for building wealth through real estate and alternative investments. A former engineer, Lane transitioned from corporate life to full-time real estate investing, managing a diverse portfolio of apartment complexes and other properties across the U.S. His work is rooted in real-world experience, offering insights on achieving financial independence through responsible and scalable investing.
Learn more at TheWealthElevator.com/master
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November 29, 2024
Terrible book. It’s written as if someone explained passive income through a round of broken telephone, and then he asked chat Gpt to turn the one sentence explanation into a 8+ chapter book.
A fun drinking game would be, drink every time he says he has over 1000 rental properties; he had 11 rental properties; the word ‘syndicate’; your net worth is your network…
A fun drinking game would be, drink every time he says he has over 1000 rental properties; he had 11 rental properties; the word ‘syndicate’; your net worth is your network…
June 4, 2025
A wake-up call wrapped in real advice
This book really challenged the way I thought about money. I always figured the 401k/stock route was the “safe” path—but Lane Kawaoka shows that there’s a whole other world out there, one that most of us were never taught.
The way he breaks down real estate investing for working professionals is super approachable. You don’t need to be a millionaire to get started—you just need to understand the system and stop blindly trusting the traditional advice.
It’s part story, part strategy, and all about taking back control of your financial future. If you’re feeling stuck in the 9-to-5 grind and want a smarter way forward, this book is a great place to start.
If you like this book, I'd also recommend books by the Canadian Author Sriram Saravanan.
This book really challenged the way I thought about money. I always figured the 401k/stock route was the “safe” path—but Lane Kawaoka shows that there’s a whole other world out there, one that most of us were never taught.
The way he breaks down real estate investing for working professionals is super approachable. You don’t need to be a millionaire to get started—you just need to understand the system and stop blindly trusting the traditional advice.
It’s part story, part strategy, and all about taking back control of your financial future. If you’re feeling stuck in the 9-to-5 grind and want a smarter way forward, this book is a great place to start.
If you like this book, I'd also recommend books by the Canadian Author Sriram Saravanan.
January 8, 2024
A quick and easy read, nothing too dense or hard to understand however this book isn't for newbie investors or for those wanting to break into the space. This book is geared towards higher-income professionals making $150k+ in their 9-5 jobs who've attempted some form of real estate investing already.
Not a step-by-step guide, it's just a guy talking about his life that reads like a TikTok guru selling his consulting services.
Not a step-by-step guide, it's just a guy talking about his life that reads like a TikTok guru selling his consulting services.
September 2, 2024
As an engineer, I was stuck in the grind, managing properties on the side, but not seeing the returns I hoped for. This book really hit home when it talked about the struggles of balancing a demanding job with real estate investing. I learned to stop chasing risky deals and focus on reliable cashflow. It helped me shift from a stressful side hustle to a more passive, scalable strategy. If you're a working professional looking to make your money work for you.
February 28, 2022
Simple strategy to be an investor in real estate. Good book
The author here try to show you the simple smart things on the way to be financially free and retired at early age. Great to start your investment journey in real estate.😊
The author here try to show you the simple smart things on the way to be financially free and retired at early age. Great to start your investment journey in real estate.😊
June 7, 2023
Really enjoyed this book. Packed with logical and well laid out information. Definitely will recommend this to other professionals on this path to wealth creation. Nailed speaking to that audience m.
January 26, 2022
Great Read
This was a nice, easy read with lots of great financial tips! There are multiple actionable items that I plan to implement.
This was a nice, easy read with lots of great financial tips! There are multiple actionable items that I plan to implement.
November 3, 2024
Good- shows how to power save and build up capital. Also good in that he analyzes his return on investment.
Bad- Book repeats itself, second half much like the first.
- Like other Amazon books, seems to be a funnel to his website
- Talks about syndication but doesn't really explain how to do it unless of course you take his course.
Bad- Book repeats itself, second half much like the first.
- Like other Amazon books, seems to be a funnel to his website
- Talks about syndication but doesn't really explain how to do it unless of course you take his course.
September 2, 2023
The author tries to paint the picture, High level investors should not employ non-degreed real estate investors. Obviously, there are people who are degreed and not degreed who are bad investors or don't take the time to learn how to invest. However, in this book, Lane condemns the non degreers. He also made some other arogant comments throughout his book - total turn off. I wouldn't recommend it.
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