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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JF2799: 4 Ways to Adapt and Expand in an Increa...
Matt Boettinger has been in the mobile home park space as an owner, operator, and investor for six years. Throughout that time, he worked with different groups and partners before becoming a principal at M2K Partners LLC. In this episode, Matt talks...
30 min
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JF2798: How a First-Time Syndicator Raised $1M ...
Leka Devatha got into real estate in 2014 after moving to the U.S. from India in 2005. She has flipped single-family homes, office buildings, and multifamily real estate. Today, she is focused on doing her first multifamily syndication, for which she...
20 min
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JF2797: GP of 636 Units at Age 20 — and Just Ge...
At 20 years old, Jeffrey Donis is on the fast track to success in the commercial real estate space alongside his two brothers. Through self-education, networking, and exceptional ambition, they broke into the multifamily space in early 2021. Today,...
28 min
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JF2796: RV Park Perks: High Returns & Low Maint...
Although Paul Larson got his start in multifamily, he happened to stumble upon a mobile home park in 2019 and fell in love with the asset class. He and his partner purchased a small RV park the following year and soon pivoted, accumulating 600 units...
36 min
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JF2795: How to Analyze a Multifamily Syndicatio...
In this episode, Travis explains how to vet a syndication deal as a passive investor from beginning to end in five minutes or less. Click here to know more about our sponsors: | | |
24 min
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JF2794: 5 Entrepreneurial Skills that Lay the G...
Tech entrepreneur Kranti Ponnam says commercial real estate is in his blood. Both his father and father-in-law were heavy real estate investors in India, and Kranti is passionate about commercial real estate investing — luckily, it comes naturally...
30 min
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JF2793: If You Want Something Done Right, Do It...
Kim Radaker has been in real estate for 15 years, and during that time, she and her team have purchased 25 properties, taking 15 of them full cycle. Every time her organization can’t find a vendor to serve their needs, they build a solution...
28 min
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JF2792: The Value of Trust in Real Estate Inves...
For the last 14 years, Simplified Real Estate Investments Founder and CEO Joe Danza has focused on cash flow. After getting his start as a buy-and-hold investor, he and his team are continuing to see returns from those investments, allowing them to...
29 min
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JF2791: Shifting Tides in the Self-Storage Indu...
Self-storage is a family business for John C. Lindsey. His father got started in the business in 1969, and in 2012, John and his brother started Lindsey Self Storage Group. They have participated in virtually every aspect of the business: brokerage,...
21 min
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JF2790: Opportunity Zones: The Ticket to Reduci...
Self-described “reformed attorney” Ashley Tison is passionate about helping business owners mitigate taxes through programs like Opportunity Zones. That’s why he co-founded — to democratize entrepreneurs’ ability to utilize Opportunity...
34 min
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JF2789: Why Tax Credit Knowledge Is Key for Dev...
Bob Voelker has taken on several different titles throughout his career. He started out as a CPA, then attended law school and became the first attorney in Texas to focus on low-income tax credit projects as a practice area. He then became a real...
29 min
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JF2788: How to Predict Future Prices of Multifa...
In this episode, Travis highlights three common industry practices for how general partners often predict future sale prices. Want more? We think you’ll like this episode: Click here to know more about our sponsors: | |
12 min
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JF2787: How a New Investing Platform Is Levelin...
In 2014, Harvard University graduate Ryan Williams chose to step away from his promising career with Blackstone to pursue his passion for leveling the playing field when it comes to real estate investing. He began to build what he calls the...
28 min
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JF2786: 8 Ideas for Increasing Your Office Buil...
Scott Haskin accidentally became a commercial real estate investor, landlord, and property manager after purchasing a set of old cannery buildings. It was a heavy lift project from a value-add perspective, and Scott handled much of the work himself....
26 min
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JF2785: Move Over, California — The Rise of Tex...
Former wildlife management conservation biologist Mason Moreland grew up thinking he’d be the next Steve Irwin. As soon as he graduated college, however, he caught the real estate bug and started investing in single-family homes with his father and...
31 min
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JF2784: 5 Things You Need to Know Before Invest...
Adam Benton owns Stellar Senior Living, a family business in which he has partnered with his father and brother-in-law for the last 10 years. Today, Adam is GP of 4,000 units including independent, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. In...
36 min
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JF2783: Why Midwest Markets Like Lima, Ohio Are...
Jeff Dulmage has been a passionate investor for most of his life. He’s been in the game since before online resources were a thing, conducting his research the old-fashioned way — by reading lots of books. Today, he is a full-time commercial...
31 min
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JF2782: 5 Lessons Learned After Landing 368 Uni...
After excelling in direct sales for 12 years, Eric Chadderdon recently made the shift to multifamily real estate. One year into the business, Eric is co-founder and managing partner of Gibby’s Capital Investments with 368 doors. He says he’s...
23 min
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JF2781: The Big Multifamily Advantage | Activel...
In this episode, Travis Watts explains one fundamental key point about multifamily investing that is often overlooked. Like a business, multifamily apartments are primarily valued at the net operating income (NOI) that they produce. The metrics used...
15 min
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JF2780: How Empowering Women in Real Estate Ben...
Multifamily syndicator Liz Faircloth began her real estate journey when she and her (now) husband, Matt Faircloth, purchased their first duplex 16 years ago. Since launching the DeRosa Group together in 2005, they now have $130M under control and...
28 min
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JF2779: Why Now Is the Time to Break into Indus...
Industrial real estate broker and investor Chad Griffiths stumbled onto the asset class he now knows and loves by complete accident. When he joined a company as a broker in 2005, his mentors were heavily involved in industrial real estate, so he...
31 min
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JF2778 Thinking Outside the Box with RV Parks a...
Sam Wilson has always been an entrepreneur. After selling the flooring business he owned, he wasn’t sure where to focus his energy next. That’s when he discovered real estate. Today he’s focused on commercial real estate projects — mainly RV...
22 min
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JF2777: The Key to Exceptional Asset Management...
Before he became a multifamily syndicator, Brendan Chisholm worked for multiple Fortune 500 companies. His previous roles in program management, lender management, operations, and contract negotiation all helped him cultivate the skills needed to...
25 min
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JF2776: 7 Things Experienced LPs Look for in a ...
L.A.-based musical composer Bryan Miller knew he needed a retirement plan, so naturally, he started buying and investing in real estate as both a GP and LP. He was so successful that he now co-owns Capital Stack Investments while still working as a...
30 min
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JF2775: Finding Your Edge in the Mobile Home an...
Young and hungry, Jeremiah Boucher got his start in commercial real estate by sourcing mobile home park deals during the Great Recession. Since then, he’s created his own management company and branched out into the self-storage space. In this...
39 min