

Jake & Gino: Real Estate Investing & Multifamily
Jake & Gino
Real estate investing, multifamily, and apartment investing—where real estate meets real business ownership. Hosted by investor-entrepreneurs Jake Stenziano and Gino Barbaro, the show goes beyond buying apartments to teach you how to build a durable, well-run real estate business. Each episode blends deal analysis, market insights, leadership lessons, and hard-earned operating experience from owning and managing thousands of units. Whether you’re just starting out or scaling a portfolio, Jake & Gino deliver practical education, honest conversations, and proven frameworks to help you grow cash flow, build systems, and create long-term wealth—without losing sight of family, values, and purpose.
Also included under The Jake & Gino umbrella:
How To: From real estate underwriting and asset management to organizational structure and owner mindset, How To delivers clear frameworks and actionable guidance for investors who want to build and operate a real estate business with clarity, discipline, and control.
Also included under The Jake & Gino umbrella:
How To: From real estate underwriting and asset management to organizational structure and owner mindset, How To delivers clear frameworks and actionable guidance for investors who want to build and operate a real estate business with clarity, discipline, and control.
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Jul 20, 2021 • 28min
Building Weath in Real Estate with Suzy Sevier and Michael Barnhart
In this episode, Julia and Gino Barbaro interview Suzy Sevier and Michael Barnhart, founders of Adventurous Real Estate Investors. They are creating measurable impact in the real estate community as they set up to regain control over life through financial freedom. The couple chose to utilize the lockdown period efficiently not just for their personal growth but for building their wealth through Real Estate investing. The key takeaways from the Podcast include the following: The appropriate time to invest in real estate is now, you just need to invest ‘Smartly’ It takes seven to get rid of 9-to-5 Real Estate is not all about investing and selling but having and feeling an impact together Syndication means sharing core values Distribute responsibilities and conquer should be the thumb rule Having your spouse as accountability partner plays huge role in keeping you on track to reach goals The Multifamily Zone podcast was launched in 2019 to serve families and spouses who are committed to working together, building a better relationship with their kids, and strengthening the communication amongst the entire family. Learn how Jake & Gino can help you get rid of 9-5: https://jakeandgino.com/education/
We're here to help create real estate entrepreneurs... About Jake & Gino: Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and owners who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $350M in assets under management. Connect with Jake & Gino here --> https://jakeandgino.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 16, 2021 • 8min
5 Tools All Passive Investors Should Know About
The 5 Tools Mike Taravella uses when underwriting deals are: US Census Bureau for population growth & employment FFIEC to see Median Household Income Reddit to find best and worst places to live in a market Police Department to see crime stats and if they are comfortable living in that market Lexis Nexis for crime incidents Reach out to Mike Taravella directly at MikeT@RandCre.com
We're here to help create real estate entrepreneurs... About Jake & Gino: Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and owners who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $350M in assets under management. Connect with Jake & Gino here --> https://jakeandgino.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 16, 2021 • 45min
How To Start Investing In Real Estate with Paul Moore
What do all the millionaires and billionaires in the world have one thing in common? They focus on that ‘One Thing’ they feel most passionate about and develop their core competence, skills and expertise to the highest-possible levels. That’s a secret sauce for success. In this episode, Jake and Gino talk with Paul Moore. Paul is the managing partner of Wellings Capital, a private equity real estate firm. Paul is the author of The Perfect Investment – Create Enduring Wealth from the Historic Shift to Multifamily Housing (2016); co-hosts a wealth-building podcast called ‘How to Lose Money’ and he’s been a featured guest on 150+ podcasts. Here are some of the key takeaways from this podcast: Three questions you need to think about yourself while raising capital: Can you help that person? Can they trust you? Do they know you? Begin talking to your potential clients consistently. It can be done through podcasts, articles, social media content, books, etc. Paul recommends ‘The One Thing’ by Gary Keller. The book talks about focussing on that one thing you are most passionate about and become an authority in that space. This is something that is common in super achievers. 85% of the Mobile Home Parks and Self Storage real estate market is managed by Mom and Pop operators, and there is a huge opportunity for professional players in this space. Listen to the Podcast to learn more. Resources: Learn more about Paul Moore: https://www.wellingscapital.com/ Learn more about Jake & Gino: www.jakeandgino.com Apply for limited time, complimentary multifamily investing training: https://bityl.co/6v71 Attend our flagship conference to be held in October: https://jakeandgino.com/mm4/
We're here to help create real estate entrepreneurs... About Jake & Gino: Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and owners who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $350M in assets under management. Connect with Jake & Gino here --> https://jakeandgino.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 15, 2021 • 46min
How To Get Started with Multifamily Investing W/ Brian Burke
