Jake and Gino Real Estate Entrepreneurs
Jake & Gino
The Jake & Gino Podcast is 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 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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Also included under The Jake & Gino umbrella:
How To: From 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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Mar 18, 2020 • 34min
RCRE - Impactful Property Management with Luke Leins
Mike Taravella interviews Luke Leins from InvestRes to discuss property management, underwriting, and developing culture Luke Leins is the Director of Business Development for InvestRes Real Estate which has purchased 17,000 units, maintain $1.5B+ in assets under management Key Information: InvestRes has been moving from investing and being vertically integrated to becoming a 3rd party property management Have a core purpose and always make business decisions that align with that purpose Multifamily is having a employment crisis because operators can’t find employees GetDone is a platform to allow maintenance techs to earn more side money AND allow properties to run leaner and handle work orders more efficiently Underwrite the deal from a top-down and bottom-up approach Ask underwriters how they got to their number Don’t forget to upgrade amenities when considering your underwriting Invest in your marketing so that you can get more potential residents through the door Payroll not only includes pay but also includes bonus and benefits Culture is what keeps people from staying and creating less turnover Expert Pro Tip: Always get different perspectives when underwriting. Contact Information: lleins@investres.com https://respropmanagement.com/ To register to invest with us: https://invest.randpartnersllc.com/invexp/accounts/login/ Rand CRE's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/randcre Rand CRE's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/randcre Rand CRE's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randcre
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. They have created the Jake & Gino Premier Multifamily Community to teach others a simple three-step framework for investing in multifamily real estate. 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.
Mar 17, 2020 • 35min
MNS - Steve Mitrano
Welcome to the Movers and Shakers podcast. Our guest this week is Steve Mitrano. He is a graduate of University of Massachusetts and earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, specializing in Graphic Design & Animation. Steve began a career in the television industry working for multiple news stations around New England. His hard work and dedication earned him 7 Emmy Awards in a variety of categories. In 2017, Steve discovered he also had a passion for real estate investing, specifically in the multifamily space. After spending 2 years educating himself, Steve has purchased 3 multifamily properties in the Boston area, totaling 12 units in just over 12 months. He plans to scale his portfolio over the next few years, with the intention of living a financially free life with his family and friends.
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. They have created the Jake & Gino Premier Multifamily Community to teach others a simple three-step framework for investing in multifamily real estate. 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.
Mar 16, 2020 • 47min
MFZ - Kevin Bupp
Welcome to the Multi-FAMILY zone podcast, where business meets family. The hosts of the show, Julia and Gino Barbaro, have been married for over twenty years, and have six children. Julia homeschools the children, and recently became a marriage and life coach to help couples become better communicators and help enrich their lives. The couple is constantly asked about how they balance their entrepreneurial and real estate journey while raising their kids. The Multi-FAMILY zone was created to address these questions, along with a host of questions from the Jake and Gino community. In this episode, Gino and Julia talk to Kevin Bupp. He is the Founder & CEO of Sunrise Capital Investors, which invests in mobile home parks, parking lots, apartments, offices, and single family homes all across the US. He has 16 years of experience in educating investors to locate, acquire, and create “higher than average” returns from the widely misunderstood niche of mobile home park investing. He shares his expertise through the Mobile Home Academy and also as the host of The Real Estate Investing for Cashflow Podcast, which has become one of the hottest real estate podcasts on iTunes. Find him at: www.KevinBupp.com www.sunrisecapitalinvestors.com www.mysunrisecommunity.com Questions or comments? Email us at juliabarbaro@gmail.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. They have created the Jake & Gino Premier Multifamily Community to teach others a simple three-step framework for investing in multifamily real estate. 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.

