In the Multifamily asset class, being vertically integrated is especially important. Managing apartments is very labor intensive with 24-7 residents, so a lot of things can go wrong. With so many people involved, and so moving parts, expense and revenue management is a continuous challenge. Shelley Peterson, President of Kahuna Investments, owner of 3000 apartment units, has migrated from third party management companies to in-house management and is seeing increased effectiveness, significant operational savings, and profitability.