Jake and Gino Multifamily Investing Entrepreneurs

Welcome to the Movers and Shakers Podcast! In this episode, Gino Barbero, co-founder of Jake and Gino, sits down with Josh McCallen, CEO and President of Viva May Hospitality. Josh’s journey from a challenging childhood to leading a hospitality empire is nothing short of inspiring. Discover how Josh and his team manage to welcome and serve over 325,000 guests annually across their luxurious properties.

Key Highlights:

• Josh’s Background: Learn about Josh’s early life, including the hardships that shaped his work ethic and passion for hospitality.
• Viva May Hospitality: Understand the mission behind Viva May, which translates to "revive the soul," and how it influences their business operations.
• Accountable Equity: Explore how Josh's company builds a community of accredited investors, providing unique opportunities and exceptional returns.
• Hospitality and Multifamily Synergy: Gino and Josh discuss the parallels between managing multifamily properties and hospitality ventures, offering valuable insights for investors.
• Buy Right, Finance Right, Manage Right: Dive into Josh's strategic approach to acquiring, financing, and managing large-scale hospitality properties.
• Sales as a Sacred Practice: Hear Josh’s unique perspective on the importance of sales in creating value and sustaining their mission.

Timestamped Transcript:

00:00 - Intro
05:40 - The concept of hospitality in multifamily
08:47 - Defining hospitality and Josh’s path to his mission
15:29 - Josh’s buy-right strategy for hospitality properties
24:51 - Gino’s reflections on Josh’s buy-right strategy
28:43 - Creative financing strategies explained by Josh
34:38 - Manage-right strategies for hospitality
40:46 - Gino’s take on the importance of sales
42:12 - Tips on raising capital and building investor relationships
47:52 - Gino wraps it up

Connect with Josh McCallen:

• Website: Accountable Equity
• Podcast: Capital Hacking

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We're here to help create multifamily entrepreneurs... Here's how: Brand New? Start Here: https://jakeandgino.mykajabi.com/free-wheelbarrowprofits Want To Get Into Multifamily Real Estate Or Scale Your Current Portfolio Faster? Apply to join our PREMIER MULTIFAMILY INVESTING COMMUNITY & MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. (*Note: Our community is not for beginner investors) 👉https://jakeandgino.com/apply About Jake & Gino Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and mentors who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $250M 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 on the social media platform you are most active on: https://jakeandgino.com/link-tree/

Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, You Move Me, and Shack Shine.

Brian is a serial entrepreneur, known for pioneering the professional junk hauling industry with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. Since conquering that market, he’s gone on to apply the O2E (ordinary to exceptional) formula to the painting, moving, and home-detailing industry with WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, You Move Me, and Shack Shine.

Currently, he’s at the helm of a burgeoning home-service empire; each brand has franchise locations in every major metro in North America and Australia. He’s a respected industry leader and speaker, well-known in the business community for his belief in people and passion for innovation.

His companies have made celebrated appearances on ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, CNN, The Today Show, Oprah, and CNBC. Brian’s story has been featured in Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and he contributes regularly to other noteworthy publications.

Brian is a strong believer in ongoing personal and professional development, and has attended programs offered by MIT for several years. If he’s not launching a new brand or coming up with a new, big idea, he’s biking or hanging out with his family in Vancouver, BC.

In this show you will discover: -College drop outs -Entrepreneurship's epiphany -Consolidating industries -Masterminds -How to evaluate an opportunity -Mentorship -Importance of taking action -How to find the right people -Hire the happy -And much more!

Brian Scudamore

https://jakeandgino.com/mastery2017/

We're here to help create multifamily entrepreneurs... Here's how: Brand New? Start Here: https://jakeandgino.mykajabi.com/free-wheelbarrowprofits Want To Get Into Multifamily Real Estate Or Scale Your Current Portfolio Faster? Apply to join our PREMIER MULTIFAMILY INVESTING COMMUNITY & MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. (*Note: Our community is not for beginner investors) 👉https://jakeandgino.com/apply About Jake & Gino Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and mentors who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $250M 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 on the social media platform you are most active on: https://jakeandgino.com/link-tree/

Welcome back to the Jake & Gino Podcast! In this episode, we talk with Pete Neubig, co-founder and CEO of VPM Solutions, about his entrepreneurial journey through real estate, property management, and the virtual workforce.

Pete shares how he went from IT professional to real estate investor to scaling a property management company with nearly 1,000 single-family homes. Now, with VPM Solutions, Pete is helping real estate professionals optimize their operations with highly-skilled virtual assistants worldwide.

If you want to know how to build a successful property management business, avoid costly mistakes, and leverage virtual teams effectively, this episode is for you.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• How Pete transitioned from corporate IT to real estate success
• Lessons from signing a $1.2M loan personally—and the fallout
• How to scale a property management business efficiently
• Common mistakes investors make when scaling operations
• Why virtual team members are a game-changer for property managers

Guest: Pete Neubig, CEO of VPM Solutions
Learn More: vpmsolutions.com

About Us:
The Jake & Gino Podcast brings you expert insights into real estate investing, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. Tune in for candid conversations, industry secrets, and actionable advice.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

03:31 - The First Apartment Deal: Signing a $1.2M Loan

16:03 - Founding VPM Solutions and the Management Challenge

18:15 - Buy Right, Manage Right, Finance Right Framework

19:57 - How Property Management Challenges Led to VPM

24:34 - The Decision to Sell: A Shift in Vision

28:47 - VPM Solutions: Addressing Property Management Needs

33:38 - How VPM Solutions Works and What Makes It Unique

38:05 - What is a Maintenance Coordinator?

