About PV Capital Group
A Real Estate and Lending Firm
Built on Relationships and a Track Record of Getting Deals Done
Headquartered in Kamas, Utah, Palos Verdes Capital Group is a privately held firm specializing in Utah luxury residential real estate, Mountain West commercial real estate, and nationwide commercial lending. From our base just outside Park City, we are perfectly positioned to navigate these active, high-value markets.
We believe in a simple philosophy: do good work, be honest, and let the results speak for themselves. Because we prioritize doing right by our clients, the vast majority of our business comes directly from trusted referrals.
To ensure every project gets the dedicated focus it deserves, we purposefully keep our client list small. When you work with Palos Verdes Capital Group, there are no junior hand-offs—you work directly with the market experts who can make decisions and drive results.
Michael Rodich
With more than 25 years of experience in business operations and real estate development, Michael Rodich is a seasoned executive known for building, scaling, and managing high-performing real estate portfolios. His career is defined by strategic vision, operational discipline, and a results-driven approach to value creation.
Michael earned his degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Small Business Management and Marketing from the University of Southern California in 1991. He began his professional career in business operations with a direct mail company, where he quickly advanced to Director of Operations. Under his leadership, company sales tripled, an early indicator of his ability to drive growth, streamline systems, and cultivate strong business relationships.
Lionel (Lee) Kraft
Lee is originally from Montana but now resides in Utah for the past 26 years. He had a 20 year career in financial markets and commercial banking, which included institutions such as PaineWebber-UBS, First Security Van Kasper-Wells Fargo, Keybank, and Capital Confidence Advisors. He then pursued his international interests for the next six years focusing on energy and real estate development in over a dozen countries.
Lee wanted to combine his experience in finance and development, leading to his Co-Founding of Palos Verdes Capital Land Group (PVCLG). Since its founding in 2018, Lee has been involved in over $300M of successful transactions and projects including single tenant commercial, multi-family, early education, and senior living in UT, CO, ID, MI, IN, and TX.