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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JF379: Commercial Crowdfunding Part 2 of 4
Welcome back Best Ever listeners to episode 2 of the 4 part Commercial Crowdfunding series! Today we hear from Patch of Land’s Mark Slowman, who has extensive history in commercial real estate. He covers EVERYTHING from underwriting to...
34 min
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JF380: How to Raise Capital, Buy Cheap Notes, a...
Today’s Best Ever guest set out to raise money to fund…well, just about everything! From business start-ups to breakthrough inventions, he has been the key to business execution. Our Best Ever guest is a big player in the note buying...
25 min
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JF378: How to leverage MILLIONS of Dollars with...
Our Best Ever guest is perfecting syndication. He is putting together large scale multi family deals with OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY! Structuring deals that are more complex, our Best Ever guest began flipping…and found it wasn’t for him....
33 min
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JF377: How He Bought 8 Rentals in 4 Months!
Starting at age 27, our Best Ever guest made an easy $8,000 return on his first fix and flip! His tenacious 30 offers a day with the help of a determined virtual assistant gathered big returns. One of his most noteworthy investments was a single...
26 min
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JF376: How to Get Started in Real Estate with 5...
Still curious about where to get started in real estate investing? Here’s a hint…learn and focus! Joe shares five steps to jump into the world of REI…Be aware that there are NUMEROUS ways to invest, and Joe encourages the Best Ever...
24 min
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JF375: How Do You Close a CLEAN Deal? Here's Ho...
“We’ve been in houses that looked like murder scenes,” shares our Best Ever guest…she gets into the nitty gritty of extensive house cleaning. Starting as a REALTOR in a foreclosure rich market, she saw the potential of large scale “haul...
22 min
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JF374: CHALLENGE! Stick to it for 90 Days #foll...
Excited for a new goal, idea, or inspiring concept? Take Joe’s advice to go a step further than “eureka!”…create an action plan! Joe shares his experience developing the Best Ever show; from a few downloads, to now over...
17 min
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JF373: How She Bought a Condo UNEMPLOYED!
Cash flow is KING! Our Best Ever guest is creative, which is why she was able to make the cash FLOW from start to finish in a hot market! She shares her Mid-West flips, locally owned acquisitions, and her most exciting project that will transform an...
23 min
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JF372: Commercial Crowdfunding Part 1 of 4
Fed up with low returns? Well, today we have a treat for you! Patch of Land’s SVP of Underwriting and Acquisitions, Doug Cochrane, is back! He announces a surprise addition for the firm’s users…commercial funding now available! Doug...
20 min
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JF371: Not One, Not Two, But 11 Homes in One Deal!
Huge numbers in one deal! How many properties have you closed in a single transaction? Did you do it with no money down? Our Best Ever guest did, and he shares the ups and downs of a particularly profitable closing. Hear his story of big returns while...
23 min
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JF370: 2,900 Units Later, He Knows EVERYTHING a...
He knows his numbers! Our Best Ever guest has mastered apartment property management, over 2,900 units to be exact. He even sheds light about tenant behavior patterns often seen in high scale residency including how do determine turnover...
32 min
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JF369: Meet, Greet, and Share to BUMP Tenant Re...
 “Out of the box” is the Millennial way! Our Best Ever guest is innovating the way communities interact through creative tenant retention and job search methods including one you have NEVER heard of, listen up!...
33 min
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JF367: Don't Buy the Worst House in the Best Ne...
Zillow is all over home buyer data, and Joe breaks down an unpredictable excerpt of one of the firm’s latest publication, The New Rules of Real Estate. Hear how the authors are able to predict an area’s appreciation, and which home...
19 min
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JF368: Crazy Floorplans Are Hard to Sell #situa...
Don’t judge a house by its shiny objects! Today’s Best Ever guest tells how he overlooked a few “deal breakers” in a Phoenix purchase because the numbers appeared to make sense. Tune it to hear his follies in the acquisition...
20 min
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JF366: G.U.T.S. is All it Takes to Close
Finally, it’s time to get down to business in a very creative way! Our Best Ever guest is persistent, and he expects YOU to be the same…if you want to be financially free that is. Hear how he cleverly steps up to a seller with honest...
31 min
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JF365: $1,000 Credit Card Charge to Virtual Who...
Ready for a new market? Our Best Ever guest hints how he successfully wholesales properties…virtually! No need to be everywhere at once; he instructs how to close a deal in another city while in the comfort of your home! How to find your...
26 min
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JF364: Be CAREFUL, Don’t Skip Your DUE DILIGENCE
Do numbers bore you? This episode’s Best Ever guest couldn’t agree more, but if you are complacent with the facts and figures, you could lose big on a deal. Hear how he breaks down the inspection period to minimize risk on large...
37 min
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JF363: No Money Down 6-Plex at Age 22
Our Best Ever guest began growing his real estate portfolio at age 22, literally! He owns and manages his construction crew, rehabbing and building real estate. Listen in to learn how he found a motivated seller and closed a creatively financed...
21 min
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JF362: How Empathy Will Bridge Any Relationship...
What is empathy? We hear it, but do we use it when we communicate with our friends, family members, and tenants? Listen closely to our Best Ever guest as she walks us through her four steps of mastering empathy, which will certainly improve your...
26 min
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JF361: He Began Squatting in a Bank Owned Home ...
  Today’s Best Ever guest enriches the best listeners with an 8 step process to not only lift your real estate business off the ground, but to eventually make a difference in the world. He shares his best real estate advice, and...
36 min
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JF360: What Can You Do To Continue To Scale You...
What do YOU need to scale your company to the next level? Well, listen up because that is exactly what we discuss. We talk about what I’m doing and how that can translate to real estate success for you.     Best Ever...
22 min
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JF359: How To Buy FIVE Houses While Making $30,...
Today’s Best Ever guest has probably flown you across the country and he kept you safe then, so listen up because he shares with us exactly how he left his job as a pilot and continues to have investing success.     Best Ever...
29 min
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JF358: How to Put the WOW Factor Into Houses Yo...
Today’s Best Ever guests share with us how to put the WOW factor into the houses you’re flipping, and how to determine land value. Listen up, because they both have tremendous value to share.     Best Ever...
36 min
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JF357: Wanna Invest In Mobile Homes? Here’s Eve...
The Forrest Gump of mobile home investing shares with us everything there is that we need to know. We cover mobile investing of every facet you can think of.     Best Ever Tweet:   Remember that you are buying a...
41 min
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JF356: The Key Things Your Need to Look For In ...
Today’s Best Ever guest has been doing the deal since he was 19 years old. He has flipped houses everywhere, and made over $100,000 on one flip. Listen to how he does it!     Best Ever Tweet:    It’s a lot easier...
36 min