Hello and welcome to the Movers and Shakers podcast.

My name is Gino Barber, one of the co-founders of Jake and Gino.

And on today's show, I am welcoming Matthew Dever Silly.

He currently has 21 units spread out over multiple properties that he is self-managing.

While he doesn't consider himself a total professional yet, although I think he does, he's already in the game.

He loves the journey and is continuing to grow into financial freedom within one year or less.

Welcome to the show, Matt. How you doing, brother?

Thank you, Gino. I'm happy to be here. I'm honored. This is my first podcast I've ever

actually done. So thanks for inviting me on. I feel almost a little Joe Rogan-esque. I got the

bald head and the full headset. So I tried to bring my A game for the podcast here. Let me tell you

something. I ain't Joe Rogan. I wish I got interviewed like him him. He just sits down and has a casual conversation, which is what we're

going to have because I think it's important. You know, we've discussed a lot of different things

before we jumped on. And I want people to get to know you a little bit. First of all,

share the story of how we got to know each other. And you were saying yourself I'm thinking of playing small how do I get into

this multifamily game yeah when I um when I first came across yourself and Jake

Jake and Gino I only had two units at that time they were single family let's say

single family residential and when I started listening to your podcast and I met

you guys at that event in Mayo

Pack, it just so worked out that my W-2 job at the time had opened up a new office in Mayo Pack,

like you and I were discussing a moment ago. So it gave me the perfect opportunity, maybe divine

intervention, if you will, that I was in this brand new Mayo Pack office right down the block

from your restaurant. And I would go there for lunch break and, you know, got I was in this brand new Mayo Pack office right down the block from your

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