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Jake & Gino: Real Estate Investing & Multifamily

The Build To Rent Experts - Jim Sheils and Chris Funk | The Jake and Gino Podcast

Jake & Gino: Real Estate Investing & Multifamily

Jake & Gino

Smartinvesting, Buyingrealestate, Investing, Multifamilyrealestateinvesting, Business, Investingsmart, Apartmentinvesting, Management, Makingmoney, Realestateinvesting, Cashflow, Jakeandgino, Realestateinvestment, Commercialrealestateinvesting, Buyingapartmentbuildings, Entrepreneurship

4.9842 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to another insightful episode of our real estate series! In this video, we're joined by Gino Barber, alongside real estate mavens Jim Sheils and Chris Funk. Dive into the fascinating world of Build to Rent (BTR) as they share their journey and expertise. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro00:02:31 - Jim Sheils and Chris Funk - Early Days00:03:54 - How A 2006 Meeting Kickstarted a BTR Revolution00:05:54 - Chris Funk explains the essence of Build to Rent.00:09:35 - Finance Right - Ideal Investors and Vertical Integration00:13:19 - Where Can The Listeners Get ahold of Jim and Chris?00:13:29 - Card - Southern Impression Homes.com00:13:36 - Card- JJplaybook.com00:13:57 - Chris’s unique approach to acquiring land and developing properties.00:17:13 - The evolving landscape of the BTR industry.00:20:44 - How did Jim and Chris pick the secondary and tertiary markets?00:23:17 - Negatives and drawbacks of Multifamily and BTR00:28:18 - Scaling property management in the BTR space.00:32:05 - What Books Have Jim and Chris Been Reading That's Helped Them Recently?00:36:01 - Future Visions: Expanding into New Markets and Scaling Operations.00:42:35 - Card - SouthernImpressionHomes.com00:43:25 - Gino Wraps It Up Join Gino as he explores the dynamic BTR market, uncovering strategies, stories, and insights from two leading figures. Jim and Chris delve into their experiences, from overcoming challenges in foreclosure investments to leading the charge in the BTR sector. Learn about the nuances of market selection, property management evolution, and the future trajectory of their companies. For more information about Jim and Chris’s journey and their companies, visit SouthernImpressionHomes.com and JJPlaybook.com. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications to stay updated with our latest content! Drop your questions or insights in the comments below. #RealEstate #BuildToRent #PropertyInvestment #JakeAndGino #RealEstateExperts #InvestmentStrategies #PropertyManagement #RealEstateTrends #InnovationInRealEstate 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/

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome. My name is Gino Barber. I'm one of the co-founders of Jake and Gino.

0:12.3

And on today's episode, I've got two rock stars in the build-to-rent community, Jim Shields and Chris Funk.

0:19.2

Before becoming business partners, Chris had founded multiple

0:21.9

successful companies, including a dry cleaner and a property management business. Jim has been a

0:26.9

full-time real estate investor for over 22 years, woo, and ran his own company focusing on

0:32.6

foreclosure acquisitions. In 2015, Chris and Jim partnered up in several built-to-rent projects before coming on

0:40.5

as full-time partners in 2022. Today, Suncoast Property Management and their joint-mentmentress

0:46.4

Southern Impression homes provide a vertically integrated solution focus on the growing

0:50.9

built-to-rent segment of the real estate market. Welcome to the show, boys. How

0:54.7

we doing? Thanks for having us. Good to see you. Let me take you both down memory lane. It was

1:01.3

August of 2017. Mr. Jim Shields invites me to his house. There's a couple of jabronies there,

1:09.2

and in walks Chris Funk.

1:11.6

And Chris Funk is a different kind of guy.

1:14.5

I knew he was smart, but I didn't appreciate his intelligence until a few years later.

1:20.2

Chris is starting to talk about this bill to rent.

1:22.6

And I'm like, built a rent, single family homes.

1:25.1

I'm a multifamily guy.

1:26.2

I want these apartment complexes. I mean, I'm at 500 units with Jake. I'm a multifamily guy. I want these apartment complexes.

1:27.8

I mean, I'm at 500 units with Jake.

1:29.6

I didn't really explode yet.

1:31.1

I was singularly focused.

1:33.1

And when I look back and I think about that encounter early on, I was an idiot.

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