Jake & Gino: Real Estate Investing & Multifamily

Mike Taravella and co host Will Coleman interview David Kahn, the managing analyst for CoStar group concentrating on the Atlanta metro and the Southern United States.    Key Information: Keep an eye on the unemployment claims, Government stimulus package, daily rents. Rents react very fast when there is a disruption in the market. We have already seen a rental rate decline over the last few days....

Welcome to the Movers and Shakers podcast. Our guest this week is Matt Shields. He is one of the two founding principles of Significan Lifestyle Communities he has been a lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio and is also the founder of Virtus Ventures a successful digital transformation company located in Independence, Ohio. Virtus Ventures has managed the hardware and software technology implementa...

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 ent...

Nathan Trunfio is a real estate lending and investing expert, with a career that has spanned the entire real estate financing spectrum. He’s a real estate investor himself and is the President of DLP Direct Lending Partners, a private lender offering fix and flip, SFR new construction, rental, and multi-family bridge loans to real estate investors across 30+ states.    Nate takes pride in having e...

Mike Taravella and new co host Will Coleman interviews Jennifer Outland, the Regional Manager with Rand Property Management. Key Information: Keep a positive attitude because you need to be a rock to your residents, investors, and your team Put together a task force to help collaborate all team members and to have fast and consistent communication Have open communication with your residents regard...

Welcome to the Movers and Shakers podcast. Gino and Josh are joined by Dan Krueger and Anthony Vicino.   Dan Krueger has acquired nearly 70 units spread across 6 buildings by successfully executing the refinance-and-roll strategy since leaving the corporate finance world less than two years ago.   Anthony Vicino is a best-selling author, investor, and small business operator who builds successful...

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 ent...

Dana Wilde is the bestselling author of Train Your Brain and the creator of The Celebrity Formula .  After growing her own business from zero to a million dollars a year in under 19 months, Dana shows you how to make money by being happy and get paid for being YOU!  With nearly 100,000 followers in 87 countries, she is featured in the movies The Abundance Factor , The Truth About Prosperity , and...

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...

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 categorie...

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 ent...

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 c...

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 t...

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 Per...

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 ent...

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 awa...

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 inv...

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...

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 ent...

Ellie Perlman is a real estate investor who owns multifamily properties across the U.S. Ellie is the Founder and CEO of Blue Lake Capital, a real estate investing firm specializing in multifamily investments. At Blue Lake Capital, Ellie helps investors grow their wealth by investing alongside her in large deals. Ellie holds a Masters in Law and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. She start...

Mike Taravella interviews Tom Castelli, CPA  from the Real Estate CPA to discuss tax time, what to look for a CPA group, and the importance of having clean books. Key Information: Find a CPA has experience with real estate specialization and have the same value based system Understand the fee structure because it could be hourly or certain fee structures Look to engage a new CPA before year-end Do...

Welcome to the Movers and Shakers podcast. Our guest this week is Wil Glafenhein. Wil has always considered East Tennessee his home. In fact, with both his father and grandfather being a part of the building and real estate industry, serving the community of East Tennessee has been a family affair for over 60 years. Wil has proved himself to be one of the brightest and hardest working real estate...

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 ent...

Chris Prefontaine is the best-selling author of 2017’s Real Estate On Your Terms and 2019’s The New Rules of Real Estate Investing . A real estate investor with over 27 years experience in the field, Chris is the founder of Smart Real Estate Coach and host of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. He lives in Newport, Rhode Island with his wife, Kim and their family. Chris operates the family busine...

Dylan and Mike discuss operating expenses and the future risks of each Key Information: Management Fee= % of Income the property management in. Verify if other fees are included Repairs & Maintenance are recurring maintenance such as turn costs, touchup costs,  etc R&M should be increasing at the rate as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) due to material costs General & Admin (G&A) includes office exp...