I guess not. We're not pros.

All of us.

No, we'll do a very conversational.

Hello, everybody. This is Jake Stenzano. I host, Jing Gino podcast, who my co-host, a multi-family mentor, the coach, Jeff, the father, six, the best-line author, The G-Daddy.

Gino, Barbara, Gene, how's it going?

Mr. Stenziano, I'm doing great, brother.

How you doing this morning?

Always making it happen, big man.

Today's guest is the founder and CEO of Rockstar Capital, a Texas-based firm,

the specializing investment and management of multifamily assets.

We've grown to over 4,500 units.

You know, half the time we get these things wrong, it might even be more than that, over 23 communities and have been consistently listed as top 1% nationally for online resident satisfaction.

You know you're doing something right when you're talking about the folks and customer service.

So, without further ado, Robert Martinez, welcome to the show.

Hey, guys.

A pleasure to be on.

Thank you.

Hey, the pleasure is all ours.

Gino always, you know, yells at me for snowplowing.

So we do want to elaborate a little bit from where the company started.

I think before the show, we talked a little bit coming off the back of the recession in 08.

But I want to hear from you sort of how the company started and then the tie-in to the

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