Mar 12, 2020 • 46min
WBP - Look at Both Sides with Charles Dobens
Charles Dobens is a multifamily investor, attorney, and mentor to multifamily investors all around the country. Charles founded the Multifamily Investing Academy, where he works with students in his Owner Forum program to train them in the correct way to acquire, operate and own multifamily property. His legal and consulting practice has one specialty - helping new investors overcome any lack of confidence in moving toward their financial objective of owning and operating apartments. Charles is uniquely qualified to walk investors confidently through the entire process: analyzing property, negotiating contracts, organizing funding as well as transitioning to ownership. Charles Dobens is principal at Dobens Law and founder of the Multifamily Investing Academy. He speaks with us about markets, taxes and football. multifamilyinvestingacademy.com The Rundown Growing Up Insurance Sales Law School Sunday Nights Football Ads Pat Mahomes The First Step Making Offers Sales & Marketing The First 40 The Second 88 Refi & Roll Buying Parameters Massachusetts Michigan Past Emerging Markets Know The Market Clarity Cap Rates Foreign Investors Wealth Preservation Cashflow Coronavirus Hawaii Government Money Private Money Build & Hold Customers Congressional Seats Waiting List Rent General Contractors The Next 5 Years Golf New England Newton’s 2nd Law Pain Taxation Pro Tip Habits For Success Scale Book Recommendations Check out our Upcoming Live Events! Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for lots of great content! Buy our new book The Honey Bee! Audio Book Available Now!
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. They have created the Jake & Gino Premier Multifamily Community to teach others a simple three-step framework for investing in multifamily real estate. 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.

Mar 11, 2020 • 40min
RCRE - Scaling Profitably with Nate Trunfio
Mike Taravella interviews Nate Trunfio from Direct Lending Partners to discuss Nate is the President of DLP Direct Lending Partners, a national private lender who lends to single family and multi-family operators. Key Information: Stay focused on specific tasks that drive revenue Leverages Traction and EOS principles by starting a large 10 year goal, 5 year, 3 year , 1 year, and quarterly goals to help people accountable Multifamily assets have more factors to consider compared to single family (market, submarket, and income approach) Invest in Education Multifamily continues to be strong due to low unemployment, strong job growth, and more renters coming to market Affordability continues to be an issue within multifamily Increase income AND expenses in your underwriting The best deal we have done, is not doing a bad deal Expert Pro Tip: Be conservative with your underwriting, surround yourself with great peer group, know your capital partner Contact Information: www.TalkingLoudly.com nate@dlpre.com To register to invest with us: https://invest.randpartnersllc.com/invexp/accounts/login/ Rand CRE's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/randcre Rand CRE's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/randcre Rand CRE's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randcre
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. They have created the Jake & Gino Premier Multifamily Community to teach others a simple three-step framework for investing in multifamily real estate. 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.
Mar 10, 2020 • 36min
MNS - Greg & Rachel Schwartz
Welcome to the Movers and Shakers podcast. Our guest this week is Greg and Rachel. They are living in College Station, TX (home of Texas A&M University) and investing right in their back yard. In October 2019 Greg and Rachel relocated from Wilmington, NC to TX to pursue their dreams of becoming real estate investors. Greg was a Marine Corps Huey pilot for 9 years and Rachel was gym manager and Personal Trainer for the past 4 years. In 2017, Greg became intrigued with real estate investing and spent all his spare time reading and listening to Bigger Pockets podcast. Rachel matched Greg's passion for real estate in 2018 after her pursuit of self-education. As a team, they decided to go all-in as multifamily investors. In October 2019 they made the big move to TX, Rachel's home, and became full-time real estate investors. Shortly after this move, they knew a mentorship was essential for their success and they joined the Jake and Gino community. They landed their very first property while driving for dollars in College Station, TX. They are currently in the middle of rehabbing on a 4-plex that is also a house hack which they plan to Refi and Roll. Insta: https://www.instagram.com/greg_flies/ https://www.instagram.com/mrs.rachelschwartz/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/greg.schwartz.m https://www.facebook.com/rachel.clardy.12 BP: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/GregAndRachel Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWAwekCfMP3GaRD3Cu84xVw?view_as=subscriber
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. They have created the Jake & Gino Premier Multifamily Community to teach others a simple three-step framework for investing in multifamily real estate. 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.
Mar 9, 2020 • 27min
MFZ - How we Influence Others by Listening
Welcome to the Multi-FAMILY zone podcast, where business meets family. The hosts of the show, Julia and Gino Barbaro, have been married for over twenty years, and have six children. Julia homeschools the children, and recently became a marriage and life coach to help couples become better communicators and help enrich their lives. The couple is constantly asked about how they balance their entrepreneurial and real estate journey while raising their kids. The Multi-FAMILY zone was created to address these questions, along with a host of questions from the Jake and Gino community. In this episode, Gino and Julia talk about listening and communication. They discuss three different types of listening, (1) Subjective, (2) Action, and (3) intuitive. From the book, The Go Giver Influencer, by Bob Burg, they also discuss the Five Secrets of influence. (1) Master your emotions, (2) Step into the other persons shoes, (3) Set the Frame, (4) Be gracious, and (5) Let go of having to be right. Questions or comments? Email us at juliabarbaro@gmail.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. They have created the Jake & Gino Premier Multifamily Community to teach others a simple three-step framework for investing in multifamily real estate. 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.