Brian started real estate investing after coming to know that it is quite possible to invest in real estate with no money down. He tried this idea out in the market and succeeded. Since then, there is no looking back. On this episode, Jake and Gino talk with Brian Burke. Brian is President & CEO of Praxis Capital, Inc., a vertically integrated real estate private equity investment firm, which he founded in 2001. The key takeaways from the Podcast include the following: It takes commitment, education and action to succeed in real estate investing. Financing comes later. There are various creative ways to get started with multifamily investing with little to no capital investment. It needs to ask the right questions for an investor to succeed in real estate investing. Every asset class has its own risk and reward profile, and looking at the historic records, real estate is one of the most stable and vibrant asset classes. And within the real estate domain, multifamily real estate is indeed the top one. Avoid the Shiny Object Syndrome. Stick to your channels and focus on what you need to do to make it work. If Multifamily Investing has worked for so many people, it can work for you too. All you need is right education and action. Do you want to learn more about Multifamily Investing, join this complimentary training: https://bityl.co/6v71 Learn more about Brian: https://praxcap.com/
We're here to help create real estate entrepreneurs... About Jake & Gino: Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and owners who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $350M in assets under management. Connect with Jake & Gino here --> https://jakeandgino.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 14, 2021 • 17min
How To Build Assets Through Whole Life Insurance Policies
“Every time a person buys a life insurance policy, they are starting a business from scratch,” Nelson Nash. In this episode, Jake and Gino talk with Teresa Kuhn, who is a Financial Life Designer and Educator, with a passion for formulating innovative blueprints that help her clients grow and preserve their wealth. Teresa shares her key learning from Mentorship by none other than Nelson Nash himself. Nelson (1931 - 2019) was the author of the classic book Becoming Your Own Banker that unfolded The Infinite Banking Concept (IBC). The key takeaways from this Podcast include the following: Nelson Nash was way ahead of his time, coming up with novel ways to use whole life insurance for creating wealth and generating long-term wealth. For Nelson, buying a whole life insurance policy was an opportunity to start a new business altogether. The 100-Year Real Estate Investor (REI) and the Dual Asset Strategy introduce a proven way to utilize your whole life insurance policy by turning it into your own source of financing for buying assets and building wealth. HEAR THE EPISODE (need link) Interested in learning how you can deploy this Dual Strategy? Sign-up for this complimentary webinar by Jake and Gino: https://100yearrei.com/signup-investing-in-real-estate-using-the-dual-asset-strategy/ Want to get started now? Click here to schedule a consultation with a 100 Year Real Estate Investor Team Member: www.100YearREI.com/callnow
We're here to help create real estate entrepreneurs... About Jake & Gino: Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and owners who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $350M in assets under management. Connect with Jake & Gino here --> https://jakeandgino.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 13, 2021 • 40min
From Single-Family To Multifamily Investing W/ Bernie & Michael
Single-family investing is sometimes easier to begin with as it involves just a transaction of buying the right property, however, in the long term, most investors switch to Multi-family investing due to the scale, tax advantages and more wealth creation opportunities. In this episode of Movers & Shakers, Josh & Gino interview Mike and Bernie on how they started their multifamily investing journey after joining the Jake and Gino community. Bernie has a background in running high performing teams at scale and he currently manages multimillion-dollar operations. He started with multi-family after investing in single family homes in 2018. Mike is a senior executive, retired Air-Force officer with extensive experience of 25 years in real estate investing. He transitioned to multi-family in 2019. The key takeaways from this podcast include: Syndication is much more than raising capital and becoming a partner. It is about coming together with a bunch of people in whom you have mutual trust in order to materialize a deal so that everybody wins. Real estate partnership needs you to understand the capabilities, likes and dislikes of investors who are ready to syndicate with you for a deal, so that each one is able to be in a role to make a win-win situation for everybody. Multi-family investment enables you to build a steady stream of passive income. However, you need to have certain systems in place to scale up. One of them is organizing your data to make the process smooth and simpler. Want to know how you can begin Multifamily Investing? Join our free training now: https://jakeandgino.mykajabi.com/freetraining Join the Jake & Gino flagship event ‘Multifamily Mastery 4’ in October: www.jakeandgino.com/mm4
We're here to help create real estate entrepreneurs... About Jake & Gino: Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and owners who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $350M in assets under management. Connect with Jake & Gino here --> https://jakeandgino.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 11, 2021 • 45min
Managing Debt and Operations with Logan Rankin
