That's why for me it was important that I wanted options.

And maybe you want options out there.

So understanding, what are your goals?

Early on, for me, it was just a little bit of extra income.

You need to understand the clarity.

You need to understand the framework.

Buy right, manage right, finance right. Hello and welcome. My name is Gino Barber, one of the co-founders of Jake and Gino. And in this

how-to video, we're going to be discussing what is your investing strategy? Now, as you know,

we focus on multifamily, but I think it's important to understand whatever investment you're

getting into, whatever vehicle you're using, whether it's important to understand whatever investment you're getting into, whatever

vehicle you're using, whether it's real estate, whether it's stocks, whether it's crypto,

whatever it is, you need to have a strategy, you need to understand what you're trying to

accomplish. And I think this is one of the most important lessons that I can, I guess, give you right now.

It's because most investors, when they start out, myself including, all we're trying to do is we're trying to get a return.

We're trying to chase a return.

You know, in real estate, it's called IRR, the internal rate of return, cash on cash.

That's what we're focused on. We need to get a deal. But you need to take a step back.

And if you're going to be investing for the long term, which is what I hope everyone does,

that that's the goal. Whether you're buying stocks or the long term, you know, you're in the

ups and the downs, understanding the market cycles of the long term, you know, you're in the ups and the downs,

understanding the market cycles of the stock market, understanding the market cycles of real estate,

the first thing you need to do is ask yourself, what are you trying to accomplish with your

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