Mar 5, 2020 • 48min
WBP - Building Legacy Wealth with Cole Hatter
Cole Hatter is the founder of Thrive: Make Money Matter, an entrepreneur, investor, and award-winning speaker. Cole’s vision behind creating Thrive is to change the way businesses are run forever, creating a new breed of “For-Purpose Entrepreneurs” directing profitable businesses that focus on a local or global initiative.the founder of Thrive: Make Money Matter, an entrepreneur, investor, and award-winning speaker. Cole’s vision behind creating Thrive is to change the way businesses are run forever, creating a new breed of “For-Purpose Entrepreneurs” directing profitable businesses that focus on a local or global initiative. He speaks with us about education, liquidity and making money matter. attendthrive.com JAG The Rundown Love of Real Estate Liquidity Preference Volatility True Wealth Creation Legacy Wealth Partnership Progression Family Life Strategy Property Management Customer Experience Culture Skillset Vetting Making Money Matter Missionary Work Altruism Re-Entering Real Estate Thrive Tribe Defining Destination Feeding Kids Human Rights Education Poverty Rand Cares Not Being an A-Hole Vision Boards Materialism Self Motivation Limiting Beliefs Age vs Experience Coaching The Deal vs The Person Local Community Banks Adjusted Gross Income Thrive Restaurants Mentorships Shorten the Learning Curve Check out our Upcoming Live Events! Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for lots of great content! Buy our new book The Honey Bee! Audio Book Available Now!
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. They have created the Jake & Gino Premier Multifamily Community to teach others a simple three-step framework for investing in multifamily real estate. 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.

Mar 4, 2020 • 31min
RCRE - Value Investing with Ryan Smith
Mike Taravella interviews Ryan Smith from Elevation Capital Group to discuss the value of cash flow, manufactured housing communities, and self-storage Key Information: Cap Rate is the equivalent of an equity multiple If you increase the NOI of a 5% cap rate property by $1 per month: The Cash Flow investor will see a $12 increase The Value Investor will see a $240 value increase ($12/5%) Value investors is looking to add dollars of NOI to grow Manufactured Housing Communities and Storage Facilities have favorable business models where you can consistently add value Manufactured Housing Communities value add opportunities: provide storage options, covered parking, sheds, increasing rents responsibly Fund structure allows more diversification by being able to buy more assets with a single investment Funds allow for more balance sheet which is vital for financing Only reason you sell is because the market or property is impaired Expert Pro Tip: Know what you value and find a structure and sponsor that aligns with your value Contact Information: http://elevationfund.com/ ryan@elevationcg.com To register to invest with us: https://invest.randpartnersllc.com/invexp/accounts/login/ Rand CRE's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/randcre Rand CRE's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/randcre Rand CRE's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randcre
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. They have created the Jake & Gino Premier Multifamily Community to teach others a simple three-step framework for investing in multifamily real estate. 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.
Mar 3, 2020 • 28min
MNS - Francesco Guarino
Welcome to the Movers and Shakers podcast. Our guest this week is Francesco Guarino. He is currently a Managing Director of Operations for an NYC based alternative investment manager with over 15 years experience in the alternative asset management and FinTech industries. Francesco got started in multifamily investing back in 2010 with the purchase of a “mom and pop” owned fourplex in Northern NJ. Over the next 7 years Francesco earned his MBA from Rutgers Business School while self-managing his first property. Francesco “refi and rolled” into a second fourplex on the same block, purchasing it directly from the property owners in 2017. He recently acquired a third fourplex in the same neighborhood in an off-market deal from two retiring partners, bringing his portfolio to 12 doors. Francesco has been happily married for the past 11 years to his wife Mary Ann, a cosmetics manufacturing executive, and the pair are parents to their two daughters, Liviana and Sienna. Francesco credits his father in-law Franco for urging him to acquire his first property and mentoring him throughout his multifamily investing career. Francesco is a first generation Italian American, and currently resides in Scotch Plains, NJ.
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. They have created the Jake & Gino Premier Multifamily Community to teach others a simple three-step framework for investing in multifamily real estate. 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.