Mike Taravella interviews Logan Rankin. Key information: Rising inflation makes debt a major wealth building tool Manage debt before managing the real estate itself. Maximize debt as long as a property is financially When inflation rate is higher than your debt interest rate you are being paid to borrow Pay attention to not be under-leveraged just as much as over-leveraged Reposition quickly to decrease LTV and gain more equity than originally put in Tenants are willing to pay $150-200/month more for a home they’re proud of Underwriting is useless if you don’t have the team in place to carry the plan out Pain + Reflection = Growth Investor Pro Tip: View challenges as opportunities that take competitors out of the game Contact Logan Rankin on Instagram @loganjrankin or on his website loganrankin.com
We're here to help create real estate entrepreneurs... About Jake & Gino: Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and owners who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $350M in assets under management. Connect with Jake & Gino here --> https://jakeandgino.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 8, 2021 • 35min
What Makes A Champion W/Jesse Ekene Iwuji
Jesse’s parents immigrated from Nigeria and he learned that hardwork and persistence are the key to success. He kept moving towards his goals and his mindset made him a Champion both on and off the track! In this episode, Jake and Gino talk with Jesse Ekene Iwuji. Jesse is an American professional stock car racing driver and officer in the United States Navy Reserve. He was honored by NASCAR for two years in a row – the Diverse Driver of the Year Award. Here are some of the key takeaways: Hardwork and effort can take you places. Entrepreneurial success is all about the right mindset. Persistence is key. Jake and Gino took two years to close their first deal and the rest is history. You need to have a vision - where you want to go and how you can do it. Take action. Don’t keep waiting or postponing. Education x Action = Results. Have faith and seek to serve. Listen to the Podcast to learn more. Jesse’s daily success habits: Physical fitness and training ritual. Book recommendations: 1.) Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki 2.) Cashflow Quadrant By Robert Kiyosaki Check out Beau’s website: https://www.jesseiwuji.com/ Learn more about Jake & Gino: www.jakeandgino.com Apply for limited time, complimentary multifamily investing training: https://bityl.co/6v71 Apply for Mentorship: https://bityl.co/6v76
We're here to help create real estate entrepreneurs... About Jake & Gino: Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and owners who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $350M in assets under management. Connect with Jake & Gino here --> https://jakeandgino.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 7, 2021 • 55min
Estate Taxes are Changing - Take Proactive Steps Now
Warning: this show may make you angry! In this episode, Jake, Gino and Teresa interview estate planning expert and attorney Linas Sudzius, J.D., CLU, ChFC. As you may have heard, everything is changing tax wise. These changes have the potential to devastate families and create financial burdens for your children, especially for real estate investors who have substantial illiquid assets. It’s important to understand and plan for these changes while you still can. Some key takeaways include: What estate planning is What the current rules are Knowns and unknowns about the changes, and how they can affect what people are doing today and moving forward. Strategies you start implementing now. How life insurance can play an important role in estate and tax planning. Listen to the podcast to learn more. Interested in learning how to begin planning for the changes using the Dual Asset Strategy? Schedule a call with our 100 Year Real Estate Investor Team now: https://100yearrei.com/callnow/
We're here to help create real estate entrepreneurs... About Jake & Gino: Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and owners who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $350M in assets under management. Connect with Jake & Gino here --> https://jakeandgino.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 6, 2021 • 37min
5 Love languages W/ Gary Chapman
Do you feel you have lost the connection with your spouse? Do you feel there is lack of understanding even when you interact with each other and get that thought often that your spouse is connected with you the way it should be? Be it a man or a woman, everybody feels the need to be loved and being heard. It is not just with the spouse but children as well, parents share a special bond. Parents love them but don’t really understand what makes them think apart and differences surface up with different relationships. If you are simply seeking out the answers about how you can rekindle the relationship that are most important to you in your life, this podcast is for you. In this episode, Julia and Gino Barbaro interview Gary Chapman, the author of ‘The 5 Love Languages’. There were over fifteen million copies of 5 Love languages books sold and it is translated into 50 languages around the world. The key takeaways from the Podcast include the following: Learning to accept each other is a big part of marriage Learn to deal with your failures is important Learn to apologize and forgive Forgiveness is essential to get rid of barriers Perfect relationship is a myth, you need to work upon it willingly The way we think and behave can control the emotional climate of the relationship The Multifamily Zone podcast was launched in 2019 to serve families and spouses who are committed to working together, building a better relationship with their kids, and strengthening the communication amongst the entire family. Learn more about Jake and Gino Youth Academy: https://jakeandgino.com/education/
We're here to help create real estate entrepreneurs... About Jake & Gino: Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and owners who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $350M in assets under management. Connect with Jake & Gino here --> https://jakeandgino.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.


