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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JF44: Money Raisin Tips Revealed by a Money Rai...
Want to raise money for your next deal? Then slap on those ear buds and hit play. Today’s Best Ever guest is a money raisin master and he shares with you his best real estate investing advice ever!   Tweetable quote:  People who control...
24 min
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JF43: Letting the Market Dictate the Strategy
Today’s Best Ever guest shares a case study of how his company changed their strategy in the middle of a project and came out ahead. Plus, if you’re interested in the hotel business you’ve got to listen to what Jonathan has to say. Tweetable...
14 min
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JF42: Top Economist Reveals Her Best Real Estat...
Interest rates, refinancing and property selection, oh my. You are in for a treat with today’s Best Ever guest Nela Richardson who is the Chief Economist for Redfin. She talks about the state of today’s economy and, more importantly, her advice on...
14 min
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JF41: Swinging for…Doubles. Play Ball!
A funny thing happens when you swing for doubles – sometimes you end up with homeruns. Today’s Best Ever guest talks about the importance of investing in “doubles” and not waiting around for a “home run”. And he gives an example of a...
19 min
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JF40: Love is in the Air
Meet the real estate matchmaker. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us her approach to investing and the unique way she makes money with real estate investing. If you stop learning you’re going to stop growing.   Ali Boone real estate...
17 min
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JF39: Pssst...Check Out This Note
Welcome to the wonderful world of note buying. Where you become the proud owner of paper not property. So basically you are now a bank. Want to hear how the heck one of the most successful note buyers is approaching this investing strategy? Everybody...
27 min
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JF38: Don’t You Dare Lose Control
Mark Cuban says he isn’t a glass hall full or half empty guy. Instead, he wants to be the guy pouring the glass. Today’s Best Ever guest shares the same philosophy. Jason Hartman talks about the importance of maintaining control and when it makes...
25 min
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JF37: Entrepreneur Builds Successful Side Biz i...
Listen to today’s Best Ever guest as she walks you through how to build a profitable business by renting out other people’s apartments. You know of Airbnb, right? Well, she uses that site and others to create her own profitable bed and breakfast....
26 min
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JF36: Flipping Properties in Bad, BAD Neighborh...
Flipping properties in bad neighborhoods can be scary and profitable. Today’s Best Ever guest talks about what it is like working in some of the roughest Las Vegas neighborhoods. He also gives invaluable tips how to effectively manage...
32 min
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JF35: Want a Crash Course on Probate Wholesalin...
If you have ever wanted to do wholesaling then you need to listen to this interview. Our Best Ever guest walks you through how to wholesale probate properties. She tells you how to format your letters, find the properties and how to approach the...
28 min
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JF34: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie…
As landlords it’s almost impossible to not get caught up in some sob story a tenant has. It’s a judgment call we all have to make and then live with the consequences. Listen to today’s Best Ever guest as she shares her experience and,...
13 min
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JF33: Using All Sorts of Financing to Build You...
401k, banks, and hard money lenders oh my! Plus owner financing, cash and mortgage brokers. Today’s Best Ever guest has financed properties through all these ways and shares with you tips for how to decide which one makes the most sense based on the...
33 min
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JF32: How to Collect the Most on an Insurance C...
You’re standing in 4 feet of water. What’s your next step to getting the problem fixed and reimbursed for the damages? Today’s Best Ever guest is a public adjuster who represents property owners when they file insurance claims. Tune in to listen...
16 min
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JF31: Scale the Top of the Real Estate Mountain...
What if, instead of specializing on a particular niche in real estate investing, you raised money for the deals and partnered with experienced real estate investors who actually manage and execute the deals? Today’s Best Ever guest considers himself...
16 min
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JF30: Mo Problems. Mo Income. What?! Yep. Turni...
Every property has at least one problem. What if you could turn that problem into actual income? Jacob shares with you a story where his team turned two poorly functioning laundry rooms into cash money.    Jacob Durtschi’s real estate...
19 min
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JF29: Questions You Need Answers to Prior to 1s...
First impressions go a long way. When you first meet a commercial broker it’s important to make a good impression so that you can build a good relationship with him or her over time. That increases the amount of deals you see and close on. So, how...
15 min
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JF28: Investing in Dirty Words
How many investors do you know who are focused on buying suburban office space? Bet you can count the number on one hand. In fact, a lot of investors consider “suburban office space” dirty words. And that’s why listening to this interview with...
17 min
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JF27: Slashing Expenses, Staffing Properties, a...
Amy Bors founded Winfield Property Mangement in 2006 and has since grown her company from 300 units under management to over 2,000. She is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma and shares her best advice ever on staffing properties, slashing expenses and making...
16 min
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JF26: Starting a Multifamily Syndication Biz Ai...
Jonathan used his reputation, networking skills, persistence and smarts to start his own real estate investing company that now controls over 230 apartment units. But he had some issues along the way. First, he lost out on two deals days before...
30 min
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JF25: Overseas Real Estate Strategies Making Mo...
 Taylor has bought and sold in 5 countries. He’s actively doing deals and shares with us strategies he is currently using to buy real estate overseas. Tune in to hear his best advice ever!  Taylor White’s real estate background:  ...
15 min
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JF24: I Screen, You Screen, We All Screen for T...
Buckle up partner. Joanna Weber shares with you her best ever tenant screening tips. With the amount of money you save form lower tenant turnover after listening to her you’ll be able to buy your own ice cream store. Get ready. She’s about to...
20 min
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JF23: The OTHER Ways to Invest in Real Estate
Being a landlord ain’t easy. Helen Stephens, a Certified Financial Planner of 20 years, shares with us other ways to invest in real estate without being a landlord. Tune in to hear her best advice ever!   Helen Stephens’s real estate...
17 min
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JF22: Effective Ways to Add Value in Multifamil...
Michael Becker controls 800 units and is well on his way to 1200. And, he has done it all within the last 12 months! Crazy, right? He shares how he did it, how to find value add opportunities and, of course...his best advice ever!  Michael...
20 min
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JF21: Bouncing Back. Methodically Scaling. Big ...
Louiss first investment property didnt go according to plan. He bought in New Orleans right before Katrina hit. It wiped out the property but taught him some valuable life lessons. Lessons he has applied to become an over of 173 multifamily units. Want to
17 min
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JF20: Two Stories of Not Choosing Wisely & Less...
Our success depends on making the right choices. From who to partner with to if we did the property due diligence to close on a property. Ed Cox has over 19 years as a lawyer and works with real estate investors on a daily basis. He shares with us two sto
19 min