The Best Ever CRE Show

Welcome to the Best Ever CRE Show, the world’s longest-running daily COMMERCIAL real estate podcast. Founded by Joe Fairless, a co-founder of Ashcroft Capital who went from buying $35,000 homes to controlling more than $2.7 billion in real estate assets, the Best Ever CRE Show provides commercial real estate expert insights, education, and timely information to our community of active and passive investors who want to build wealth, build a legacy, and do more good in the world.

So if you want the real stories behind the good, the bad, and the worst ever deals — plus, insights into what really goes on in commercial real estate investing — you’re in the right place. Our hosts interview commercial real estate experts every day to uncover secrets and strategies YOU can use to become a better, more informed investor. This is the Best Ever CRE show.


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JF1355: Network Marketing Leads To Buying Multi...
Anthony read Rich Dad, Poor Dad while in a network marketing company and was hooked on real estate. After more research, he knew he wanted to acquire multifamily properties. In order to learn the business he became an apartment broker and is now...
25 min
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JF1354: 5 Ways to Show Alignment of Interests w...
For syndicators and passive investors, today’s episode is packed full content for you! A lot of this episode also applies to other real estate investors, because all of us need to build and maintain credibility. Being able to show alignment of...
26 min
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JF1353: How To Win Over An Apartment Broker (Fr...
Thomas has been a commercial broker who specializes in multifamily for years now. One of the first things we dive into is how a newbie investor can win over an apartment broker. From offering to pay for your broker’s time to knowing the market like...
27 min
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JF1352: Breaking Ground On Your First Developme...
Kenny has an extensive real estate background, and is just now starting to get into development, working on his first build now. Joe and Kenny discuss the politics, funding, and logistics of going from talking about a development to actually doing it....
22 min
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JF1351: From Bartender To Millionaire Real Esta...
Melanie was lucky enough to have parents who taught her about money, and how to save it. By the time she was 22 she had a “nice nest egg”. Looking for guidance with what to do with her cash, her dad suggested investing in real estate. Starting...
26 min
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JF1350: Getting Busted By The Cops Couldn’t Kee...
Jason was putting up bandit sign in 2009 when a police officer took them all down  and tracked them down. Jason did give up briefly at that time, but came back better because of that happening. Now Jason is a full time wholesaler with a ton of...
24 min
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JF1349: Using Social Media To Build Your Real E...
Ricky has been a guest before and shared his Best Ever real estate advice and told us about his real estate business. Today Ricky is back to tell us about his social media division of his company. From tactical strategies to overall benefits of using...
24 min
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JF1348: Starting A REIT & Helping Others Invest...
Jesse and Janine started a REIT in NYC to help everyone be able to invest in real estate, even as little as $100. Unlike most opportunities for investors, Compound allows everyone to invest in Manhattan real estate, not just accredited investors. If...
22 min
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JF1347: How Important are Cap Rates in Apartmen...
The guys are back with another great topic. Hear why Joe doesn’t think cap rates are the best area to focus on with large apartment communities. We also get updates on their investing and how what they have learned in the past week can apply and...
23 min
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JF1346: Mayonnaise Fights, Man Crushes, and Pro...
Michelle is the owner and broker of Acorn + Oak Property Management. Her and her team have over 1000 units under management, and still growing. They take a customer service approach to their company, and that really sets them apart from other...
31 min
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JF1345: Another Real Estate Success Story | 31 ...
Michael caught the real estate bug by reading books and saving money until he had enough to start investing. He worked his way up to 31 units in just 9 months. Hear the systems and people that it takes to scale that quickly, especially when starting...
27 min
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JF1344: Get Returns On Investment & Investing A...
Ray is the founder of RealtyShares which is one of the industry’s top platforms for real estate investing. He also co-founded AlphaFlow, which is his current focus and most of the conversation today is focused on AlphaFlow. One unique aspect of...
24 min
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JF1343: How The New Tax Code Affects Cost Segre...
Yonah is a cost segregation expert. Loyal Best Ever Listeners have heard about cost segregation on the show before, so today we are diving in deeper. We’re going past the basic nuts & bolts of cost segregation and into the nitty gritty details...
24 min
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JF1342: How To Buy Non-Performing Notes & Keep ...
Jorge owned over 4000 apartment units before losing it all. He wrote about that experience in his book, Burn Zones. Now Jorge helps people stay in their homes when they can’t afford their mortgages anymore through loan modifications. Jorge also...
23 min
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JF1341: Putting Together The Best Loan Package ...
Heather is the Director of funding at Secured Investment Corp. She has helped many investors secure revolving lines of credit, and has over 15 years of experience. She also invests in real estate herself and has a lot of tips for how you can get...
19 min
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JF1340: Can Your First Investment Be An Apartme...
Joe and Theo are back with weekly updates, what they learned, and how the lessons learned can apply to us. We also have a listener question asking about jumping straight into large multifamily. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in...
39 min
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JF1339: How To Create $100K Equity In 13 Months...
Sarah is a canadian investor who has built up a portfolio of single family rentals. By using the BRRRR method, she has been able to grow quickly, in fact she has created $100k in equity in one of her properties in just 1 year! Sarah has been able to...
30 min
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JF1338: How To Build A Passive Income Portfolio...
Brian was a medical student in college before realizing that was the wrong career path for him. He would skip class and go to to bookstores, it was there he came across Rich Dad Poor Dad. After reading that book, like many of us Brian had the real...
18 min
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JF1337: Talking Growth & Branding With Inman’s ...
As the Chief Product & Marketing Officer at the popular real estate publication, Inman, Matthew knows a thing or two about how to brand properly. From drawing people in to keeping them engaged, we’ll hear amazing marketing tips from one of the...
24 min
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JF1336: From Being Kidnapped By The Russian Mob...
If you need some Best Ever Advice about how to manage your properties, who better than someone who manages 13,000 doors? Andrew has seen thousand of situations come up and has a solution for most of them. Oh yeah, he was also kidnapped by the Russian...
25 min
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JF1335: How To Wholesale Apartments #SkillSetSu...
Luis has been on the show and has shared his Best Ever Advice in the past (link below). After the 2008 crash, he turned into a real estate investor. Now Luis is wholesaling apartments and has a very interesting strategy and tips to share with us...
25 min
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JF1334: From Commercial Pilot To Syndicator & P...
Ratan has quite an extensive real estate background. From managing other investor’s deals to buying a portfolio of 50 homes with partners and syndication. Hear what it takes to buy 50 houses in one deal, what to look out for, and how to negotiate...
28 min
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JF1333: Simple Strategy For Building An Apartme...
Joe and Theo are back to tell us a new strategy they discovered for building an apartment list. The strategy actually came to them through one of Joe’s consulting clients. Hear an inexpensive way to build a massive list of apartment buildings in...
32 min
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JF1332: How Being Passive In Deals Can Lead To ...
Sarah is based in Denver and has purchased a 100 unit apartment community in there. She learned how to be a syndicator by investing passively in other syndications, and seeing first hand how to properly do syndications. There are a lot of nuggets for...
24 min
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JF1331: Hear What This Lender Wants To See Befo...
Bill is a manager of COGO Capital, a private money company. If you’re in need of capital or maybe would just like another option for funding deals, you should listen to what Bill shares in this episode. We’ll hear how he’s able to be more...
19 min