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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JF2748: Success in Multifamily: Tips for Partne...
Ace Karimi, co-founder of Invest Capital, began his real estate journey with his business partner focusing on single family wholesale and flipping. Together, they scaled into multifamily and now are GPs of 238 units. Ace shares how his partnership...
25 min
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JF2747: How to Find Private Investors for Buy-a...
What’s the best way to find equity partners for long-term hold deals? Sam Primm—owner of FasterFreedom, FasterHouse, and Midwest Property Group—shares how he finds private investors for his deals and his strategy for refinancing and turning...
28 min
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JF2746: 4 Rules For Professional Investors | Ac...
Want to enhance your professionalism and authority as an investor? In this episode, Travis Watts shares four ways you can elevate your knowledge, work ethic, and mindset to gain credibility as an investor. Want more? We think you’ll like this...
26 min
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JF2745: How to Analyze Political Climate Effect...
Sam Liebman, Founder of WealthWay Equity Group, has witnessed the drastic changes one election can have on an entire real estate market. In this episode, Sam shares his decades of experience navigating politically changing markets and his strategies...
34 min
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JF2744: Raising Rent? Here's How to Keep Tenant...
What’s the best way to navigate raising rents with your current tenants? Sia Senior, Principal and asset manager at Arrowhead Capital, shares with us the best ways to work with tenants during rent raises to avoid turnover and sour relationships...
23 min
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JF2743: 5 Signs It’s Time to Break Up with Your...
You’ve found a great deal, but are the people working on it right for you? Andrew Schutsky, Founder of Redline Equity LLC, believes that partners can make or break a deal for an investor. In this episode, Andrew shares his insight on networking and...
24 min
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JF2742: 3 Advantages of Self-Storage Over Multi...
Are you tired of fighting for multifamily deals in a competitive market? Return guest Paul Moore suggests looking into self-storage, an asset class he believes is often overlooked despite its many advantages. Paul shares why he transitioned from...
23 min
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JF2741: The Ultimate Strategy to Retail Center ...
Are you in residential or multifamily and curious about how to transition into retail? Vick Mehta, Founder of Indvestia Capital, lays out the best practices for retail syndication, including sourcing tenants (national and local), structuring leases,...
27 min
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JF2740: 7 Tips to Get Started in Land Investing...
After watching his parents’ single-family investments crash during the 2008 recession, Tim Krause swore off real estate. Years later, after many career switches, Tim finally came across land investing, and ever since he’s been all in. Tim shares...
36 min
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JF2739: How to Analyze a Cap Rate | Actively Pa...
How much importance should a cap rate have when analyzing a new deal? Today, Travis teaches us how to analyze a cap rate, and then how to determine how much weight this metric should hold when looking into a new investment opportunity. Want...
13 min
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JF2738: The Innovative Strategy to Scale Milita...
Veteran Joe Riley saw an opportunity in the market when he rented his home while on deployment: creating temporary housing for families near military bases. Now with over 300 properties, Joe has continued to grow his portfolio to fit this overwhelming...
29 min
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JF2736: 3 Tactics for Building Excellent Networ...
Does networking online really work? How do you make sure you stand out? Vish Muni, Founder of PGL properties, reveals the tips and tricks that have helped him excel at networking to find new deals. He also discusses what he looks for in an operator...
24 min
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JF2735: 3 Ways to Systemize Your Investments fo...
What if you could simplify the complex strategies of investing? Chris Larsen, Founder of Next-Level Income, shares how you can create a basic and repeatable method to streamline your business. He also discusses mindset hacks and how to form a clear...
26 min
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JF2734: 3 Creative Ways to Find Commercial Deve...
In part two of our interview with Glenn Kukla, CEO of Kukla Capital Partners, Glenn answers audience questions about pivoting his business during the 2008 recession, the most creative ways he’s found deals, and his ultimate strategy for networking....
26 min
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JF2733: Avoid These 5 Costly Mistakes with Mult...
Are you getting good advice from your insurance broker? Do you have the right coverage for your properties? Insurance broker J.T. Lynch reveals five common mistakes investors make when dealing with multifamily insurance, and how to properly select and...
20 min
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JF2732: Understanding The Time Value of Money |...
You’re offered a deal that will double your investment. Sounds good, right? But there’s a drastic difference between having your money doubled in three years versus 15 years. Today, Travis Watts shares the time value of money and how to calculate...
12 min
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JF2731: One Simple Strategy for Sourcing Off-Ma...
How do you pursue sellers who are on the fence about selling their property? Akam Ahmedi, co-founder of Invest Capital, shares his successful follow-up strategy that has helped him close on three multifamily properties, one of which took two years to...
30 min
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JF2730: Increase Your Community Impact with Mul...
After spending 15 years focused on single-family properties, Marcus Long took the leap to enter multifamily as a passive investor. Fast forward, and he now is General Partner of 183 units and Limited Partner of 215 units. In this episode, Marcus...
26 min
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JF2729: 2 Effective Ways to Work with Lenders D...
Real estate developer Glenn Kukla had closed one of his biggest deals when the 2008 recession hit. Unable to pay his mortgage, Glenn worked out a strategy to help stay afloat and survive the economic downturn. In this episode, Glenn shares his...
30 min
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JF2728: The Key to Multifamily Asset Management...
Kyle Mitchell, Founder of Limitless Estates and Managing Partner of Vertical Street Ventures, returns to the Best Ever Show to share his insight on multifamily asset management. In this episode, he details the importance of having a good asset manager...
25 min
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JF2727: 3 Tips for Seller Follow-Ups on Slow-Cl...
Closing deals isn’t always a quick process. Multifamily investor David Robinson spent a year working with a seller who originally backtracked on the deal before finally closing with him. In this episode, David reveals the follow-up strategy he used...
23 min
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JF2726: How to Build a Social Media Content Eng...
We’re sharing the top ten sessions from the Best Ever Conference 2021 as we gear up for the next Best Ever Conference at the Gaylord Rockies Convention Center in Colorado this February 24-26th. In this episode, —CEO of , a multifamily real estate...
24 min
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JF2725: How to Know When to Sell Real Estate | ...
When is the right time to sell your real estate? Today, Travis Watts shares his insight on what to consider when making the decision to sell, factoring in how value-adds, inflation, and rent increases can affect this choice. Want more? We think...
16 min
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JF2724: Light Industrial: How to Find Deals, So...
What are the benefits of investing in the light industrial sector? In this episode, Kim Hopkins—Principal at Iron Peaks Properties LLC—shares the ins-and-outs of this asset, including how she sources and underwrites these deals, finds good...
35 min
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JF2723: 3 Ways to Build Strong Relationships wi...
How do you grow a good relationship with your investors? Margaret Kozlark, co-founder of investment firm Noblivest, shares three tips that have helped her connect with investors, and in turn, finance her deals. Margaret Kozlark | Real Estate...
23 min