44:21 - How to Connect with Pete Neubig and Get Started

44:52 - Gino Wraps it Up

We're here to help create multifamily entrepreneurs... Here's how: Brand New? Start Here: https://jakeandgino.mykajabi.com/free-wheelbarrowprofits Want To Get Into Multifamily Real Estate Or Scale Your Current Portfolio Faster? Apply to join our PREMIER MULTIFAMILY INVESTING COMMUNITY & MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. (*Note: Our community is not for beginner investors) 👉https://jakeandgino.com/apply About Jake & Gino Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and mentors who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $250M 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 on the social media platform you are most active on: https://jakeandgino.com/link-tree/

This episode of Movers & Shakers features Tony Castronovo. Tony is a part of Jake & Gino investor community and has been actively investing in Multifamily Real Estate. He is currently invested in 792 units and focuses primarily in Texas and Oklahoma.

Prior to his multifamily experience, Mr. Castronovo owned and operated a portfolio of single-family rental properties yielding strong annual revenues. With his background in construction, he had acquired properties through wholesale transactions and pocket listings, leveraging hard & private money lenders, developing repair estimates, managing contractors to drive property values, then refinancing into long-term notes. He has a track record of driving appreciation through strategic renovations and leading class asset management.

Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:97 Success leaves clues 03:48 Why Tony joined Jake & Gino investor community 08:42 Learning from experiences 11:35 Focus, focus, focus 16:00 Culture of accountability 20:16 Most recent deals 24:14 Take action, everyday 26:31 Biggest takeaways

Learn more about Tony's initiatives: http://novomultifamilygroup.com/

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About Jake & Gino Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and mentors who have created a vertically integrated real estate company that controls over $175,000,000 in assets under management. They have created the Jake & Gino community to teach others their three-step framework: Buy Right, Finance Right and Manage Right®, and to become multifamily entrepreneurs.

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We're here to help create multifamily entrepreneurs... Here's how: Brand New? Start Here: https://jakeandgino.mykajabi.com/free-wheelbarrowprofits Want To Get Into Multifamily Real Estate Or Scale Your Current Portfolio Faster? Apply to join our PREMIER MULTIFAMILY INVESTING COMMUNITY & MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. (*Note: Our community is not for beginner investors) 👉https://jakeandgino.com/apply About Jake & Gino Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and mentors who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $250M 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 on the social media platform you are most active on: https://jakeandgino.com/link-tree/

On this episode of the Jake and Gino podcast, we’re joined by the legendary M.C. Laubscher – founder of Producers Wealth and host of the globally renowned Cashflow Ninja podcast. With over 1,000 episodes under his belt and financial strategies that have reached over seven million people, M.C. is redefining how entrepreneurs think about money, family, and long-term wealth.

In this conversation, M.C. breaks down:

Why alternative assets like real estate and gold aren’t really "alternative" at all

The five foundational pillars of a family office (yes, even if you're not a Rockefeller!)

How to think generationally about wealth with tools like family banks, legacy assets, and masterminds

Why most people are still making Wall Street-level mistakes in the private investment world

How to get started building your own family financial blueprint—even without millions in the bank

If you're ready to ditch the noise, gain control of your capital, and build a legacy that lasts, this is a must-watch (or must-listen). Plus, we have some fun talking NFTs, meme coins, and how Jake still gets FOMO over Trump Coin.

Get M.C.'s book Get Wealthy For Sure: https://getwealthyforsure.com

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Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:39 - M.C.’s Backstory

05:04 - What Went Wrong After 2008 and How People Repeated Mistakes

06:06 - What is "Alternative Investing" and Why It’s Misbranded

09:35 - How the Market Changed After 2022: Interest Rates & Risk

12:58 - Demystifying the Family Office: Mindset Over Millions

28:49 - Meme Coins, NFTs, and Investing for 100 Years

32:00 - Teaching Kids Financial Literacy Through Play and Mentorship

36:01 - Where M.C. is Investing in 2025: Data Centers, Warehouses, Oil

42:22 - Multifamily Strategy in the Current Market Cycle

46:50 - Gino Wraps it Up

We're here to help create multifamily entrepreneurs... Here's how: Brand New? Start Here: https://jakeandgino.mykajabi.com/free-wheelbarrowprofits Want To Get Into Multifamily Real Estate Or Scale Your Current Portfolio Faster? Apply to join our PREMIER MULTIFAMILY INVESTING COMMUNITY & MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. (*Note: Our community is not for beginner investors) 👉https://jakeandgino.com/apply About Jake & Gino Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and mentors who have created a vertically integrated real estate company. They control over $250M 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 on the social media platform you are most active on: https://jakeandgino.com/link-tree/