Michael Lai is a successful entrepreneur with 17 years' experience over 3000 transactions in real estate service and sale companies. He came to the United States in 1993 as a refugee from South Vietnam. Before starting ML Companies, a Real Estate Investment, Development and Management and USASIA Pacific Incorporated a US Immigration Approved Regional Center he spent thirteen years in the real estate investment brokerage and mortgage industry operating companies. Since 2005, the firms completed 100 million dollar assets annually, collectively more than 800 million in services and sale volume. These assets ranged from downtown multi-family projects, residential subdivision developments to retail shopping centers.
He is an active member of the ICSC International council of shopping centers, CBA commercial broker association, CIPS certify international property specialists, IIUSA Association to invest in USA and state of Washington approved real estate educator. In addition, he has lectured and been a guest speaker at numerous industry conferences. Recently he also has created SML Seattle modern living communities an environmentally friendly, mixed-use multifamily portfolio of properties that includes over 3000 residential units and 300,000 square feet of retail space. In addition, he has focused on redeveloping assets as well as investing in high-growth real estate companies.